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Mon, 22 Apr 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1132]
Cape Town - the meeting place of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, the Southern-most tip of Africa and a climate that, at times, reflects Europe more than it does Africa. Surrounded by mountains and flanked by sandy beaches with sea temperatures that vary ... Read more >
Tags: carjacking, crime, long street backpackers, mandela, politics, rainbow nation, safety, south africa, tip of africa
Sun, 21 Apr 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [848]
The smell of jet fuel invariably brings with it the stirrings of adventure that start somewhere in the midrift region. Rather like the rich aroma of a freshly cooked meal being served to an empty stomach.
I have always loved airports, aeroplanes and ... Read more >
Tags: atlantic, bays, cape town, driving, flying, indian ocean, karoo desert, south africa, table mountain
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By jericafromamerica | Views [590] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
Her face remained soft and unbothered by the audible calamity of her assault. As she cuts the wood, I ask her what the sign on the wall says. With her eyes still like ponds in tawny enclaves, she cracks down the ax and says, "Bawo Ndiphe Amandla ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By leadewitt | Views [265] | Scholarship Entry
The electronic doors whoosh open. Hot, sticky wafts of the midsummer South African breeze ooze over me. Instantly sweat pops out on my slightly sun-crisped forehead. The air turns to shimmering waves steaming off the Pick ‘n Pay parking lot pavement.... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By samwise | Views [383] | Scholarship Entry
Once upon another time, my mother and I were traveling in Cape Town. She had a conference, and I was there to make sure she did more than discover the hotel's multiple plug points for her laptop. We took the cable car up Table Mountain. Discovering its ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By wanderlustrevue | Views [207] | Scholarship Entry
Waking up underneath a soaring Table Mountain; with sun streaming through rickety shutters and a soothing salty breeze in the air; its impossible to believe that anything could go wrong. I arrived in Cape Town full of all the bravado of youth - bravado ... Read more >
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Tue, 16 Apr 2013 | By cathyo | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 16 Apr 2013 | By cathyo | Views [316] | Scholarship Entry
Living on the edge of the Cradle of Humankind, I’m constantly reminded of the fragility of our existence. In a cave, not 20 km from where I sit, Ms. Ples met her demise, presumably having fallen to her death, not surprisingly, in an area famous for its ... Read more >
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Mon, 8 Apr 2013 | By mattwhelantravels | Views [351] | Scholarship Entry
When Xhosa boys of South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province return from a man-making month of isolation in the bush, goats must be sacrificed, and it would be my honour, so they said, to assist with one of the killings. I ask if this is absolutely ... Read more >
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Wed, 3 Apr 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [696]
Hermanus, the end of our Baz Bus journey was a brief overnight stop. Having arrived quite late, we had to wait until the morning to explore the town. The sun was out and it wasn’t hard to see why it is such a popular destination for the city folk ... Read more >
Tags: baz bus, dolphins, hermanus bay, travel buddies, weekend visits, whale crier, whales
Thu, 28 Mar 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [780]
The noise of the ceaseless pounding of the ocean is carried on the cool breeze straight into the large open windows in my room where I am comfortably sat in an armchair, cup of tea nearby, ready to begin my account of Wilderness.
We arrived at The ... Read more >
Tags: annies place, baz bus, beach house, journey, ocean, secret cave, south africa, waves, wilderness
Wed, 27 Mar 2013 | By lulumac1228 | Views [165]
Woke up this morning and took my first taxi by myself downt to the waterfront to meet Elise and them for the Red Bus Tour. I got in and of course it was my cab driver's first week so he didn't even know where it was. We were a pair. ... Read more >
Tue, 26 Mar 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1876]
Having heard tell of a man that lives in a disused railway tunnel not far from here, a group of 5 of us decided that we would take a late afternoon walk to investigate. We walked through the tunnel without expectation and certainly none that would live ... Read more >
Tags: backpacking, baz bus, secret cave, wilderness
Tue, 26 Mar 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [953]
And so we arrived in Knysna (pronounced Nyzna). The drizzly rain we had driving here cleared up and the afternoon was dry, although still cloudy. Arriving at Jembjo’s hostel, we put our bags in the dorm and headed out to see the sights. This is ... Read more >
Tags: art, artists, backpacking, baz bus, fishing, harbour, knysna, pick n pay, pledge
Sun, 24 Mar 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1030]
Coffee Bay to Port Elizabeth (commonly referred to simply as PE) and 12 hours on Baz Bus to get there! It was a really long journey with the sun relentlessly piercing through the window, and no shades/curtains to prevent it - at times it was unbearably ... Read more >
Tags: african array, baz bus, bbq, braai, hiking, plettenberg bay, plettenberg bay, robberg
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