Pretoria Hotels - Reviews and Rates

So it begins. I had packed so early the previous day, we could go and spend some time together. I had cooked, we all ate and it was the last time I would see some people. And now the drive. Bad weather, logging trucks and a time trial - would I get there before 6pm to meet with Mark. Made it, with 3 hours of chats to Jacques I was tired. One mor...

Getting back to South Africa was a relief, but the ways of the East followed me as I haggled with the taxi drivers to take me home. 'How much to Pretoria?' i asked, knowing in my head I would pay no more than R150. "R400 madam" I laughed. 'It's 45km away. I live here. It costs me less than R100 to drive. I'll give you that to take me home. Deal?...

No more tents, no more air mattress, no more sleeping bags, and no more cold showers! The camping was fun and I am glad I experienced it and would probably do it again, but for now I am glad it is over. I arrived in Johannesburg and headed straight to Pretoria as I wanted to avoid what is considered one of the most dangerous cities in Africa. Du...

Pretoria, about 1 hr outside of Johannesburg, is where I'll be living and working for the first 3.5 weeks. The central part of the city is dominated by the University, but I'm out in the burbs, where tons of shopping malls are spread out along the major expressways.

Today we talked DNA. I had never really been told the details before. How life continues and some would say, came to be. As I listened to the tutor I felt amazed. So many processes were dependent on so few codings. It was incredible to be hit by this reality. We are made up of CGAT! A genetic day in history. Thanks Glen.

I don't kill things. I really don't. No spiders, no ants and no children (even though it is tempting on occasion) Something's got to give. The usual quick scuffle that happens when I go to the loo without a light doesn't bother me, nor the flashy movements when I switch on the light in the kitchen. I even thought how funny it was that a cockroac...