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Amanzimtoti Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Amanzimtoti, South Africa
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16 beautiful kids and a thankful mama
This is a top pick! ... to Jo'burg and find a flight to Durban. Hoping to get to Warner Beach before dark, so I can visit the children in Amanzimtoti the next day. Unannounced, through lack of communication, but I am betting on Sunday being my best option as school will be out. ...
backtracking
This is a top pick! ... confusion. I can try and unpick a few, see if it makes any sense. My first glimpse of South Africa, Durban airport and on my way to Amanzimtoti, was rather disappointing. Everything seemed so normal, the roads, the cars, the buildings. Familiar even. ...
a spiritual world
This is a top pick! ... drivers, no other means of transport. What?! To my surprise and shock it seemed there was no public transport to speak of in South Africa. So what about the masses pouring into the country next year? 2010, it's advertised everywhere, you can't miss it. ...
Umlazi - one of my favourite places in the world
Well here I am finally. I know its been a while. I have been quite ill and unable to get to a computer because of it. I have spent some time in Umlazi seeing some really old friends and I am encouraged to see how they are doing after not seeing them for ...
Day 138 139 - SA, Warner Beach - Shoulder Problem
... cortisone injection or operation. She gave him cortisone tablets and painkillers so hopefully that'll help. Not good. Spent all of West Africa not being able to walk due to his knees and ankles and now they're better he can't move his arms. ...
Weekend Getaway at the Beach
... abroad in order to figure out what they want to do with their lives before going on to college. They were enjoying a journey through Africa for as long as they could before starting their lives back in Israel. Their group started with 6 men but one of ...
Like a fish in the water
Wow is what I need to start this blog with. Today I scuba dived (without a cage) with Ragged Tooth Sharks. Who, following some post dive reading, are known for being placid and slow, but they still accidentally attack humans. So after composing myself on ...
Today was preparing for tomorrow
So with minimal help from Tekweni Hostel I arranged my onward travel to the South Coast, eighty kilometres south of Durban to Warner Beach. This would allow me to dive on Aliwal Shoal, which is supposed to be one of ten best dive sights in the world and ...
Few more days in/around Durban..
Over the next few days we shopped, met more of Amber friends and relatives and partied some more (this time at Joe Cools) We went to Umhlanga again before heading to Toti and we watched the monkeys there for a bit. Followed by more shopping :) Over the ...
Backpackers for geckos....
... to watch some champions league football. They have 6 dogs here, 1 ridgeback, 1 husky/Canadian wolf and 4 Boer Bulls (a massive South African breed!). 6 dogs rain = smelly wet dog smell, everywhere! Had a sleepless night as the room was full of creepy ...
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