Palazzo Inter-Continental Johannesburg

... to give Jack his car (we’d told Gerard we needed the car for eighteen months, he said that was fine). Jack also told us that he barely knew Gerard, the only dealings they’d had was when Jack sold him his new car. Gerard, on the other hand led us to believe they were the best of friends. Jack said that he thought I should be the one to pay the bill, but he would let me sort it out with Gerard. I said I’d call to his house on the way back to Mufasa and speak to him ...

... I’m the only non-Black who’s even heard of him, much less heard him, so some street cred there, even give recs for the girls to go see Elemotho and Etran Finatawa on their way back if the schedule fits. When they finally catch the BazBus to Swaziland we hug like old friends, though I never even got their names, two girls almost young enough to be my daughter’s daughters, if I had any daughters, and so did they. Such is life on the backpacker ...

... Winne and Nelson Mandala were interned there). We also visited the Nelson Mandala museum. I took a tour of the city. I heard many terrible things about the poverty and crime in Joberg, but after seeing may of the world's slums (Hong Kong, Dehli, and Buenos Aires that socked me I didn't find Joberg any worse). In fact, I found it to be a very vibrant and interesting city. On to Namibia. <br>

... s family &amp; had a fantastic meal &amp; a great nights banter. Next day was up &amp; out to drive the 6 hours back to Johannesburg for our final fews days in South Africa. With only a fews days left we had a final few things we wanted to see &amp; do, the first to tick off the list was the Lion &amp; Rhino Park, a self-drive safari that let us drive around close to the animals. As we were driven around enjoying some alcoholic beverages, we ...

... planted to provide struts for the gold mines. I could hear all kinds of strange bird calls and shiny skinks were sunbathing on rocks in the garden. I walked to the local mall in the afternoon and planned a quiet night in to read more about South Africa's history. It all went to pot when one of the hostel owners told me they had free food and booze at the bar that night as it was the biirthday of one of the ...

... US dollar. It just kind of feels like I'm spending Monopoly money because I haven't made the connection to dollars. I hope to spend 30 dollars a day which so far hasn't happened (I've been over budget). I kind of splurged on a B&amp;B and the tour. It will be hard to keep this budget in South Africa, the most expensive country I hope to travel to. If I wanted to just eat and sleep I could keep my budget but tours and taxis get expensive. Right now I ...

... mostly dry but still a hell of a sight. On our way back out we saw more Elephant and Giraffe and impala. Monday 5th February Decided against doing much today, so I offered to help out Hen and Ryan by cleaning the pool. Scrubbing green Algae off the bottom - hmm, Nice! Gave up after 2 hours it was a big pool. Today a German couple also flew into Hippo pools - literally - in a Cessna ****ing cool. It has inspired me to learn to Fly - something that is fairly ...

... the Vic Falls jump i did earlier in the trip. I was just observing that i had held myself together admirably well, while hanging upside down looking into the gorge, when i felt the strapping around my ankles start to slip - it took me a couple of panicked seconds grappling for the bungee rope before i realised i had a secondary safety harness as well. Afterwards i felt like i could walk on water. The afternoon was spent on the 'Gorge Adventure', a ...

... shove it OK!? To answer one question: Please check back (my travelogue) at a later time for pictures that will be added to some entries, after I get my bag that is...! Another feature that should be added in the near future to all entries is GPS coordinates, temperature, humidity, altitude, etc... Just to make it a little more GEEKY! C YA! Martin ;-)