SunCoast Hotel and Towers Durban

... station for wasting police time.<br><br>Aside from that (and a LOT more shouting as the people on the bus discussed the events) the journey to Swaziland was pretty and uneventful.<br><br>We stayed the night in a lovely guest house called Swaziland Backpackers (which had a Great Dane and a Great Dane puppy) and then took the Baz Bus to Durban. The trip was long but was notable for a total lack of shouting, unnecessary ...

Here I am again with some pictures for you. I will be going to Umlazi on Wednesday to stay and will meet my Zulu friends. I cant wait to see my friend Precious who I met when she was 13 and now she is 18. Having a very good time, although the weather is very weird, really hot for days, then it goes cold.<br>

... With a short in the power supply I&#8217;m okay if I can just set it up and leave it. Turns out the hour of wi-fi service I contract for can easily stretch out to two or more also, if they forget to shut me down. <br><br>Then like magic the weather clears up, bright and clear (if still windy) in a matter of minutes. Things are looking up, so I get out and go check out Zulu World. Cheesy and corny (and probably even more foodstuffs) as it is, I&#8217;m ...

First vacation was kind of a shock. Even the first day when we just crossed over into the small SA border town of Lady Brand to get groceries for the Christmas feast was intense. We walked along nicely paved sidewalks lining streets with aboreal dividers to a cute cafe that serves bagels and filter coffee. Afterwards we went to SPAR - a chain grocery store. It sells almost anything you could hope to find in an American grocery store: soy products ...

... way. We also stopped at Butterflies for Africa - some amazing butterflies and monkeys, and then headed up past the uMangi river to look at the Howick Falls - a waterfall which was very impressive! After much shopping for goats cheese, candle dipping and smarties we headed home for dinner. Pictures coming soon. Love Becs and Michaela

... thankfully not as bad as the Ivory Coast. I only considered sleeping on the bathroom floor, but didn't actually have to this time. :-) My cold from last week came back as well. Liz went to the pharmacy and grocery store for me on Mon. I felt better as soon as I started taking all the medications that the pharmacist prescribed after talking to me on the phone. Unfortunately, I had to miss work both yesterday and today, but ...

... Nearly all of the black vendors were in a very sparsely shaded area and didn't have any sort of cover of their own. They were all selling traditional African art such as masks, carvings, etc. It was a very warm day. There was a blind man playing a guitar and singing in the African section. There were numerous people at each of the African vendors trying to sell their art. Unfortunately, compared to the rest of the market, they ...

... saw nothing!! Did an overnight stop in Port Elizabeth then onto Cintsa! The hostel was in the middle of nowhere with amazing views of the beach! Went horse riding along the beach - managed to trot without falling off the horse lol! Next stop along the coast was Coffee Bay - another hostel out in the sticks! Had to cross a river to get to our ...

... s huts are on opposite sides of the compound. We also saw a demonstration of jewelry making and mat weaving and learned about the history of these. A man must pay eleven cows for a wife. She, in turn, must weave a mat for everyone in her husband's family. There was also a demonstration of musical instruments, and healer and typical attire. We even dressed up as Zulus and joined in some Zulu ...

1st December - Tekweni Hostel Got the Baz Bus to Durban. Twas a small enough trip by the distances we've been doing over the last few weeks. We dumped our bags and headed for the bar and a couple of beers. After a few, one of the lads in the hostel.... Oops, I forgot... .... We had a beer in the hostel bar, then dumped the bags, then we went for a walk. Went into a pub that was showing the Newcastle vs ...