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Finding Peace Amidst the Chaos of Johannesburg
Blog: WildJunket - 6 April 2012
Loud, explosive and complicated, the metropolis of Johannesburg is undoubtedly the beating heart of South Africa. Straddling between extremes, Jo’burg (as locals like to call it) is packed with modern skyscrapers and massive malls, as well as dodgy neighborhoods and gritty townships.
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The Muzungu’s Best of 2011!
Blog: Kampala Days (Diary of a Mzungu) - 1 January 2012
If 2011 was busy, 2012 looks set to be busier still! Here are a few of 2011′s highlights (if you don’t hate me by now …) TRAVELLING – Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Ethiopia, Turkey – and of course, Uganda. Kenya - The Naivasha Relay (84km from Nairobi to Lake Naivasha) is one of the highlights of Nairobi [...]
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Lady in Johannesburg
Blog: A Lady in London - 7 November 2011
Johannesburg doesn’t get many visitors. Most people that fly into the airport are either in transit or traveling to one of the famous South Africa safari destinations like Kruger National Park. The city is best known to outsiders as being a dangerous, crime-ridden zone. I was no stranger to the stereotypes of Johannesburg when I [...]
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South Africa – Under a blood red sky with U2
Blog: Kampala Days (Diary of a Mzungu) - 3 September 2011
U2′s ‘Beautiful Day’ will forever remind me of a great ten days in Johannesburg this February, with a great friend and her beautiful daughter, and something deeper – retracing my political and musical roots. Thank you Holly! For the trip, for the friendship and for being a part of my VSO journey. I’d watched excitedly [...]
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Gautrain
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 30 May 2011
Interior of Gautrain This blog is actually supposed to be all about - what to do, where to stay, best places to eat - relating specifically to Cape Town.
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Eating out in Johannesburg: Restaurant Guide
Blog: Pommie Travels - 9 May 2011
As the largest metropolis in South Africa awesome Johannesburg (or Jozi as the locals affectionately call their home city) doesn’t some much as seduce the visitor as pull them close in an all-embracing urban squeeze. And no-where is this familiarity so proudly displayed as in the restaurants and cafes of my destination Johannesburg.
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Johannesburg – don’t hit the panic button until after dinner
Blog: Kampala Days (Diary of a Mzungu) - 19 February 2011
There is a feeling of space in suburban northern Johannesburg, by far the largest city in South Africa. The plots are big, the streets are lined with large beautiful trees and the treetops are full of the sound of birdsong. There are three big Hadeda Ibis on the chimney stack, a Crested Barbet appears by [...]
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Johannesburg - don't hit the panic button until after dinner
Blog: Kampala Days (Diary of a Mzungu) - 19 February 2011
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South Pole Travel – See Antarctica Flying From Sydney to Johannesburg
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 18 October 2010
South Pole Travel – without setting foot! Antarctica is considered by many to be the final frontier on Planet Earth. Boat trips to Antarctica for South Pole Travel have become more popular in recent years, and I’ve seen them leave from the port of Ushuaia at the very tip of South America, in Argentina.
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Air Lines – Funny Aircraft Paint Job from Kulula Air, South Africa
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 27 August 2010
Air Lines are an obvious form of transport that us Travel Addicts require to see this awesome world of ours. However, most of the time, Air Lines tend to take themselves a bit too seriously. Their paint jobs are usually pretty standard, and represent a ‘brand’ that represents something on the more serious side.
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2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup in South Africa – Top 5 Funniest, Offbeat and Unusual Moments
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 8 July 2010
With the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup drawing to an end, it’s time to have a look back at the most funniest, offbeat and unusual events that have happened over the last few weeks.
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USA USA USA!!
Blog: Some Travel Required - 19 June 2010
The Samba boys’ first match and USA v Slovenia at Ellis Park
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Vuvuzelas at the 2010 FIFA Football World Cup in South Africa – Funny Instruction Manual at the Soccer
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 16 June 2010
It looks like Vuvuzelas are the latest fad to make the English Dictionary. These are the long, plastic trumpet like devices that Football Fans are bringing into the pool matches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
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Johannesburg, Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika and The Westcliff
Blog: Uncommontravel - 4 June 2010
Johannesburg is a vibrant sprawling city on a plateau 5,751ft (1753 M) above sea level, way too vivid and alive to be reduced to just a stopover. Unless you have to, like we did. We had a plane to catch the next morning for Cape Town. I don’t want to start a brawl, but the exquisite Mother City, nestling between the mountains and the ocean, now that’s what we’d come to see.
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Friday Flashback: Johannesburg & Soweto
Blog: GoBackpacking - 28 May 2010
When visiting South Africa, it can be tempting to pass on Johannesburg altogether (aka Jo’burg, or Jozi amongst the locals). It has a reputation of being very dangerous, and lacks the natural beauty of Cape Town. Still, I found there was more than enough to do to keep me busy for a few days. Most [...]--------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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South Africa - 6
Blog: Dispatches from the Provinces of Argentina - 20 May 2010
I got into Johannesburg in the afternoon, a Sunday. I called the hostel and they told me a driver was waiting there at the airport, about to leave. They said his name was Jamma. He was wearing a blue shirt. To hurry up.I found him. We walked back and he called to a skinny blond girl sitting on a bench. She picked up her hiking bag and Jamma took us to his Explorer and we got in and he drove into the city.
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Out of Africa: tan & directionless
Blog: Nilikuta Shani - 3 May 2010
I’ve lost track of the amount of times I’ve cried my way through Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport. I always seem to be leaving someone, or something, important behind. This time was no exception to my general pattern: faced with … Continue reading →Out of Africa: tan & directionless is a post from: Nilikuta Shani
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South Africa - 5
Blog: Dispatches from the Provinces of Argentina - 3 May 2010
A driver named Malcolm picked me up the next day. When I tried to leave the hostel the key code for the gate didn’t work. They said they changed it and gave me the new combo.Malcolm brought me back to the consulate.He wasn’t allowed to park in the lot. He dropped me off and said he’d be waiting in a strip mall and to just give him a missed call when I was done.I met with a large man in a red and white Hawaiian shirt. He led me down a hallway that had a very large and original Roy Lichtenstein painting on the wall.
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Departure: Africa
Blog: Nilikuta Shani - 29 April 2010
It was with a very heavy heart that I left my beloved Cape Town after two short weeks. I definitely saw and did it all though—besides the hiking, paragliding, and winery visits, I packed in trips to the beaches, a … Continue reading →Departure: Africa is a post from: Nilikuta Shani
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FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa – Funny and Offbeat Travel Attractions of Competing Football Nations
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 7 March 2010
The FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa promises to be another sporting spectacular when it kicks off on June 11. There are now under 100 days before the FIFA World Cup 2010 starts. There are 32 countries from every continent (except for Antarctica!) competing for one sport’s ultimate prizes.
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South Africa - 1
Blog: Dispatches from the Provinces of Argentina - 3 March 2010
I left for South Africa at the end of January.The trip was a prize for the Exchanges Connect video contest that I won last year, for my short "A Friend in Nanjing".The trip was supposed to be two weeks, but I extended the flight to be there five instead.I'd been in Chicago a month since getting home from Argentina and my Fulbright grant before Christmas. It was cold and dark and bleak and I was ready to leave to go somewhere warm.
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Africa On Safari: Where The Wild Things Are
Blog: Uncommontravel - 26 February 2010
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Mailbag Monday: February 22, 2010
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 22 February 2010
I'm planning a trip to watch three soccer games for the World Cup. My itinerary goes from Minneapolis - Johannesburg (overnight) to later drive or fly to to Nelspruit, three/for days there; then back to Johannesburg (another two/three days) then to Bloemfontein for two days. Would you recommend renting a car to drive or just fly between those cities? Any other useful website that you might now regarding South Africa hotels would be greatly appreciated.
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South Africa - Pretoria
Blog: I Moved to Africa - 20 January 2010
I met my girlfriend in South Africa on the way back from NYC. We are spending time and touring around with a friend who works at the US Embassy in Pretoria. Initially, it felt more like a suburb, maybe in NJ, rather than a country in Africa. Very clean with street lights, paved highways with signs and exits, nice homes, shopping malls, restaurants…lots of infrastructure.
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Departure Imminent/ From the Saxon to the campground
Blog: Nilikuta Shani - 28 December 2009
No matter how many physical and mental lists you make, if you’ve never done a massive backpacking trip through a continent like Africa, packing is still a daunting task. I spent Christmas in Johannesburg with my boyfriend and his parents, who had flown up from Cape Town for the holiday. Part of my Christmas present [...]
