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Durban Slideshow
Durban
Travel Blogs from Durban, South Africa
4e stop: Oceans4
Op spuugafstand van de branding een flatje voor zes: Oceans4 Self Catering Misschien de minste accommodatie van de trip, maar ach met een 2 boven/1 beneden stapelbed toch prima. Wally en Elise Bester heten ons in ieder geval van harte welkom. ...
11 months and we are back home
... met by a huge black immigration officer at passport control who said "Ah you are finally home after such a long time" in an amazing South African accent and that just about set off the tears – it makes you realise that no matter where we have been ...
Durban, the cultural melting pot
We arrived in Durban late on Sunday night. Our blog updates haven't been too regular lately because internet connections in South Africa are usually very slow and expensive. We've had far better connections in little rural towns in the middle of nowhere ...
WORDS AND IMAGES: Dreams made to Fit
... his tardiness is going soil his country's reputation. It's a heavy burden for a man to impose on himself. In the new South Africa, Gabriel is a tailor running his own business. This comprises of a sewing machine built into a compact table, a chair ...
On the Move to Durban
... voorbereid. Dus had ik bij me, mijn fleece, lange broek, pet. Geen korte broek en polo zoals de vorige keer. Bij aankomst in Durban, ben ik toch half geveld door die busrit. Ik ben verkouden. Loop te hoesten als een malle. Mijn hoofd bonkt en ik ruik ...
Goodbye GGA:( , Hello Backpacking:)
... knew she could not care for him (they are very poor)and he lived in the hospital for nearly two years. This is not uncommon in South Africa. His mother had died of Aids and his father is now dying-so his gogo is the main caretaker in the home. Any ways, ...
A wild and untamed impulse
... (of which she has many) and before we all knew it, what seemed like a prank email had turned into a month long solo trip to South Africa to go and meet the one and only John Clarke for a trek through Pondoland, along the Wild Coast to take photos for the ...
Lily!
We were greeted at the airport by Karen (one of the founders of the '2 Weeks' charity), her brother Richard and the 2 directors of 'Lily of the Valley': Pat and Noel. We then loaded up the rental car and headed to the supermarket in Hillcrest ...
Warming up in Durban
... of Indian merchants selling African curios and we picked up a few bits and pieces there - not the best bargaining though! Walking around Durban, and also people-watching down on the beach, we are still amazed at just how cosmopolitan it is here - it's ...
Vanner
Det ar inte latt att fa nya vaner da det har aventyret. Antagligen har folk i min alder hunnit rota sig, har ocksa ofta gifta sig, och har fullt uppmed jobb och familj. /mina snner hittills arm BoB-Jill (taxen), Derrick och Laura (och deras hundtant ...
Sightseeing in Durban
... After the chaos of the city centre, I needed something a bit sedate for the afternoon, so I decided to check out the Durban Botanical Gardens. These gardens were established in 1849 and are the oldest on the continent. Although I am not really ...
Back Home in Sunny South Africa
After a 3 month trip it was great to get back home to a bit of normality........but not for long. Our next travel adventure is to head west to South America.....Look out for us in the future. Cheers, Dave & ...
South Africa World Cup Football Accommodation
... , specialty shops, curios, cell phones, and access cards will be provided. Take advantage of the special opportunities provided by the Africa Ubuntu and make your visit to the World Cup contest in 2010. If you are fortunate enough to have the opportunity ...
TV-teamet
... 's B&B. Hon berattar att det ar ett TV-team, som gor ett nderhallningsprogram med reportage fran Sydafrikas olika horn. Nar de filmar i Durban brukar de bo hos henne, sa de kanner varann nu. Vi halsar artigt. De visar sig vara utatriktade och glada, och ...
February already?!!
... of them in the future. Al right,now about happy things:) I am going on a two week holiday to the northern coast of South Africa, Swaziland, and up further north to Kruger National Park where we will be camping out in the bush with the "Big 5" (Rhino, ...
The days leading up to the big goodbye...
... back to collect things when I'm half-way around the world. Plus, I've been told that I will battle to find things like shoes in South Korea, as well as trousers (but then that's nothing new!) so I am trying my best to be organised (not my strong point) ...
Gardenroute - Wild Coast - Durban
Llandudno - Stadtmission - Bontebok Park Something needs to be said about German and Swiss time management...it tends to be pretty damn perfect.... Countless people have asked us why we chose the 19th of April to embark on our adventure up North. I am ...
People Everyday
... some manual labour work to help him in the time being. Sibongiseni lives in Marianhill, one of the township areas of Durban. Very hilly and densely populated. Another township area is Claremont. Bongani, the chief barman at Q's (everyone's favourite ...
Headed North Again
... time to see off some Japanese friends i had met earlier in my trip. They left this morning on a 10 day ship ride from Durban, South Africa to Rio de Janiero. We had fun last night going over must-see places of both continents. I think I will be here ...
Twas the night before COP
... point form notes, and I will write up a bit of a reflection and summary, but to check out some of the amazing work that FUN-Del was doing, please visit and have a look through our group blog from Durban! ...
Durban Bungee Swing
The next place we headed to was Durban which lay between swaziland and the south coast. Another 5 hour bazbus journy and we arrived to a grey cloudy sky unlike the clear blue sky in St. Lucia. On the way in the first thing you notice is the football ...
Post-call
Hej! Antligen en fungerande dator, med uppkoppling och lite tid over. Sitter pa doktorernas kontor i traumaenheten pa Durbans modernaste sjukhus, Inkosi Albert Luthuli hospital. Har ar faktiskt ganska likt hemma, och en paus fran omtumlande kaos pa ...
Doing nothing...
... are really trying to stick to a budget, we are camping everywhere we go. This includes backpackers. Just so you know, a hostel in South Africa is called a Backpackers. For the most part, these have been very nice. Much nicer than any "hostel" that we ...
Reflecting on another COP gone by
... orphans at Durban Children's Home, partnering with YesBC, a local Victoria-based charity to connect kids in Canada with kids in South Africa via skype video, interviewing a group of amazing youth about their stories and putting on an art show of the ...
A Zulu nation and a Bunny chow
... of call was St Lucia, a popular seaside town, proudly boasting to be one of the most crime-free destinations in South Africa. We were sceptical about the audacious claim until we witnessed several locals leaving their cars unlocked and windows down while ...
Last Day of Tour #2
... get some amazing deals on baskets made of colored telephone wire, a craft form that I fell in love with the last time I was in South Africa. The prices were 8 to 9 times less than what was being charged for similar pieces in St. Lucia. Now I ...
One Wedding and a Huge Party
We flew back to South Africa at the end of November to plan and have our wedding. The planning was pretty hetic. Our wedding was on the 16 December 2006 and was amazing. It was even more special than we could have imagined and it was so great to have ...
Back at Tekweni in Durban again
... on learning me zulu and the laughter was not far away when I started using the phrases towards new bus passangers. Another thing in South Africa is that people throw everything out the window. Everything! Must be a lack of knowledge what this does to the ...
Durban karma, part 1
... , I said yes and 5 minutes later all my stuff was in the car. :) Alberto and Abril come from Mexico City, and are in South Africa for 3 weeks or so, to record a whole lot of small information capsules on the country, that will be aired in Mexico during ...