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South Africa is an exhilarating and complex country. With its post-apartheid identity still in the process of definition, there is undoubtedly an abundance of energy and a sense of progress about the place. Travellers are returning to a remarkable land that has been off the trail for way too long.
The infrastructure is constantly improving, the climate is kind and there are few better places to see Africa's wildlife. But if you want to understand South Africa, you'll have to deal with the full spectrum; poverty, the AIDS pandemic and violence remain a problem.
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Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By shrummer16 | Views [9]
It has begun. Little by little, the youth of Askham, a tiny village in the South African Kalahari, are making a difference not only in their community but also in themselves. In just a couple short weeks, we have started preparations for a massive food ... Read more >
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 | By treasure_hunter | Views [84] | Comments [3]
Well the title only tells half the story as will this blog, the photos will again do these tales more justice than i can, and untill i figure out how to get some photos onto this thing you'll just have to take my word for it. Safe to say i was pretty ... Read more >
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 | By tracy | Views [85] | Comments [4]
Some of my friends & family have expressed an interest in keeping up with my little trip to Africa, so I thought I'd start this journal. Okay, so it wasn't a formal request or anything...I guess the more likely reason is that I'm a self-indulgent ... Read more >
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 | By shrummer16 | Views [73] | Comments [2]
Here I am, back in South Africa, a full (and I do mean full) 2 years after first falling in love with it. Over the next year or so, I'll be based in the Kalahari, working on a youth development and HIV / AIDS prevention program. I'll write about it from ... Read more >
Sun, 20 Sep 2009 | By treasure_hunter | Views [89] | Comments [7]
Woke up today and the sun was shining, looked up at table mountain and there was just a hint of cloud on it, what the locals would call the table cloth. Today i am getting picked up to go on a wine tasting tour of Stellenboch, the mayjor wine producing ... Read more >
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 | By treasure_hunter | Views [91] | Comments [6]
Has the heading suggests the last 2 days i caught up with South Africa's dark and opressive past. Firstly i went to Robbin Island which was settled by the dutch in 1652 and was eventually converted into a prison a year later in 1653. The name Robbin is ... Read more >
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 | By nataliep25 | Views [43]
Heyyyyy, So I am in Jo'burg aiport now waiting for my flight home, which is sad, just said goodbye to Gabi and Ed :-((( We left Swakopmund and went to Spitkoppe, it was a long drive but it was worth it, we watched some tribal dancing and had to sing ... Read more >
Sat, 12 Sep 2009 | By treasure_hunter | Views [108] | Comments [4]
Have arrived safely into Cape Town. The trip over here was pretty uneventfull, had window seats on both legs of the flight so that was quite good, Singapore Airlines are fantastic, i could never fly with another airline again, except Air New Zealand ... Read more >
Sat, 22 Aug 2009 | By nataliep25 | Views [71] | Comments [4]
Well, hello there from Cape Town! Had a very eventful day yesterday, got up and got ready then went down to Landaaan with Mum and Dad, had a huuuge dinner as I thought I will probably be on rations haha, but then again I doubt it! Had a cup of tea ... Read more >
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 | By alistair | Views [64]
I arrived back in Johannesburg
on the Friday morning and I was scheduled to start my new job on the Monday
morning. The only problem was - I hadn’t decided if I wanted the job, I still
had many reservations about working in Nigeria. It’s not so much ... Read more >
Tags: johannesburg, sterkfontein caves
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [96]
Location: Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa Dates: Last week in September Level of Participation: 3 – put an eye to a telescope Description: Situated near Africa’s southernmost tip, Hermanus ... Read more >
Tags: hermanus whale festival, south africa, world festivals
Wed, 5 Aug 2009 | By alistair | Views [80]
I arrived in Jo’burg with a day spare before the big job interview. I’ve been getting quite psyched up with the prospect of returning to South Africa to stay. Admittedly Johannesburg would not normally have been my first choice of city to live in, ... Read more >
Tags: johannesburg
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 | By alistair | Views [76]
I flew down to Cape Town and met up with old University day friends who are still living there. It was great to catch up again, reminiscing over a bottle of single malt whisky. I used to have a fairly large circle of friends in Cape Town as I’d studied ... Read more >
Tags: cape town, somerset west
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 | By sylvia_aiko | Views [141] | Comments [2]
My camera was lost/stolen while we were trekking in the Annapurnas, so I had to buy a new one...which has a video TIMELAPSE option! COOOOOOOOOL!!!
Mountain flight with Buddha Air over the Everest/Himalayas, and trekking around the Kathmandu valley.... Read more >
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 | By agnew1 | Views [96] | Comments [5]
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I, some one who is terrified of the open expanse of the ocean and its seamlessly bottomless depth and of all its big, sleek, silent, deadly animals, would ever find myself bobbing around in the middle ... Read more >
Tags: whales, sharks, sardine run, south africa, diving, snorkeling, dolphines
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