Destination: South Africa

one day in soweto

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 | By angeline | Views [5382] | Comments [2]

yesterday i realised, i'm in africa! i did a tour of soweto, a township on joburg's outskirts, where black people were forced to live under apartheid. i was moved and emotional, nothing in australia can prepare you for that kind of poverty. it was ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: joburg and soweto

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 | By angeline | Photo Gallery

First week...

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 | By jackieolthoff | Views [631]

Susan, Mary and I arrived in Cape Town after two VERY long plane rides. As you can see from the photos we were very lucky to end up at an awesome bed and breakfast-- The Paradisio in Constantia. The first day was spent exploring in the rain in our little ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Cape Town

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 | By jackieolthoff | Photo Gallery

Table Mt to the coast and inland

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 | By judy | Views [571]

So now that I have finally found a way to put titles on my photos there is less need for narrative - and yes Chris even included a few of me!!  So climbing Table Mt was fun - did you know that there are more than 320 routes to get up there and they lose ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Table Mt

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 | By judy | Photo Gallery

First Few Days in south africa

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 | By judy | Views [783]

Well here I am in Outdshoorn.  Ostrich capital of South Africa - can't wait for that Ostrich egg at breakfast - they tell me one ozzie egg is worth 20 hens eggs!! As you would have gathered from the photos the first days were in Cape Town.  I met Yvonne ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Gallery: Cape town

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 | By judy | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Caroline and Grahame

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 | By caroline | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Youthology

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 | By philipp_timm | Photo Gallery

Gallery: South Africa

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By pen-eddie | Photo Gallery

Memory Lane

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By pen-eddie | Views [921]

We flew back to South Africa from Zimbabwe, picked up our cute blue VW Citi Golf which we christened Charles and drove to Lydenburg. This is the town where I was born and I really wanted to go back and check it out, and show Pete where I was born. It ... Read more >

Tags: Family

Soweto

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By pen-eddie | Views [720]

Our trip to South Africa was yet another eventful trip involving a cancalled flight out of Bahrain. The people at the Gulf Air desk had fairly thick accents, so I thought that we had been rerouted on to Eritrea Airlines, but luckily he was actually saying ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

C U C T

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 | By ashjennz | Views [573]

Well we have been in Cape Town for nearly 18 months and it is time to finally say Adios Africa! Hello Europe... Hightlights of our time in Cape Town include: Beer, Beeches & Braais, with a good smattering of local travel, daisies, home affairs caos, ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Gallery: Cape Town

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 | By ashjennz | Photo Gallery