Brooklyn Lodge Pretoria

Cnr Bronkhorst and Tram Street Pretoria, Gauteng, 2004, South Africa

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Three month catch up!

A travel blog entry by rg09

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... our stope (shaft). Another briefing and explanation before we got down to the real mining which entailed crawling through narrow gaps and over bits of machinery until we reached the reef face. Without getting technical - it was bloody hot and uncomfortable even with the air con! Whatever these guys were being paid - it wasn't enough. After crawling back and a rest we returned to the surface: total time - four hours. It has been a long time since ...

How to survive in South Africa

A travel blog entry by andi_und_katja

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... zwar Sonne und blauer Himmel und etwa 20 Grad, nachts kuehlt es allerdings auf um die 0 Grad ab - und hier gibts keine Heizung, von jeglicher Waermeisolation des Hauses ganz zu schweigen :-) die Loesung: mit Fliesspulli, Waermflasche, Schlafsack und zwei Decken ins Bett und hoffen, dass die Nase nicht abfriert!

  • Finde genug nette Mitstudenten, die dir mit ALLEM aushelfen!! So funktioniert dann auch alles irgendwie :-)

    • Lektion 3: How to survive ...

    Johannesburg

    A travel blog entry by michael.sandi

    11

    ... displayed in some of the streets were people protested and uprisings occurred. We saw Mandela’s house and we wanted to visit a memorial and church nearby but Michelle Obama was visiting Joburg and was there at that time. Security was tight and many crowded nearby as well.

    After this, we were dropped off at the Apartheid Museum. This was an amazing place and documented how South Africa, from long before colonial days up until the days ...

    The Long and Short of It

    A travel blog entry by marielbird

    The problem with holding a three-day orientation the day after your arrival in a country located literally on the opposite side of the world, is that you will most likely spend a large deal of time fighting your brain, if not your body, to stay awake.

    This was the case for me. As one after the other after the other interesting and exciting Foreign Service Officer, Embassy Official, South African Educator and Peace Corps. Volunteer stood before us, my mind was ...

    The Last few days

    A travel blog entry by mmtravelworld

    4

    ... the local sightseeing places is not recommended.
    * Not knowing where the next petrol station may be, always fill up with petrol when in doubt.
    * Self catering is a great idea for accomodation as you can make yourselves a healthy breakfast prior to starting the day and most of the B & B's did not always supply tea & coffee facilities. You lose a lot of time waiting for breakfast along the sightseeing days. Having ...

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