Eagle's Nest Lodge & Convention Centre Johannesburg
373 Leslie Avenue, cnr William Nicol Dr Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2123, South Africa
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Back to African Roots
... with Carolīs mom who is seriously funny and had us in total stitches. It was a lovely end to our few days in Joburg.
We have had such a fantastic time in South Africa this time. It has been amazing spending time with Robīs mom and dad, Susie and Gethyn and Fi, James, Carol (& family), Belinda, Mike, Daabs, Sheena, Rob, Sean, Ruth and all of Robīs other chums. It goes without saying that after such an amazing few days Joburg scores a massive 10/10 on our ...
The Cradle of Mankind
... early humans turned rocks into tools about 1 million years ago. The Tumulus Building is a museum disguised as a hill, with the majority of the exhibitions underground. It’s incredibly quiet and peaceful and we were some of the only people out there.
The museum itself is a bit Epcotish, complete with a boat ride though Earth’s development. (Did you know the Himalayas were created when India broke off ...
A few days in a row.............
... actively driven through again to avoid car jacking!! I also discovered that it is very common here to be able to avoid a breath test if you have been drinking by paying R100-300 (Ģ10-30) as a "spot fine" and that sometimes they ask you to pay the spot fine on the pretense of breath testing you but often don't even have a breathalyzer with them! Oh the joys of South African police!! So entertaining evening in some ways and not in others! Saturday 21st May Up and headed out to ...
Kruger & Lesotho
... an argument as to who saw the Eagle Fish first…. Map reading was the cause of several other arguments between them….
Stopped off at Pretoruiskop on the first night, and stayed in a rondavel with air con. Met a young lady who was a 15th generation boer....she was with her boyfriend Morgan who apparently was a band member in one of South African's pre - eminent rock bands...Cedar. Despite this she dragged me off ...
"Think occasionally of the suffering..."
... with or without the disease. The residents of the UK saw these piles every night burning and knew what they were. They had to walk by them, smell them, dream about them. They were in front of them every day. There was one town that were so moved by the experience that they decided to bury the pile after it was done burning. Thousands of farm animals were buried near this wildlife conservation area and then a plaque remembering those animals, mourning them and honoring them, ...
This bed and breakfast was formerly known as: Eagles Nest Lodge

