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Travel Blogs from Johannesburg
The Garden route
... set of small rapids which are fun to ride down, but easy to get stuck on. It takes a bit of wiggling and splashing to get unstuck and let the water take you where it wants again. Down some more rapids mine and Anna’s tubes collided causing me to flip into the arctic stream. As fast as a cat in water I thrashed about and boarded my ride again, now with the icy water between my layers. My feet nearly didn’t want to walk when we ...
OR Tambo and the flight to BKK
... This lounge was a bit fancier than the local on in CPT (and much warmer than the rest of the airport). By now it was mid morning and celebretory champers was in order along with our breakfast.
We had 3.5hrs to kill so after a few beers we started watching the Justin Bieber documentary. Wasn't half bad, and I was surprised that Russ took an interest! A bit later on an older guy (50s/60s) started chatting to Russ while I was having ...
Two more sleeps... and too excited to sleep...
... the morning... haha I can still taste the donut. See Photo attached!
2012 is no exception and the holidays and fun will not stop. Alex has since moved to Singapore to take up an awesome position within her company and now galavants all over Asia (currently in Korea for the week!). So on Thursday night she will fetch me from the airport and who better to show me Singapore than Alex, who is now a local ...
Where did it start?
... expo. The video of the previous years our was on a big screen and I was captured immediately. I told Mig "this is it, this is how we are going to do our first Africa trip" he laughed and walked on, as he does! But did it really start there, was it not the day Mig bought a bicycle, his passion for cycling grew, our passion for Africa grew... Or was it waking up one ...
FICK FUFA
... the same voting power as Italy, England or the United States. And just like the United Nations, FIFA is an absolute cesspool of corruption, nepotism and incompetence.
South Africans universally despise FIFA, which has before and during this World Cup consistently over-promised, under-delivered and thrown its weight around with no real consideration for the sensibilities and economic interests of South ...
Location
Other places to stay in Johannesburg
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Gold Reef Place
12 Malcolm Avenue, Johannesburg | B&Bfrom $43 -
Rutland House Bed & Breakfast
48 Rutland Avenue, Johannesburg | B&B -
Northcliff Manor Guest House
7 Hearn Drive, Johannesburg | 4 star b&bfrom $96 -
La Bougain Villa
6 Smits Road, Johannesburg | B&B -
Cloud's End Bed & Breakfast
93 St Swithins Ave, Johannesburg | B&B -
De Kuilen Country House
30 Glenluce Drive, Johannesburg | B&B -
Margaret's Place
47 Nottingham Road, Johannesburg | B&B -
Abigail's B & B
52 Galway Road, Johannesburg | B&B -
Bryanston Guest House
16 George Street, Johannesburg | B&B -
Auberge Le Fleur B&B
115 Gordon Road, Johannesburg | B&B -
Old Umtali Guest House
55 Albatross Drive, Johannesburg | B&B -
Waterfall Cottages
45 waterfall Ave, Johannesburg | B&B -
Eagle's Nest Lodge & Convention Centre
373 Leslie Avenue, cnr William Nicol Dr, Johannesburg | B&B -
The Manor Bed & Breakfast
23 Cosmos Drive, Johannesburg | B&B -
Wedgwood Suites
75 Second Avenue, Johannesburg | B&B -
Glen Gory Manor Bed & Breakfast
71 Glen Gory Road, Johannesburg | B&B -
Lolo's Guest House
Diepkloof Phase 3, Johannesburg | B&B -
Thandidille Mountain Lodge
5 Linda Place, Johannesburg | B&B -
The Rose Cottage
46, Ley Road, Johannesburg | B&B -
A Room with a View
1 Tolip Street, Johannesburg | B&Bfrom $60 -
High View Gardens
30 Gill Street, Johannesburg | B&B -
Ashdown House
14B George Street, Johannesburg | 5 star b&bfrom $128 -
Sandton Boutique Hotel - 28A on Oxford
28a Oxford Avenue, Johannesburg | 4 star b&bfrom $113 -
Leighwood Lodge
41 2nd Avenue, Johannesburg | B&Bfrom $101 -
Amber Rose Country Estate
15 Zandspruit Road, Johannesburg | 4 star b&bfrom $89 -
Cherry Tree Cottage B&B
57 Ninth Street, Johannesburg | 3 star b&bfrom $74