Africa's Zoo Lodge Backpackers & Guesthouse

233a Jan Smuts Avenue, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2193, South Africa | Hostel

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Malaria Dreaming...

A travel blog entry by touchafrica

Hmmm it would appear that the Malaria tablets are having an affect of sorts on us, our little four man tent was rife with random dreams last night... Anna spoke to a toucan in hers. I dreamt that Adi and Eddie lost their bags out the boot of the car while driving to Windhoek, we found then later lying in a crocodile pit but as tried to get to them …

My Last Day in Africa

A travel blog entry by eddim

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... and exactly what I was hoping to find at Robben Island in Cape Town. At the end you then got to participate in the exhibition by choosing a colored stick that matches a set of Mandela quotes that best resonates with you and place it in a holder along the walk way.

Afterwards I continued on to the next sections and learned about some of the history of the different cultures in SA pre-apartheid, the history of how ...

The Garden route

A travel blog entry by thisispain

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... cave. Heading deeper we could have carried on through some barely passable parts of the cave, like a 30cm gap given the name ‘the post box’ on the adventure tour. Unfortunately with a drive in front of us, time didn’t allow for this. The air outside was now refreshingly crisp as we wondered out into the brightness of the day.

Our next stop was for two nights in the town of Tsitsikamma. Before reaching the town we ...

Waiting at the boarding gates..

A travel blog entry by maughin

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... a bit creepy though!
And they are all sniffing.. Those sniffs that sound like they are trying to suck snot out of their big toe.. Thats what I get to listen to for 24 hrs!

Ok, let me sign off. Im going to read the YOU magazine I bought to show Alex what the local SA gossip is.. Hope she doesnt mind if I do the ...

The beginning of Part Two

A travel blog entry by tobequitefrank

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... to education. Settling back into the seat, I rose through the literal and metaphorical clouds, reading up on my trip notes (I hadn't bothered to do that yet) and learning which items I had forgotten to bring (it turned out, only a few items of great necessity - oh well). With a flying time of four hours between Nairobi and Johannesburg, I wiped an hour off my watch and prepared for the second half of my trip to kick off. Landing in a new ...

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Location

This hostel, located on 233a Jan Smuts Avenue, Johannesburg, is near Johannesburg Zoo, South African National Museum of Military History, Museum Africa, and Kim Sacks Gallery.
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