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CLIMES OF JO'BURG? MOSTLY FEAR, SCATTERED CROWDS
Pictures from Hypertravel: 100 Countries in 2 Years (Backpackers' Guide to the World and the Soul) by Hardie Karges, more info at http://hyper-travel.blogspot.com/
Ke Nako
"To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries." - Aldous Huxley
My final 'Hello' from Johannesburg,
Top Ten Moments of Craigyboy's Asian African Adventure
1) Discovering the cave at Halong Bay
2) Merrily floating upside down on my tube in Vang Vieng
3) Standing atop Table Mountain and …
On the goodness of strangers...
So in my previous entry, I was upset about being completely RIPPED off! I was going to pay $10 to be transferred to the expensive hotel I had already booked. But then, the manager from this backpackers lodge did the NICEST thing ever! He's allowed me to stay here for free as long as I pay $10 to get to the airport tommorrow! So yeah, I lost out on …
The road more or less traveled
... to used books to all sorts of clothes. We dined (ok, we ate lunch) at the food court. We sampled samosa's, smoked turkey (fresh off a leg), haloumi cheese and some traditional South African desserts (turkish delight, nougat, and coconut ice). Ultimately we settled on a tuna sandwich for lunch! None of us was feeling terribly adventurous culinary wise today. After the market we meandered to a Budget rent a car ...
Jackrollin’ in Jo’Burg
... tequila, food and then off home. Check the pic of the soldier sleeping like a baby in the car and the Dutch guy laughing at him. Good times.
So, with that, we survived Jo’Burg. As I write this we are at Kruger and need to return the car to JoBurg and we’ll stay another night with our friends at Diamond Diggers. I do not look forward to the 6 hour drive punctuated by arrival in a city know for carjacking. Hope you hear from us ...