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Shark bait - I was this close!
Blog: Kampala Days (Diary of a Mzungu) - 23 December 2009
Awaking to a nightmare at 4.45 a.m. was not the ideal start to a day that involved leaving the house before dawn, on my own, for a drive across country to dive into cold Atlantic water with man-eating sharks ....
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Traveling Off the Beaten Path/ Watching my bank account bleed dry
Blog: Nilikuta Shani - 18 December 2009
I have to confess that I really haven’t really traveled off the beaten path before I began this yearlong adventure. When I was living in England I was able to travel a bit through Europe, but I never considered those trips the sort that required any real forethought—planning in advance consisted of finding my passport [...]
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South Africa - Busman's Holiday?
Blog: Kampala Days (Diary of a Mzungu) - 8 December 2009
The summit of Kilimanjaro pokes through the thick blanket of cloud thousands of feet beneath us - an image I’ll never forget - as we fly south.The three hour journey to Johannesburg seemed to last an eternity: a week of burning the candle at both ends, a head cold, just 3½ hours sleep in Nairobi, and I’m unable to sleep bolt upright in a seat that refuses to recline.
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Cederberg: mountain passes, safaris and San rock art
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 1 December 2009
Bordering the expansive plains of the Great Karoo, the Cederberg and Swartruggen mountains are one of the Western Cape’s wildest and most desolate regions. Located just a few short hours north/northeast of Cape Town, this region boasts some truly spectacular mountain passes, rock formations, unique safaris and fascinating San rock art. San or Bushman rock paintings [...]
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Weekend in Franschhoek/ It is possible to spend a day drinking nothing but wine
Blog: Nilikuta Shani - 11 November 2009
When people ask for my recommendations of things to do in Cape Town, I always say that they must go out to one of the major wine towns, including Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, and Paarl. Aside from the obvious draw of some of the world’s most incredible wines, these regions are breathtakingly beautiful and unbelievably peaceful. High [...]
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Almost Like Home
Blog: Passed Ports: images and anecdotes from our travels - 8 November 2009
Ahhhh, home. Well, sort of. We arrived in Capetown a few days ago, the end of our African adventure. Insofar as it is an international city, this is as close to home as we’re going to get. And we have been eating it up, literally. Sushi, Thai food, good (read: NOT instant) coffee. It’s all [...]
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Lady in Town
Blog: A Lady in London - 7 November 2009
I thought that five days would be more than enough to see Cape Town. I was wrong. There was so much to do and see in the city and along the cape that my boyfriend and I easily filled five days and could have spent another five.
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Ten things to do in Cape Town
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 20 October 2009
Cape Town ranks (on my list) as one of the world’s most spectacularly situated cities, alongside Rio de Janeiro, Vancouver, San Francisco and Sydney. Its location, fronting an impressive bay and backed by the magnificent Table Mountain, is simply stunning. I’ve listed below ten things you shouldn’t miss if it’s your first visit to this [...]
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Trip Advice for South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia, and Botswana
Blog: GoBackpacking - 17 September 2009
We saw elephants, rhinos, hippos, leopards, cheetahs, and the rest. The lions eluded usBuy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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False Advertising (a short one)
Blog: Africa Attraction - 17 September 2009
Contrary to the city’s name, not many people wear capes in Cape Town, which is disappointing. I didn’t have time to enquire why because: one, people would clock me for an idiot straight away (I like to pretend I’m not for as long as possible); and two, I only had enough time in Cape Town to get the bus to my hostel on Long Street, shower, eat zebra and chips, and go clubbing with a gaggle of tall Swedes on their gap year.
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Khayelitsha – uMlungu in a Towship
Blog: GoBackpacking - 14 September 2009
I recently came across A Traveler’s Library, the new blog by award-winning writer Vera Marie Badertscher. Before I knew it, I was drafting a guest post for her about an insightful book I read in South Africa last year, Khayelitsha – uMlungu in a Township by Steven Otter. Please head on over to Vera’s virtual travel [...]
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World Wildlife Wednesday: Simon’s Town South Africa
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 9 September 2009
If you are anything like us, we are suckers for Penguins. They are simply the cutest little things and we can watch them for hours waddle and swim. The Simon's Town Penguins are known as the African Penguin or the Jackass Penguin on account of the braying sound that they make. Numbers are slowly coming back thanks to conservation efforts
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A Kaleidoscope of Colour
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 7 July 2009
Imagine thick blankets made of billions of flowers laid over the mountain slopes and valleys that stretch till the horizon, with an astounding spectrum of colours. Experience this magnificent natural phenomenon in South Africa during the explosion of spring blooms in the region that encompasses the Western and Northern Cape provinces. If you’re in Cape Town [...]
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The marine life of the Western Cape
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 22 June 2009
The Western Cape of South Africa is a popular region in the spring/summer seasons to watch whales and other marine life in their natural environs. Hermanus, about a two-hour drive east of Cape Town and close to the southernmost tip of the African continent, is a great place to start for whale-watching activities but there [...]
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Wine, Cheese and Seafood and Sights in Cape Town, South Africa
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 18 May 2008
When we arrived in Cape Town last Saturday, it was cold and rainy. It stayed that way for 4 days, but suddenly, the mist dispersed and Table Mountain was revealed. I had read and heard that Cape Town is the most beautiful city in the world and now I see why.
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We Cycled the Continent of Africa.
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 12 May 2008
120 Days and it is over, just like that. How do you sum up the most challenging experience of your life on one short blog?
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