Claires Of Sandton
42 8th St Sandton, Gauteng, 2196, South Africa
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Buy a Donkey, Afrika
... disadvantaged only knowing one language, not to say a little lazy! There are 11 official languages in South Africa, Afrikaans and English being two of them.
After our singing and dancing of the night before it was another early start. No showers today or tents to dismantle. There was a feeling of sadness as we loaded the trucks for the last time. 500km to Jo'burg over a mountain range which the truck will find difficult.
First stop was Blyde ...
Dutch Wonderland
... ushered out by stadium staff.
We finally made the long walk back to the pickup site for the shuttle. We found some other hotel guests and chatted while waiting for the van to come. On the way to the stadium we used 3 vans to take all the guests to the game, but only 1 van showed up right away so we decided to fit as many people as possible into this van. We managed to fit 13 people, not including the ...
Bafana Bafana & how to kill an atmosphere
... br>
Anyway, after making you think it might be safer to jump out the plane at 30,000ft than actually touch down into Joburg, they got that well known travel writer to offer his thoughts on how to stay safe. No not Simon Calder or whatever he's called, but wait for it.....the MD of the England Fans Band. How exactly are you the MD of a 6 piece who 'play' instruments? Stick to blowing your trumpet pal, I'll look after myself thanks.
Upon arrival it was bedlam, and ...
Journey Back
... of kick ass South African wine. I try to persuade him to come to Canada for his birthday in August (which I think is going to happen!) It'll be our 4th continent that we've hung out in together. I feel immensely grateful that he joined me in this ride. We got along perfectly throughout. My wonderful pretend boyfriend and uncle to the kids. Thanks Babe, you are awesome!
The trip is now done. I saw the kids and kept my promise to return. I had a bit ...
Lions and giraffes and meerkats, oh my!
I only have a couple of minutes at an internet cafe that is about to close, so here is a mini-update.
There aren't any cubs at the Lion Park that are so small they need to be bottle fed, but there are adorable 2-month-olds in the nursery, as well as 4.5 and 5.5-month olds in outside enclosures that the public can visit. They are incredibly cute, but of course very playful and ...



