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Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town December 22nd 2004

22 Dec 2004: First time out of the country alone AND first time in Africa - apprehensive? not 'arf! But just looking out over Table Mountain, as the plane sweeps over Cape Town, the excitement is unbearable - no fear what-so-ever - I'm actually feeling rather emotional (in a happy way) at the beginning of my independence. I get the growing feeling this may be the start of the rest of my life. John and Lidia live in a very civilized part of town, Constancia, or the Cape's equivalent of Chelsea back home, nestled beneath the protective peer of the mountain range and facing the bracing warmth of the coastline. Having seen books and photos of South Africa for years, particularly Cape Town, I was not surprised that it felt more like a trendy European city ... read more
Looking out across the 'Twelve Apostles'
A-top Table Mountain, Cape Town
Table Mountain from west coast

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town December 4th 2004

November 2004 saw me bidding an emotional farewell to friends and family and heading off my my post-graduate travels. The initial trip that I had mooted with my uni friends Steve and Chris had fallen through - I would now be meeting the Norfolk boys in Singapore for a month long blitz through South East Asia. In their absence, I had decided to forge my own path, which eased me into the traveling way via the English speaking South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, before heading up through South East Asia with Steve and Chris, and then culminating the trip in India and Nepal. So first up was South Africa, and I landed in Cape Town without any problems - although I was brought down to earth rudely before I even arrived at the hostel. Townships ... read more
Petting a Cheetah.
Don't look down....
Bokbus guys

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town November 8th 2004

Twice in one year I love it so much ! Of course catching up with one of my oldest friends and her gang make it one of my favourite places to visit. Cocktails at Greenpoint, whale watching in Hermanus, sandboarding, sundowners at Clifton, wine tours, Camps Bay beach, Table Mountain, all that shopping at Canal Walk and V&A, what's not to love about it. ... read more
Sandboarding
Seapoint Promenade
Cocktails at Greenpoint

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town July 2nd 2004

So it's 2.05AM Sunday 30th May 2004 and there's now less than a week to go. Surrounded by every increasing piles of discarded cardboard and plastic I stumble towards departure with an ever decreasing sense of reality. I remember once writing somewhere; "it never get's weird enough for me". I guess the words themselves don't mean much, it's what they're hotwired to, things words can't do by themselves, but it feels like I'm arriving at some kind of cut-off point, a point where it all comes down to throwing onself at the mercy of the elements, and trusting those that, one hopes, can safely navigate them. This is like my first solo expedition as a broadcast TV road warrior carrying all the battery chargers, spare clips plus all the junk you need to make you feel ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town July 2nd 2004

Sunday, June 6 th 2004 It wasn't easy cramming my studio into a suitcase so it took me nearly two months and without the help of Daene, I would probably have missed the boat but I was nearly ready by the time the Safmarine driver arrived at 10.00 AM on Sunday. This was not to be the only time on Sunday I was to be grateful not to be traveling by air, but more on that later. The ship is berthed at Milnerton container terminal and boarding is no problem, until I discover that my wife hadn't packed my Berry Blaze or toothpaste. With a bit of cell phone persuasion she drops off the missing objects but not too long after that I unpack my photographic equipment but to my horror I find that I've left ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town June 29th 2004

Hey You'll, Don't have time to write much, but here are some pics from Capetown.... read more
Table Mt.
Capetown from the pier
University of Stellenbosch

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town November 1st 2003

Hi there. Welcome to the African Archives... At the southern tip of Africa lies a mighty and vibrant city! I spent a couple of months living and working in Cape Town. During that time I explored the city quite intimately and got to see a lot of interesting stuff. Dave.... read more
Lions Head.
Happy kids
Lions Head.

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Caledon April 16th 2003

We decided to try and hitch from Hermanus to Stormsriver - the next stop up the East coast of South Africa. We didn't have much success as we just got one ride in 2 hours and that was only for 15 minutes to Caledon. When we got to Caledon we ate some Fish and Chips - unfortunately the White South African's diet seems to consist of Meat Pies and Fish and Chips - I wonder where they got that from... and then booked the next bus to Stormsriver - which was the next morning. There wasn't much in the way of places to stay in Caledon so the guy at Tourist info set us up at a hotel with a Greek Island Theme... where I got to watch ManU draw with Arsenal on Satellite TV. The ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Hermanus April 15th 2003

Next stop was Hermanus and we took the Baz Bus which is a backpackers bus which stops at backpackers all around South Africa. We only took this bus a few times when local transport - which is much cheaper - seemed to be particularly difficult. Hermanus was a quaint seaside town with a nice place to stay. The weather was mild since summer was pretty much over but warm when the sun was out. We spent a few days in Hermanus relaxing after Capetown and also took a cage dive with the Great White Sharks. That was a great day out - we drove out to Gansbaii and then took a boat out about an hour from land. The captain then took a huge tuna head and attached it to a rope and threw it in ... read more
Great White
Great White

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town April 12th 2003

We arrived in Capetown and got a ride to Long Street which is where most of the backpacker hostels are. We started to walk up the road to check out what was available when we met a young swedish girl who recognized our search and recommended Ashanti guesthouse and also took us there in her car. Ashanti was a little over our budget, so we walked back down to Long Street and got a room there. We stayed in Capetown for about 4 days and did a lot of touristy stuff of which neither I nor Kristen is usually that keen. It was fun though. We walked around the town, took a boat trip to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela and most other black political prisoners were incarcerated during Aparteid, we walked around the Victoria and ... read more




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