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Penguins in Cape Town!!
... South Africa through white and black relationships.) There are just a few white people at the school and I know all of them! You could say I'm just really popular or maybe it's just that we are all already friends :). There are a few Norwegians that we have become friends with and several boys from Holland who are at least seven feet tall. The rest of the white population is made up by us, the Marquette Program at UWC. The first day was probably the most ...
Blogging? What's the hype?
... I can say that it wasn't my own doing. No, no, this blog is a demand from friends who thought this crazy little trip that Maya and I are about to embark on was worth diarising in some way. And so here I am.
I hope we don't bore you to death, or make you too jealous. Just enjoy the random stories, pics and silly blogs and hopefully it'll lighten up your day, make you laugh and inspire you to get out there and get traveling.
Cheers!
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On the move again!
... I love mountains! We went back to her Aunt Denise and Vincents house for a quick lunch and then headed to the famous Kirstenbosch Gardens. They are enormous. We wanted to see fynbos and proteas so headed up and up towards the base of the mountain and the protea section which gives a spectaclar view over Cape Town. Our search was not in vain and although it is early in the season we found king proteas and bearded ones ...
Sunday market an inspirational artist
... 8230;… and it pours with rain! The first rain since I’ve been here. But it’s like Singapore rain…a drenching and then it clears up.
We stop off on the way so I can take photos of Bromyard Road and Ombersley Road....... would love to know how they came into being.
I buy a few things, some steel horses and a wonderful wire tree. Hmmm. Not sure I’ll be able to part with any of them in BLUE-GINGER! At ...
First and second day
... 15 years. We ended up heading back to her place to shower and then went out to the beach to watch a sunset and drink wine and another one of my friends, Jonathan, and Lena came to hang. Cape Town was a lot more developed than we expected and we both really liked it and were excited to be there and explore. After the beach, we went out for a pizza dinner, which was good but not like NY pizza. We ...