Indaba Hotel Johannesburg

... of the guys spoke a very British English. It turns out that he was a guy from Newport on his way back from Joburg to catch his flight. I was thinking at this point "I don’t envy you mate". He is actually originally from Zambia but now leaves in the UK. When I asked him what he was doing there he just said “Well at the moment I just live there” which I thought was a bit random.

The journey took us about 6 hours and when we got to Joburg the ...

... ahead of my schedule. The border is a breeze, changing pulas into rand no sweat and they used my old South Africa visa, so no page wasted in the passport. I’m on a roll. Hopefully we’ll get to Jo’burg early in the morning while the muggers are still in church (it’s Sunday). The passenger in the front seat has African hiphop playing over… and over… and over, till I feel like my head is about to pop. When we ...

... stranded in the airport. Lindsey stood at a distance giving the man sad puppy dog eyes. A very nice South African couple took pity on her looks and offered their hotel room floor to us for the night. Good news, we did not need to take them up on their offer. Lindsey's pathetic homeless traveler looks (or as she thought at the time, fantastic good looks) got the managers attention. Without any argument, he asked, "3 rooms or a suite?" Lindsey responded "3 ROOMS, 3 ...

... contre 30 000 en 3 ans grace a la techniques de la terre brulee associe a une idee toute nouvelle celle de la creation de camp de concentration pour les femmes et enfants (Boers). Et oui, les anglais ont crees les camp de concentration il y a un siecle. Le musee etraient tres riches en photo et en reconstitution.

Our next stop was South Africa's judicial capital with its business based on that fact. Many law offices and those of big companies are located here. We sent our time staying at a great B&B and visiting the Oliewenhuis Art Museum for a late meal in the garden and next a visit to the Anglo-Boer War Museum. Both were very interesting and we learned a great deal about the history of South Africa during the 1890's.

Continued from previous entry... We decided not to stay in Bloemfontein but continue all the way back to Klerksdorp so we simply drove through the city before heading north to Kroonstad. It was a very long drive but as both of us wanted to have a nice relaxed weekend with Leon it was a lot nicer getting there late Friday night than having to spend half of Saturday driving, especially as there was rugby on.

... because this is the shortest way... but I need to find how you can block certain areas (any tip?) - Choosing my company car Strange to choose your company car on completely new criteria: what is the likelihood of being carjacked with that model, are the windows smash-and-grab proof, is there automated central locking.... But so far so good. 2 months without any incident, other than a flat battery because I left the lights on all night... - Joburg ...

... between 22 and 35 degrees south, flanked on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the east by the Indian Ocean, whose waters meet at the country's most southern tip, Cape Agulhas. The best known animals found in South Africa are the elephant, lion, rhino, leopard and buffalo The Kruger National Park alone has well over 10 000 elephants and 20 000 buffaloes - in 1920 there were an estimated 120 elephants left in the whole of South Africa.

... e saiu antes dessa parte terminar. Algumas pessoas ate terminaram essa fase, mas, pela pressao, preferiram voltar pra casa no lugar de continuar na escola. Todos os que ficaram concordam que eh muito dificil a pessoa ficar por la se nao tiver clara a ideia de que quer ir para Africa (ou India). - O inicio do tempo de treinamento Assim que comeca tudo eh bem mais facil. Ao menos se tem a impressao de que se tem mais tempo para fazer as coisas. Parece que tudo anda, no comeco, um ...

... you your purpose and length of stay in the county. Many see that we are Peace Corps volunteers living in boring Lesotho and give us the 3 month pass so we do not have to be issued 50 7-day passes throughout our service. Blah, blah, blah. Immigration "LPN" proceeds to take out the manual on South African Immigration Laws and instructs Madeline to read the section on American passport holders. With a crystal clear, and one might say ...