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Shifting Sands: Climate Change in the Kalahari

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 | By shrummer16 | Views [7760]

Even before the effects of climate change began to appear the Kalahari Desert was among the harshest regions in the world. Only the most specialized plants and animals are adapted to live in its scorching 45ºC heat.  Its thousands of human inhabitants ... Read more >

September - Hermanus Whale Festival, South Africa

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [1637] | Video

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

Drakensberg - South Africa

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 | By pshah13 | Views [1026]

After a quick trip of Joburg visiting beautiful purple Jacaranda lined streets and visiting Apartheid Museum and Soweto and having dinner at Nelson Mandela Sq, I set off for Drakensberg on a 5 hour drive. Arrived at Didima Camp which is beautiful ... Read more >

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Cathcart, Eastern Cape

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 | By alistair | Views [763]

I spent most school holidays with my Uncle, Aunt and cousins farm in the Cathcart district and my sister also married a local farmer, so I’ve been visiting for alternate Christmas holidays ever since. It’s like home from home for me, although I’ve ... Read more >

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Touchdown in Joberg, South Africa and Treehouse Accommodation in Kruger National Park, South Africa

Sun, 3 Aug 2008 | By ourwanderlust | Views [720]

I wake up from one of the Economy class flights and glance at the map on the TV screen in front of me. We had traveled over the Atlantic Ocean from the Amazon-tropical environs of Brazil to the Sub-Saharian wonderland of Africa! I felt like an excited ... Read more >

Wine Tour...

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 | By treasure_hunter | Views [613] | 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 >

Africa Safari - Victoria Falls

Thu, 6 May 2010 | By todd-holly | Views [542]

Africa   April 21 - 29 Today we arrived in South Africa at 5:00am and travel to the Backpacker Ritz to be picked up by our Safari Tour truck.  7:00am and we were all loaded up and ready to hit the road.  We would spend the night 8 km from Kruger park.... Read more >

It Couldn't Be That Easy...

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 | By trudygeard | Views [467]

I'm finally back in Australia, have just flown into Sydney, but this journal is coming from how I was feeling in South Africa seeing as I couldn't find any internet access when I was there!  Yes, I flew through South Africa and not Bangkok!  Funny how ... Read more >

My Tickets are Booked. It's Finally Happening

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 | By swhateley | Views [458] | Comments [2]

Well my 'round the world' ticket has finally been booked at a shocking £1600 (includes 6 one way flights).  Of course the fuel price is going bananas at the moment which means that flights are going mad.  Had the Zanzibar thing not come up, I would have ... Read more >

Goodbyes and Hellos

Thu, 8 May 2008 | By alex_ward | Views [416] | Comments [5]

After spending 2 weeks in Plumstead, seeing the sigts, drinking the wine, making ourselves known – we moved up to Rob and Waynes farm for the weekend, North of Cape Town. The location was increadable and we sat out watching ther stars for hours ... Read more >

Lucky me.

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 | By philipp_timm | Views [405]

All in all, my first week in Cape Town has been great. The Agency I was supposed to do my internchip at suddenly told me that their boss was on leaf and that I should contact somebody else. Well, good that happended, otherwise I wouldn`t have ended up ... Read more >

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Gallery: Route 62

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 | By rich | Photo Gallery


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Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By carlynicole | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Since I was small my Mother has always reminded me that life is about balance. My personal pendulum has always been swinging between the fields of art and activism. As I am almost halfway through my final year at Global College, and constantly thinking ... Read more >
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Photos: Africa Gallery 1

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 | By anita_81 | Photo Gallery

Capetown, Cape Point, Stellanbosch, and Vineyards
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Gallery: Drakensberg

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 | By flachi-gus | Photo Gallery


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