Sandton Sun Inter-Continental Johannesburg

... a taxi. A shouted for me to help her as some of the guys had already taken her bag against her will so a couple of guys and I helped her out.

If you are not used to it, I guess it can be intimidated. I find that by being assertive and looking at them straight in the eyes saying “I know where I’m going”, they leave you alone; but if you look lost they are going to be over you like a rash. You have to understand that it safe - broad daylight with ...

... our free meal vouchers. Sadly, the steakhouse we could have eaten at was closing. Sarah once again was ready to give in and pay for a meal. Brittany and Lindsey refused to allow this. We begged the Egyptian Jewel of the Nile buffet to let us eat the leftover dinner scrappings. Sarah, Lindsey, and Brittany fell asleep in the comfy down beds watching plasma screen tv of The Real Cancun.

The next morning, we enjoyed free meal number 8 at the delicious hotel ...

... At night, if you are alone in the car and on the street, treat the red light as yield not a stop. Leave some space at the stop between your car the one in front of you to be able to move if necessary. Avoid certain areas: Hillbrow, Yeoville and the Central Business District, which are the areas where the crime level is the highest. Working habits Another interesting thing is that South Africans in my office work from 8am to 5pm max, and you ...

... mais lento (tudo em comparacao ao anterior, claro). Mas com o passar das semanas se percebe que nao se tem tanto tempo assim. Percebe-se que tem sempre tanta coisa acontecendo no meio do caminho (no sentido de coisas que nao sao esperadas ou planejadas) que eh dificil administrar o tempo. Teatro, as primeiras semanas nas ruas, o inicio dos estudos, tudo parece que vai acontecendo ao mesmo tempo. Na primeira reuniao de status (para saber como andam as coisas em relacao ao ...

Johannesburg is a dangerous son of a *****. Read some stories in: Rain in Joburg Lonely Planet

... of sitting under a canopy surrounded by bon fires was fun, the food was nothing to shout about. After dinner, we hit Europa café for some tasty coffee and headed home. The next day we did a few last minute errands and got ourselves ready for the long trip home. While the journey was by no means torturous, I will say that it may have been one of the most ridiculous of my life. With nonsensical and never ending lines at JNB ...

... they need a management consultant to revise the process. Hell, Baily could design the process better than it is!) and had a chance to buy fleece pullovers with Kruger National Park on them since we had no warm clothes. Then we climbed into the truck and start driving. In the first hour, we saw many elephants, giraffes, impalas, zebras, hippos, vervet monkeys. By the second or 3rd hour, we'd seen crocodiles, rhinos (from afar), chacma baboons, kudus (HUGE antelopes), tons ...

... totally misleading advertising. Groups of Germans and Swedes arrived the same day - al young, all staying in the dorms and full of energy. Lotta overhead some young Swedes talking abut their sexual exploits. Lotta thinks they noticed her clogs and realized she understood everything they said for they immediately changed the topic. Although I can not recommend the rooms, the people at Gemini Backpackers were never dull and the gardens and pool are beautiful.

... a bit warm and cool all day...its very strange...expecting it to be scorching but its dissapointing...and tash is wearing her puffer jacket and jumper!! although its not quite england cold...its not what we signed up for!! as we are spending a few months here....we will allow it...cos its not cutting into our 2 week holiday sun tanning! Anyway...love to everyone...will let you know how cape town is and will post photos soon!

... getting life organized again. Sounds like my friend Claire is going to Kruger in a couple days which sounds really cool. I'll give her a call today and try to hook up. Bungee was quite the thrill. They had pushed me off before I even knew what was happening, which was a little sad because I had planned to take the leap myself. The freefall was both exhilirating and terrifying, with the worst being the hanging upside down for a minute or ...