Park Hyatt Johannesburg

... stands as a symbol of resistance to Apartheid by a new generation who were tired of being treated as third class citizens. Their protest helped usher in a new era of activism that eventually led to the dismemberment of this brutal system.<br><br>My time in Jo'burg was an introductory course to South Africa. It was a prerequisite for understanding South Africa's, people, past and future. I would have missed an important part of my education and ...

... for a group of his friends to come over for a big South African Braai (BBQ). The Braai was huge and delicious- they made lamb ribs, borewors (South African sausage) and BBQ'd chicken with cheesy potatoes and a huge salad on the side. There were about 12 of us there, and between us we drank all of the wine in Tim's house. We decided the only solution was to go out. We went upstairs to grab our things, and when we came down the boys all ...

... said we had met people before we got here that said its a bit exagerated and you'll get a feel for what its really like after you've been there a few days. Looking back I don't think I would agree what people told us because we saw a lot of seriously dodgy stuff going on and met quite a few people with first hand accounts of trouble they got into. I'll try and remember some of the crazier stories as I go along.<br>Friday morning we went to the Soweto township on a guided ...

... her at sighting her t-shirt, hug her and joyfully tell her how much they were rooting for Obama. It seems this election was as important to the black community of South Africa as it was to the Americans. The Apartheid was always something I was explicitly aware of. At the age of 7, I remember walking into my classroom and the word 'Apartheid' being on the board in capital letters. The teacher then asked all the children with blue eyes to sit on one side of the room, and all ...

Een dinsdagmorgen 05u30: "Samen met een klein groepje mensen en een gids gaan we op pad...we lopen midden in de Okavango Delta (een bijzondere plek in het noorden van Botswana): veel hoog riet en gras met soms wat bomen en struiken. Onderweg moet je af en toe een riviertje oversteken..dus schoenen uit en broek omhoog stropen. Na een drie kwartier kom je bij een klein meertje en je hoort het gebrul al...nog een klein stukje verder en dan kan je ze ook zien: 7 hippos die lekker ...

... 2 Indian men and talked with us for several minutes and went on and on saying that all the blacks are demons, they aren't fighting human beings but evil itself and for us to get out of the city and not to come back, and asking us if we are Christian, Muslim, etc. and if not we should be now! They were quite extremely opinionated but at least we had someone on our side even if they could do nothing about it. They were the municipal police and said the crime rate is so ...

... here for two nights, and at least the bed is clean!<br><br><br><br> I could write for ages about all the things that I have done, but unfortunately I don't have the time to sit and write loads of detail about everything, and I'm sure you don't have the time to sit and read it all.<br><br>For photo highlights look here:<br>http://www.facebook.com/album. php?aid=1509&amp;l=6b57d&amp;id=5078996 98<br>

... few thousand dollars to get one, but at least you get to have it stuffed and mounted! Anyway, he gave me 4 brochures so I can "give them to my friends" ...So guys the next time all you 'gun slingers' feel like a hippo shoot, let me know and ill get it sorted for you! Hillbrow the next morning. Imagine Chelsea, Soho or Covent Garden. This place had it all, flash restaurants, nice bars and world class hotels. Well, that was until about 10 years ago. Now this ...

... won't have internet access for at least a week so it may be a while before any of you hear from me again. I'll try to write some letters/postcards 'cos I think the evenings will be pretty quiet and the tents are fully equipped with electricity and stuff so it's not as basic as I initially thought! Time's almost up on here and I want a shower and some sleep! Hope you are all well and I'll update again as soon as I can! Take care xx

... new years eating bbq prawns and downing anything we could get our hands on! Haha...we had a great new years eve and at 2am we drank some more wine and celebrated 2006 at the same time as you all did at home too! We reluctantly left Durban, knowing that if we diddnt get off our bums sooner or later we would end up staying in Durban until it was time to fly from JoBurg, so we drove out into the absolutly stunning Drakensberg area, a huge area, full of ...