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Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Plettenberg Bay February 23rd 2006

Hi everyone, bit late at setting this up, but better late then never. I'm hoping to use this to put some pics on the internet and update you folks back in the Uk on my where abouts. In a place called Plattenburg bay at the moment. Been having some fun and relaxation in the sun. Moving onto Cape Town tomorrow. Only had time (and patience0 to put 6 images on here, from all over South Africa.... read more

Plett and J bay

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Plettenberg Bay February 22nd 2006

Tonks

Hey guys, Sorry for not posting in a few days proving hard to keep track of time out here, Nick doesnt even know what day of the week it is, ever!! Last you heard from us we were in 40 degree weather in Mossel Bay. Since then we travelled to Plettenburg bay about a 3 hour drive from Mossel bay, it is a little seaside town. We expected the pace of life to change from Cape Town and were quite looking forward to it really! We satyed in Nothando which was more of a home than a hostel, this was run by an older man called Charles and his wife. They were both lovely and Charles even gave us a guided tour on the way to the hostel from the bus stop! The room we had ... read more

On the bottom end of the world

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town February 22nd 2006

Cape Town seen from the Table Mountain

AndrasMtl

Feb 17-22, Cape Town I dropped of my car in Durban, and I took a flight to Cape Town. CT is very cosmopolitan, very busy, very relaxed nad yes, extremely beautiful. The city is dominated by mountains and surrounded by the ocean on two sides. It has a very different feel for it then the other major cities of the country. Cape Town was the first city established by the Dutch in South Africa, which is reflected by its architecture. One of the first monument I visited in Cape Town is the Castle of Good Hope, built by the Dutch to defend the town in the XVII century. It was never been besieged by an enemy, and is still used by the South African army for certain functions, but it is mostly a museum. The walls ... read more

Miss us??

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town February 22nd 2006

Me @ Pic-n-Pay

Christine Joyce

Just in case your missed our lovely faces -here you go!... read more

A Melancholy Day

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town February 22nd 2006

Whoo! Whoo!

Christine Joyce

Today started off pretty well. Nichole and I had breakfast at a cafe close to our flat and made a friend named Rayne. He thought we were actresses because we were working on stuff using the script. He reminded me a lot of Ab -so I'll call him SaAb...lol. Stupid joke I know. Anyways we was really interesting to talk to because of how his insights into the racial/ethnic issues in this country. Day III at James House was a moving experience. We do this thing where we split the kids in groups and have them rotate through 4 workshops -props and scenery, location, acting, and costume and wardrobe. I was in charge of the last of this and part of my thing is to ask them what type of costume and make-up they want. And ... read more

South African Cribs!

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town February 21st 2006

Our Room I

Christine Joyce

Hello again! Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to be a part of my trip. Hope you are enjoying it. I know you all have been anxiously awaiting this latest entry. LOL. This post will actually be short -I have a paper to work on, but I'll write more later. Ok. Stop Rambling. Here some pictures of our South African home away from home. Not too bad right?? It was advertised as the ultimate playboy pad. And we are making good use of it. *Wink* I'm kidding! Just to give you a verbal description, we are staying in two floor flat -we occupy the 4th and 5th flooors of Greenmarket Suites. We are located in Greenmarket which has a lot of shops and a well known flea market. Nichole and I are sharing ... read more

Brownouts/Blackouts/No Power

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town February 21st 2006

Meet Thamsanga!

Christine Joyce

Hey all. Hmmm...soo what to talk about? Well first off, walked our a bit this morning. I'll put picture down below at the end. More importantly, second day of programming went well. I love these kids. And the yesteday night we came up with our usual convoluted craziness -I just helped a little. Our movie as witches and vampires, a president -not Bush, soccer players and karate folk, and divas. Oh and a student. Things are a little difficult with the language barrier but the kids are soo good about it and they all support each other. They also make fun of our accent...lol. But hey -everyone has an accent. After our programming today we went to dinner at a place called Greens -think trendy LA spot . Needless to say I was over it. LOL. ... read more

Last leg of the trip....

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town February 20th 2006

Utatu

Quick highlights: 10 Feb - Drove from Ngorongoro to Lake Manyara: rainforest environment, more Tarzan like, got up-close and personal with a Hippo eating!!! Blue balled monkeys and the best t-shirt place in Tanzania... 11 Feb - Tab and Mar woke up with the biggest spider they EVER saw on the roof. They had to take turns getting ready so the other could stand guard. - Ran into Bill & Hillary - Chelsea stayed in the car - at the hottest little Indian selling African curio shop in Tanzania! Bill says hi! - Drove through Arusha (the jumping off point to Kilimajaro) and parted ways with our beloved guide Arnold. - Took a 12-seater cessna to Wilson Airport in Nairobi where we were greeted by David, our guide from Kenya and killed 4 hours at a ... read more

Who Stole the Chicken from the Cooking Pot?

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town February 20th 2006

Table Mountain

Christine Joyce

Well, it is about 11:00 PM here and we are in the middle of writing our script. It's our first full day in South Africa and we started by shopping at Woolworth's. We then headed to our production offices sponsored by Enigma Films (a South African production company). Our programming started today at James House. We worked with 19 kids -and we might get 1 more tomorrow. That's a lot for our program. And they all had hard to pronounce names with clicks and all! According to them, I look like Lucy Liu and Nichole looks like J-Lo. LOL. That's hilarious. The drive down to Hout Bay which is where James house is is absolutely beautiful. You either see the beautiful ocean or Table Mountain. Hout Bay which I take to be somewhat of a suburb ... read more

My first 2 weeks

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town February 16th 2006

The City Center from the top of Table Mountain

Lttlemeg

So, I've been in Cape Town for 2 weeks now! Holy COW!!! I feel like I'm on vacation and according to my dad that's what it sounds like as well! Within the first 2 hours of being in Cape Town I was on my way to the top of Table Mountain. On the second day I was on the top of Lions Head and since I have been on a peninsula tour, toured Robben Island, visited a few townships, moved into my house, been to 4 beaches, walked the botanical gardens and there is still so much to do. Everyone has said that I will experience culture shock but it hasn't hit me yet The most "shocking" thing is the townships. Shack after shack with people in the streets everywhere because they can not get a ... read more

Brief history of South Africa

After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug...more history

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