Don Sandton 1

... all practical, hands on African business, cultural and economic course! and you'll be able to read all about it h**e! <br><br>Why Africa- why not go travel the USA or Australia, South Am**ica or something cool like that? <br><br>Africa is my continent of birth and a place which I would love to get to know bett**. But many countries in the west see Africa as a single broken state, all of these countries (including South Africa) get painted with the same brush ...

... penses-tu du résultat des élections présidentielles?<br><br>Je pense que les élections se sont plutôt bien déroulées. Je ne suis pas une super fan de Zuma, mais je pense que c'est un homme de parole, plus que le Président précédent qui n'a jamais vraiment eu d'impact lors de ses discours au Parlement. Si ce n'est pour son discours stupide sur le Sida [ndlr: Président Mbeki et son Ministre de la Santé ont déclaré que pour se protéger du sida il suffisait de manger de l'ail ...

... za/rl4.htm Here's a great link to another blog on this site. It is the same trip that Connor is on (only 1 year ago). It has some good information about the expedition and some great pictures: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog/wh atboundaries/3/tpod.html

I have been here since Saturday and have spent the week relaxing at Flora and Dave's house - that's been a novelty for me as I don't often get the chance to sit at home and read without feeling guilty that I should be doing soemthing else! I have been packing the boxes slowly all week, so ...

We've made it to Johannesburg after 32days and 4,200k's. Time has just sped by and it's amazed us how draining traveling can be but also what a different experience independent traveling is, not knowing where we'd end up sleeping each night but that has also bought us some of our best experiences. "Chico" was the affectionate name for our VW 1.4 golf, old style shape-looks like a bath tub on wheels with similar aerodynamics, turned out to be a great decision and despite the dirt ...

... of a corruption probe by South Africa's equivalent of the FBI, with indictments expected within a year. Zuma recently replaced Mbeki as head of the African National Congress, winning in a landslide at the party's conference in Polokwane. This makes him the presumptive successor as President of the country in 2009. What self-respecting country puts in high office a known sexual predator and accused rapist ...

The baggage collection and check-in were uneventful and we proceeded to the Virgin Upper Class Lounge where we lazed about on large red padded chairs and were waited on hand and foot and served nibbles like prawns and deep fried camembert by smiling staff eager to please - something I could get used to. Our flight left on time and we settled into our sky beds ...

... the continent and, as you can see from the photos, it was delicious and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Barbara and I said goodbye to Sarah walking with her to the place her friend was picking her up from. The Saturday morning was a trip to Soweto, which Barbara and Michael went on but I did not as I had diarrhoea. I spent most of the morning sleeping, while they saw the huge taxi and bus transportation area, Nelson Mandela's old home he came back to from gaol, but only ...

... On the Sunday we had planned to climb Table Mountain a definite not miss in South Africa. We woke up to see a layer of cloud covering the Table Top. The weather prediction said that the cloud was expected to clear by afternoon. Catherine and myself climbed the mountain and the rest of the clan took the cable car. It took us just over 2 hours to reach to summit, we climb via the Platterklip Gorge which gave us fantastic views over Cape Town. It ...

... J'ai hâte de reprendre la route et de passer en Namibie. After months of delays. I'm on the road at last. Actually in the air for now. The excitement is such that I can't sit still in my seat in the airplane. That's not good for a pilot. On arrival, and to my disappointment, I learn that another customer's delay has now become my own. Luckily they were able to give me a Land Rover Freelander until the Defender returns and catches up with ...