Hotel Villa Toscania Kempton Park

... townships to prevent racial mixing with whites and provide easily accessible labor for white families and industries.

This is how Soweto was developed, as SOuthWEst TOwnship to s**ve the white population in Johannesburg. With the election of an ultra nationalist Afrikaan**s party (only white could vote), aparthied came into being.

Across the country, each race was classified: whites, non-european whites, coloreds and blacks, and the moved about the ...

... and joined in with the singing. Some started conversations among themselves or with those of us from St George's. A number of them asked if they could be in pictures with us. Another chaotic scene but it was great. Then, they had what we have now called "The blessing of the engine." Someone in the church had gotten a car. Considering the obvious poverty of the area this was, as you can imagine, a pretty big moment for someone. So, Father Victor and ...

... They were huge! One was kind of keeping an eye on us but the others were pretty disinterested. As we were leaving the park at the end of the day, we came around a corner and there was a male lion in the middle of the road!! We had had no cell service thru most of the park, and we had just got back in range so Tim was on his cell talking to his wife when I spotted the lion! We had a good laugh after as I couldn't even say anything just grabbed his arm and ...

... fact that it was so recent surprises the visitor sometimes. So does the fact that Nelson Mandela was taken off America's most wanted terrorists lists only last year and that we in the US were actively shunning South Africa. It's amazing how things do change. Upon leaving the Apartheid Museum we began our tour of Soweto, finally coming to the Hector Pietersen museum. This museum was about the student protests in 1976. The government was forcing them to ...

Hi Everyone, Sorry it has been so long since I've updated this but I had no internet in the rest of Namibia, Botswana, or Zimbabwe. And currently, I have about 5 minutes to write this so I have to hurry! I just wanted to update everyone on the situation going on. When we were in Namibia Alli got sick and had terrible pain about a 1 1/2 weeks into our camping trip. We finally got to a hospital in Botswana where they did an ultrasound and said she just had a bad infection in ...

... are getting married! September 5th 2008. We're heading home some time the beginning of August, I've yet to check out my bridesmaid dress. The plan then is to head out straight for Australia and pick back up our tour. We miss you all and keep us up to date with all your news, we really look forward to receiving your e-mails and please bear with the global phone some times it works some times not-who knows! And remember we can't pick up answer machine messages. Lots of Love Suzy and Michael xxxxx

... puppies were sleeping all piled up on one another - so cute!      After returning to the lodge we ate our last breakfast on the deck and watched a large breeding herd of elephants moving through camp below us.  What a way to end our fantastic safari experience!                We absolutely loved Leadwood and our safari - over the course of our 6 game drives, we saw pretty much everything I could ever have imagined seeing on a first safari, and more, so I've only gone through ...

... to do out here. Tuesday 6th February More Big game hunting and walking with a Lion. I set of in Hen's car early - about 6am. I headed about 20 miles away to a game lodge with 60000 hectares of land. I was about to do a group walk with a Lion Cub and also a big five game drive. Both very cool things to do. We set off at about 7 with a little lion cub in tow, being kept mostly busy with Prince a golden retriever who was playing with it, The cub a female at 9 ...

... It was only when she invited me to join here as she travelled up the coast / back to her dorm that i started to get that urge to flee again. I politely made my excuses and wandered off to play pool and drink myself into an incoherent state. This i managed with aplomb, eventually retiring at 4.00am so that i would be properly ready for the surf lesson which started at 9.00am that day. Glad i stuck around though as, had i gone to bed early, i ...

... did funny dancing and stuff. I will add this bit for all the guys reading this. Come to Africa and you are legally allowed to marry as many women as you like! Years ago they all stayed in your village and you could choose who to see at nite time!!!!Crazy ****.Arrived in Kruger the next day and saw giraffes and impala which are graceful looking deer dudes and zebra but before that went to a cheetah rescue centre. Could ...