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Travel Blogs from Johannesburg
The end of the road
... after I posted that blog, of all the reasons why bungee jumping is a stupid sport and a stupid idea. Whiplash, strained back, stretched ankles, popped eye balls, the fact that at this very bungee spot, not even a year ago a young Australian girl jumped and had not only her main line but also her back up line snap, plunging her into the croc infested, fast flowing Zambezi River. So after contemplating all of this, I decided, **** it, I'M DOING IT!So off I went with another ...
Farewell Africa
... me learn a lot about the experience I have gained out here working in South Africa and Mozambique which I am grateful for. Me, Sarah and Sidd started Wednesday morning off by getting up at 6am to go down to the main bus station in Johannesburg to make a surprise visit to some of the Mozambique AIESEC members who were coming back from a conference in Russia.
The shock on Marlena and Nunos face when they saw Sarah and hugged her and then ...
Flying like a bird in the South African Sky.
... of doing a Bungee Jump
- For anyone that wants to visit this spectacular country, DO IT. You will not find any place on earth like this country with its 11 national languages (which i couldnt get over), its Big 5 wild animals and the history of the arpatheid and the diamond & gold trades.
Next flight... Jet airways; Jo'Burg 11am - Mumbai 11:35pm
Alisha
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Peggys' birthday
This is a top pick!
... under the stars.
Peggy had made it clear that not only she wished that Xmas was not going to be mixed with her birthday, but that she would take every present and idea that would go her way, because she loved “birthdays”... so, I guess, we definitely had to plan something out of the ordinary!!
While Tristan took her away for the day, we decorated the house and started making plans for the “travelling” pair (Roman and Fabyan) who were ...
Plans Go Pear Shaped
This is a top pick!
... again and headed south. Now, driving in Mozambique can be pretty tricky as we have discovered. Not only are there goats, chickens and the odd child which spontaneously runs onto the road without warning, but at night time there seems to be dozens and dozens of people walking around at the road edge, or worse on the road itself. Combine the fact that they are dark skinned, wear dark clothing and have no reflective gear on, it's amazing that more people aren't killed ...
Location
Other places to stay in Johannesburg
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Hyatt Regency Johannesburg
191 Oxford Road, Johannesburg | 5 star hotelfrom $240 -
Courtyard Eastgate
Zulberg Close, off Ernest Oppenheimer Road, Johannesburg | 4 star hotelfrom $115 -
Garden Court Milpark
Cnr Empire and Owl Streets, Johannesburg | 3 star hotelfrom $124 -
Sunnyside Park Hotel
Prince of Wales Terrace, Parktown, Johannesburg | 3 star hotelfrom $106 -
The Westcliff by Orient-Express
67 Jan Smuts Avenue, Johannesburg | 5 star hotelfrom $259 -
City Lodge Sandton Katherine Street
Cnr Katherine Str & Grayston Dr, Johannesburg | 3 star hotelfrom $129 -
African Pride Melrose Arch
1 Melrose Square, Johannesburg | 5 star hotelfrom $214 -
Mercure Johannesburg Midrand
Old Pretoria Road Box 7853 Halfway house, Johannesburg | 3 star hotelfrom $60 -
Garden Court Eastgate
Ernest Oppenheimer Avenue, Johannesburg | 3 star hotelfrom $129 -
Southern Sun Gold Reef City Hotel
Shaft 14 Northern Parkway, 2159, Johannesburg | 3 star hotelfrom $160 -
Garden Court Morningside
Cnr Rivonia Road & Cullinan Close, Johannesburg | 3 star hotelfrom $142 -
Shumba Valley Lodge
Plot 37 Pelindaba Rd R511, 1748 Krugersdorp, Johannesburg | 3 star hotelfrom $69 -
Westpoint Executive Suites
Cnr West Road South & Grayston Drive, Johannesburg | Hotelfrom $129 -
Don Eastgate
220 Queen Street, Johannesburg | Hotel -
Roodepoort Days Inn
Corner 14th Ave. and Hendrik Potgieter St, Johannesburg | 2 star hotelfrom $74 -
Fabz Estate Hotel
Cnr Concourse Crescent and Alliway Street, Johannesburg | 3 star hotelfrom $101 -
Faircity Mapungubwe Hotel Apartments
Corner Marshall & Ferreira Street, Johannesburg | 4 star hotelfrom $84 -
Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas and Spa
36 Saxon Road, Johannesburg | 5 star hotelfrom $540 -
Premiere Classe Suite Hotel
62 Corlett Drive, Johannesburg | Hotelfrom $91 -
Gold Reef City Casino Hotel
Ormonde, 2091, Johannesburg | Hotel -
Holiday Inn Freedom Square
Walter Sisulu Square, Johannesburg | Hotel -
Holiday Inn Garden Court International Airport
2 Hulley Road, Isando Ext. 3, Kempton Park, 1619, Johannesburg | Hotel -
Faircity Quatermain Hotel
60 West Road South, Morningside, Johannesburg | Hotelfrom $120 -
Protea Hotel Transit
Terminal A, O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg | Hotel$253 average -
Faircity Falstaff Hotel
223 Rivonia Road, Johannesburg | Hotelfrom $102 -
Aloe Ridge Hotel & Game Reserve
PO Box 3040, Honeydew, Johannesburg | Hotel
