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Travel Blogs from Johannesburg
The end of the road
... follow the advice about looking straight ahead at the horizon instead of my destination, tried to breath, wondered what the hell I was doing standing with my toes hanging over a tiny platform with a 111 metre drop directly below me leading to the Zambezi. Then came a voice behind me:"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, BUNGEE!"
What happened next is blurry, but I found out from my friend that I didn't even hesitate for a second. The crew member didn't have to push me like I thought he would. I ...
Farewell Africa
... so we might make a sneaky trip into the city for a while. Anyway, thank you Africa it has been an amazing time and another great chapter in my life. Also this summer couldn’t have been the same without my team. We have had such a great time together and many fun, silly, and drunk memories together in between all the AIESEC activities and I thank all 3 of them for making this summer what it has been.
Bye Africa, see you around
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Background to the trip
The time has finally arrived... to do the long awaited road trip to Spain and Portugal. This is trip we have been wanting to do for many years, but each year another destination
somehow moves up the priority list, past this trip, which has
been a decade in the making. Last year it wasThailand (Koh
Samui ...
Peggys' birthday
... que Noël n'allait pas être mélangé avec son anniversaire, mais qu'elle prendrait tous les cadeaux et idées qui passeraient son chemin, parce qu'elle aimait tant les "anniversaires" ... Donc, je suppose que nous devions planifier quelque chose hors de l'ordinaire!
Alors que Tristan l'a sortie pour la journée, nous avons décoré la maison et avons commencé à faire des plans pour le "voyage" que la paire (Roman et Fabyan) allait présenter pour nous divertir ce soir-là. ...
Plans Go Pear Shaped
... wouldn't know the difference between a Blockbuster Video Card and an International Driving License. Shame.
After stopping overnight in Komatipoort in South Africa we rose at daybreak the following day and headed back into Kruger park. Within minutes we saw a lion eating a kill under a bush directly at the side of the road. Within minutes a hyena skulked into the picture, obviously hoping to scavenge some food, and sat about 50 yards from the lion, the ...
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 | Hotel -
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 -
Faircity Falstaff Hotel
223 Rivonia Road, Johannesburg | Hotelfrom $102 -
Aloe Ridge Hotel & Game Reserve
PO Box 3040, Honeydew, Johannesburg | Hotel