Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse Johannesburg
79 Lancaster Avenue Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2196, South Africa
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"Last" Africa blog
... her drunken friends came to step in and were able to take her out of the car, leaving us in peace. Needless to say, I now understood what the hostel dude warned me about. With all the drama they caused, I am surprised that the car didn’t break out in applause when the group got off. At 8am, a few people had beers in their hand.
The next morning I found out we were 2.5 hours late. I wanted to cry. The couchsurfer I was staying with ...
Short but sweet Joburg
... we passed men carrying huge bags of rice, a room full of
shoes, a drug-deal by the bathroom door, a turkish coffeeshop,
various other random shops and restaurants and a big window looking
out at garbage covering a barbed wire fence. After all of this
chaos, you reach the top floor, turn right and duck down the hall to
a little oasis amidst it all. And in this oasis you are served a
plate of injera covered with Ethiopian delights. My ...
I'll Toast to That
... is not exactly a word I would use to describe it. The buffet was very extensive and while we were waiting on the set up the owner came over and explained to us the beginnings. She was absolutely hilarious and could easily make it as a stand up comedian. Apparently we American's are bound to tightly by our watches and being on time. Also while we were eating there was an mélange band and they ...
Jetlag, site visits and liberal uneasiness
... wind through neighborhoods that have houses completely fenced in--even those that look distinctly lower middle class have some type of fencing and/or bars on the windows. And on the streets are young men, families, partygoers, mostly black, strolling. And we're blasting past them at high speed, revving engines at red lights, ready to bolt on it's green. Fear of hijacking or typical South African driving, I'm leaning toward the latter, but in the ...
Johannesburg, South Africa
... by the hostel owner, Alphonso. It was late by the time I got to the hostel which had only a handful of guests, due to it being the off-season so nothing exciting happened. I decided I would take everyone's advice and move on from Johannesburg as soon as possible which would be the day after tomorrow.
The next day I had free to organise a couple of things, bus tickets, etc. I suggested to Alphonso about ...
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