"It feels a little surreal, but we're finally here in Cape Town - the first stop on our 100 (ish) day round the World adventure. After months of waiting and working, we've started t ..."
"Arrived at the Backpacker's Ritz hotel late afternoon after another long drive in the truck from Bushman's campground in Kruger National Park where we had spent an enjoyable 2 nigh ..."
"It's hot! REALLY hot!!! I land in Johannesburg and feel a wave of heat as soon as I get off the plane. It's early in the morning and the 9 hour flight leaves me o ..."
" Today is the start of 5 months on the road! Up for an early start again and another bush walk. Baboon, hippo, giraffe etc. A few new things we saw included Steenbok, a small antel ..."
"We took another red eye from Doha and arrived in Johannesburg 6am the next morning. The locals call it JoBurg - which sounds so much cooler. Crime in JoBurg is supposed ..."
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"We are ready in time to leave. Ann shares her crutches with me. Our first stop: McDo for coffee and then to the airport to pick up our 'real' car. The exchange goes smoothly, we ha ..."
"Decisions Decisions 1st November 2006 I got my new South African passport back yesterday! I waited more than six months for it, and when it finally arrive ..."
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"After having spent a few days in Zanzibar, we took the ferry back over to the mainland and stayed at the same campsite in Dar es Salaam (Dec 23). The hotel manager decided he was g ..."
A travel blog entry from Cape Town by
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