Blogs from South Africa, Africa - page 566

LO QUE MAS ME GUSTO * Ir a un partido de RUGBY. En mi vida habia ido a uno, es un ambiente muy parecido al del estadio de futbol, pero la gente, por lo menos en este partido, estaba vuelta loca, gritando como locos, con tambores, cantos y demas. Es un deporete de mucho contacto y sin proteccion, asi que se meten buenos trancazos. Habia un jugador del equipo local de mas de 100kg que le apodaban "The Beast", cada vez que tocaba el balon (con forma de sandia) todo el publico coreaba al unisono "Beeeeeeeeast", muy gracioso. De la comida, ni se diga, vendian de todo, desde carne disecada de avestruz, hasta hot dogs de 30cm. El marcador final fue de 53 vs 12 a favor de los locales (Durban vs. Free Territitory). ... read more

Ok, so i think the blog is up and running again... i guess we'll see... I think i am still missing the blog entry of my lat day in Chintsa, so here again is the short version: I went on a mountain bike ride with two of my roommates from Bucaneers and our guide through the Xhosa villages that are in this area. We visited Mama Tofus village, got a taste of Xhosa culture, signing and dancing, and mingled with the kids of the village, before we continued our bike ride through the rather hilly area around Chintsa. An awesome time, and great experience in the village. The Xhosa people are super nice and very traditional in their beliefs, and we really got the impression that this was not just put on for the 'tourists" but ... read more

Apologies for the late blog. Lisa and I have been indulging in the endless offerings that SA can give you. We thought it rude not to try some of the more traditional food they have here such as Boerewors, (a mildly spicy sausage). It was a thumbs up from me but lisa was already looking to see what else was on the menu..................ah yes, 'the menu' - it was one of those large brightly lit menu's that sits nicely above the counter, behind perspex, (kinda like the ones you get in the large fast food chains such as Mcdonalds). However, there was one major difference. Unbelievably, it was upside down - how could they not notice. In fact on closer inspection, the place we were in (a place called POZA), didn't bare any resemblence to a ... read more

Well its been a week for Lisa and I in South Africa now where we have been subject to 4 seasons of weather in just 7 days. We were prepared for bad weather as it's winter here, but we were really surprised at how random the days are. One day it could be clear blue sky and what we regard as beach weather (around 23 degree's), and the next it could be torrential rain and showing no sign of letting up. We arrived in the rain on the 28th July and at first glance, it was nothing short of where we had just left (London, Heathrow). Construction is everywhere as they prepare for the imminent world cup in 2010. Our first real taste of SA was the huge townships that greet you either side of the ... read more

Dicen las malas lenguas que Johannesburgo es la ciudad en donde mas crimen existe en el mundo...y no lo dudo ni tantito. De las 12 personas que conoci en el transcurso de dos dias, 4 de ellas fueron asaltadas en dos eventos distintos. Los primeros en ser asaltados fueron un par de coreanos que fueron al centro de la ciudad con camara en cuello y mapa en mano (muy obvios)....y pues fueron presa facil para los ladrones, el otro asalto fue a dos amigas que iban saliendo de un restaurante en una zona nice de la ciudad, les salio un cuate de una zona obscurita y "matanga dijo la changa"...les quitaron reloj, cartera, bolsa y su sonrisa...pero bueno, ya mas adelante volvieron a sonreir. ACERCA DE JO'BERG Johannesburgo o Jo'berg, como le llaman los locales, es ... read more