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Travel Blogs from Durban
Digging Durban
... either by strolling, running, riding bikes, going for a swim, napping or just sitting having a bit to eat. The beach and waterfront are relatively quiet during the week but starting about Thurs. the crowds get larger and then by Saturday the whole waterfront is absolutely packed. I loved to watch the build-up of the crowds during my two week stay. Especially the second week as school holidays had started and the kids were hanging out at the beach ...
New City Visited - Durban
... in Durban is best - this week I must have caught the city in a bad mood, generally overcast and some rain. Still having a hotel on the beach front overlooking the Indian Ocean more than compensated for that. It is a big city, spread over a wide area with 3.5 million people. The is a large Indian population and judging by the number of them fishing on the piers it is a popular activity ...
Urban Turbans in Durban
... br> Then, it was over 10 hours on the Baz Bus driving through the Transkei. In short, the Transkei was one of 10 homelands created by South Africa for non-whites in the '60s and '70s. Non-whites were forcibly "resettled" to their group area, and South Africa declared four of these homelands to be independent countries (which no other country recognized), including the Transkei. South Africa apprently ...
That's a lot of sugar!
... full to permit tours, but the amount of sugar was simply mind blowing. Apparently when piled in storage it is more dangerous than quick sand, if you are caught in a pile you are basically brown bread. I’ll not bore you with the facts; the pictures should be impressive enough.
I wanted to go to the KwaMuhle museum which details the Durban system where Whites used to subjugate the Blacks, but unfortunately I arrived after it was closed. ...
This Is Africa!
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Am selben Abend gingen Conny, Chrisi und ich dann noch mit Freunden aus der Kirche zu einem Rugby Spiel - das erste der Saison, und für uns das erste unseres Lebens! War super, diese Atmosphäre zu spüren, die trotz Regen gut war und so etwas einmal live mit zu erleben!
Obwohl man sagen muss, dass Rugby schon eher einem Schlammketchen für Erwachsene mit ein wenig Ballspielen gleicht als sonst etwas. War aber ...
Location
Other places to stay in Durban
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Durban View Guest House
16 Holstead Gardens, Durban | Hotel -
Goble Palms Guest Lodge & Urban Retreat
120 Goble Rd , Durban | 5 star hotelfrom $74 -
uShaka Manor Guest House
24 Stanley Grace Crescent, Durban | Hotel -
164 Boutique Guesthouse
164 St. Thomas Rd , Durban | Hotel -
The Neuk Guest House
445 Innes Rd, Durban | Hotel -
The Heron Guesthouse
25 - 27 Heron Ave, Durban | Hotelfrom $66 -
Mythai Guesthouse
417a Innes Road, Durban | Hotelfrom $63 -
Chelsea Villa Guest House
136 Brand Road, Durban | Hotel -
Five Burnham
5 Burnham Drive, Durban | Hotelfrom $99 -
Idube B&B
15 Hoylake Drive, Durban | Hotel -
Acquila Guest House
31 Assembly Road, Durban | Hotel -
Rising Sun Guest House
112 Umhlanga Rocks Drive, Durban | Hotel -
Gwen-Vonne Lodge
P.O.Box 417 , Durban | Hotel -
Braeside Guest House
269 Chelmsford Road, Durban | Hotel -
Africa Regent Guest House
24 Regent Place, Durban | 4 star hotelfrom $84 -
Ridgeview Lodge
17 Loudoun Rd, Durban | 5 star hotelfrom $94 -
The Palms Guesthouse
53 12th Avenue , Durban | Hotelfrom $88 -
African Peninsula Guest House
599 Marine Drive, Durban | Hotelfrom $90 -
Roseland House
291 Davenport Road, Durban | 4 star hotelfrom $94 -
Valley Lodge
2 Valley Drive Hillcrest , Durban | Hotelfrom $86 -
The Grange Guest House
1 Monteith Place, Durban | 4 star hotelfrom $86 -
Auberge Hollandaise Guest House
106 Kenneth Kaunda Drive (Northway), Durban | Hotelfrom $128
