Johannesburg, South Africa Travel Blogs

Bye, Bye Mama
May 26, 2006

... to sit in all day. Crosby's house is nice for reflection and meditiation with giant windows overlooking Jo'burg and northern South Africa. I took a nice long bath and got ready for U.S. customs by putting my various seeds in my pockets. Then it was ...

Welcome to South Africa
Jan 28, 2008 (4 photos)

It's hot!  REALLY hot!!!  I land in Johannesburg and feel a wave of heat as soon as I get off the plane.  It's early in the morning and the 9 hour flight leaves me out of sorts when I realize I'm in Africa again!    The cab ride ( ...

Johannesburg
Apr 13, 2007

Flew into Johannesburg and were transferred to Drifters Inn.Sleepy zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Lions... grrr!
Feb 9, 2008 (31 photos)

... for Madagascar...  Good times! Speaking with Liz throughout the day was awesome as she has a much different perspective on South Africa then Noah, Christine, and Coach.  She has been working for the Peace Corps here and has been exposed to a ...

I Survived Johannesburg
Feb 8, 2006 (2 photos)

... on what has happened, though most of the whites were just watching it on tv. I'll have to write some reflections on South Afrika when I get to Zimbabwe. I'm still processing everything right now. I'll have plenty of time on the bus to Harare to reflect ...

Out of Africa...
Jan 22, 2008

Arrived at the Backpacker's Ritz hotel late afternoon after another long drive in the truck from Bushman's campground in Kruger National Park where we had spent an enjoyable 2 nights.  Had our last night dinner at Cat's Pygamas and had the most ...

Johannesburg
Feb 19, 2009 (23 photos)

... again that it was the evil lovechild of the Bronx and Hell. Turns out, it's alright, better actually. We stayed in In Africa Lodge which is a lovely little hostel that's more like a B&B, it's also in a gated community (good for keeping baddies away). ...

Lufthansa debacle at the airport
Aug 18, 2005

Grrr

Bus to Jo'burg
Aug 15, 2005

Blantyre - Zobue - Tete - Nyamapanda - Harare - Beitbridge - Jo'burg

Joburg 2
Aug 16, 2005

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The View From Here
Oct 3, 2005

... --and indeed all of the Msimang children, active in development, politically avowed and articulate--are the hard-working, ambitious future of South Africa, and are already turning the country, the city, into one of the great places to be in the world. When ...

Enroute to Africa
Oct 28, 2004 (6 photos)

... it as far as Joburg on my trip. I must say that the flights are long uneventful. But once we were enroute to Africa the scenery came alive out my window. We departed Amsterdam and flew directly over the Alps, and they made me speechless. We continued ...

The Best Of...
Oct 31, 2007

Top 20 list for Asia     As we have left South East Asia, we thought we could compile a list of the top 20 (best and oddest experiences) during our last 3.5 months in the area.   The best/worst....:        ...

Joburg, Joburg
Oct 5, 2005 (1 photos)

... was forced to develop its own industries, and industrial culture, in the absence of foreign pressures. These days, South Africa has powerful, internationally renowned advertising, television and IT industries, as well as a world-class services sector ...

Give me hope, Johanna
Nov 19, 2006 (6 photos)

... not his native South Africa.) Speaking of cricket, I spent the Sunday at the Wanderers for the first One Day International between South Africa and India. Unfortunately, it pissed it down from about 20 minutes before the start for the next six or seven ...

Round the world itinerary
Jan 5, 2008 (5 photos)

... sequence of our travels (refer to the attached pictures for more details): 1. Australia - 44 days  2.New Zealand - 25 days 3. South East Asia (Malaysia, Borneo, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam) - 36 days 4. Far East (Japan, South Korea, China) - 36 ...

Welcome back Johannesburg
Dec 17, 2007 (19 photos)

Our journey begins where it all started, South Africa. Our three week in SA will give us a chance to catch-up with frienda and spend some quality time with family over Christmas and New Year.

Crouching Monkey, Hidden Path
Apr 30, 2004 (30 photos)

... all and I didn't want the cheetah in his excitement to mistake me for a well-dressed baboon. From St. Lucia we left South Africa for Swaziland. Swaziland is a small autonomous monarchy tucked in the corner of South Africa and bordered on the east by ...

Arrive in Johannesburg
Nov 1, 2007

Arrive in Johannesburg

Back to Jozi and Civilization
Feb 2, 2008 (8 photos)

Jen and I woke up early for our "bush walk" today, which turned out to be utterly disappointing.  We saw more animals on the way to our walk than actually on it.  We did get to learn more about the medicinal use of many trees such as the toilet ...

Joburg 3
Aug 17, 2005

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Joburg - back in my country
Feb 10, 2007

SOUTH AFRICA Maputo to Johannesburg 9th - 10th February 2007 Friday 9th I woke up at 06:00 (late) and packed up everything, made breakfast and decided I would take a train to Joburg, then another to Cape Town.  I swapped my tent for some ...

South Africa
Nov 17, 2004

... We only planned to stay in JoBurg for a day, then fly to Zambia, and then return for two days before leaving for Hong Kong. South Africa is a country that needs three weeks to just see the main places. We stayed in a great guest house in JoBurg. Neels and ...

Earthquake!
Feb 22, 2006

... . "At midnight, an earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale was felt in Harare (Zimbabwe) Maputo (Mozambique) and Durban (South Africa). The epicentre was in Mozambique and no one was hurt." I glanced at Mark. 'What bloody earthquake? I didn't ...

In the 'Burg
Oct 1, 2008

Johannesburg is famous as a very, very dangerous city.  Apparently day-light muggings in the center of town are not uncommon.  The city is trying to improve its image with the revamping of the downtown area, but we didn't want to take any chances ...

Final goodbye to Johannesburg
Jan 6, 2008 (14 photos)

Johannesburg farewell   South Africa, Johannesburg 7 Jan 2008   After a brilliant holiday in the Cape, we returned to Johannesburg for the last couple of days to pack and spend some time with the Hilligans and Zeids (Ryan's sister Natalie & ...

Art at the airport
Jun 25, 2005 (6 photos)

As I flew back to Johannesburg for my onward flight to Cape Town I had time to go to the observation lounge. There was a fantastic exhibition of photographs on display, the author of which I cannot remember, so these images are not my own. I did not take ...

Back to Jo'burg
Jul 3, 2005 (2 photos)

So with great sadness, it was time to depart for the interior. There is something very beautiful about the Cape of South Africa, and it is definitely an area I would like to visit again. Bye Bye Cape Town. Hello Pretoria.

Home sweet home
Jul 14, 2008 (9 photos)

... some of the best wine in the world, has people that are friendly helpful and believe that their little contribution will make South Africa a better place.   Which leaves the question how will we make a difference when we return? The first thing I ...

Johannesburg 101
Oct 1, 2005 (1 photos)

... an ice-cream cone, which promptly starts to melt as I eat my meal. Nice gesture though, if a little strange. Only in South Africa, I figure. Back on the highway, I retreat back the way I came, utterly defeated by the oppressive traffic and this alien city ...