The Manor Bed & Breakfast Johannesburg
23 Cosmos Drive Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2146, South Africa
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Overland Safari Part 1
... and guide, as well as the other 19 people in the tour group (consisting of only 5 boys much to Rich's dismay!). We were all set for 8 days of 'participation' camping in the bush, with each person being allocated daily chores. It really felt as though we were embarking on a reality TV show, waiting for someone to exclaim "I'm a tourist, get me out of here!".
The start of the tour took us through Kruger National Park, the highlight of which was the ...
Joburg, Part 2: De “Jo” vu?
... previous inmates and wardens. Not surprisingly, it was apparently a pretty awful place with very poor conditions. Former inmates included Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and other important figures in the founding of the current democratic state. The building for the Constitutional Court was an interesting modern building full of symbolism, such as pillars to look like the trees where in tribal Africa disputes are often settled in their shade.
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The last continent
... to get out of car park – however he took pity on uws and let us get away with giving him a pack and pay one!!
We stopped at Macca on the way home, but not just any Macca it was a half pounder – really this is not me at all!! We managed not to get lost as well which was most impressive.
A much needed lie in in the morning after a late night which has probably done us good in settling into the time zone. Then the games began with finding our way ...
Dutch in Johannesburg
... which looked like the suburbs of London. Nice living areas with large houses, quiet roads and everything nice and clean. Am I really in Afica? We had some food in a sort of English bar in a shopping mall. Nothing indicates here that it would be unsafe to walk around on your own, except the high fences around all houses. Feels like my time ...
Even for New Yorkers Jo'Burg is Rough
... to get off and that we didn't have a phone. Believing this, they left us alone. We always carried our money in belts under our clothes and generally a few small bills in our pockets for easy access as well as in case we came across a situation like this one, but they never asked for money. Ironically, cell phones are relatively cheap (100 Rand) in South Africa but tend to have a strong 2nd market value. Fortunately, what could have been a ...


