life on the golf course

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Johannesburg between planes, staying safe and playing great golf...

March 8th 2010
After the rafting in Uganda, I continue my little way down. This time for a 20 hours lay-over in JNB, Johannesburg. I did stop-over here nearly two years ago. At the time I took a shuttle bus and a proper hotel in Sandton. The big question is...is security as bad as we are told in Johannesburg. The reality is yes, this is a seriously dangerous place where people are murdered...and robbed every ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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... ... read more

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