The Farm Inn
Travel Blogs from Pretoria
The long awaited reunion
... of the day. I was so full when we left. Tracey said we had to try a particular Danish ice cream store, I wasn’t sure I could fit it in but it was so tasty that finding the space didn’t even require a second thought. A simple game of ten pin bowling was on the cards, Ryan and Pierre taking it out, Tracey and I just there for the fun and laughs. One game proved simply not enough turning into 3. Not ready for the weekend to be over yet we even checked out the arcade as to ...
Drivin' around South Africa
... Situation unterschiedlich:
- Minibustaxen (der hiesige “Nahverkehr”, ...
Beem me up Kulula
23 July 2010 - Friday
Johannesburg - Middelburg
Total Distance: 173km
Finally it is here!!! However, this week's work has probably been the most stressful to date, trying to fit in three weeks of work into one, and despite all the effort not feeling like I was actually achieving anything. But when it's time to go it's time to go...
I put on my bike gear, grabbed my backpack and went on through to the airport to ...
Our visit to Hogwarts
Today we visited Pretoria Boys High School. It was a very posh public school in the old English tradition. The faculty wore academic robes. It reminded me of Hogwarts. The school is public but charges about $3000 in school fees. Schools here are given a very small budget per student (about $100) and the schools are allowed to charge fees to pay for additional things like extra teachers, maintenance, and utilities. We had tea and biscuits and then went to ...
Spelunking and Spa Day
... tension emanating from my Los Angeles life! Truly delightful.
We then went to dinner at an African dinner – it was a beautiful setting under a full moon and the company was fabu!
9pm from Mel
Spelunking in South Africa…what more could a gal from Indiana hope for! Our party was stoked as we entered the cave mouth. We traveled 60 meters and viewed several natural and manmade passages and ...