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Botswana by Numbers
Blog: Africa Attraction - 5 October 2009
Day 13 27.09.09 Kimberley-Gaborone (N12, N18, R503, A1)Accommodation: Mokolodi Campsite (P75 per person)Distance travelled: 352 miles
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South Africa by Numbers
Blog: Africa Attraction - 5 October 2009
Day 5 20.09.09Keetmanshoop (Namibia)-Springbok (B1, N7)*Accommodation: Springbok Caravan Park (R100; camping for three people and a car)Day 6 21.09.09Springbok-Stellanbosch (N7, R304)*Accommodation: Stumble Inn (R90; three people camping)Day 7 22.09.09Stellanbosch (rest day)Day 8 23.09.09Stellanbosch-Cape Town (R304, N2, M3)*Accommodation: The hospitality of the Cordles (Free. Hurrah!)Day 9 24.09.09Cape Town (rest day)
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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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Giving Back, Support Local Art and Help Communities Thrive
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 11 August 2009
Ngwenya Glass is a great example of how one can help people in poor countries learn a new skill and contribute to poverty alleviation whilst embedding in them a greater awareness of the environment. I've visited many eco community projects around the world but the Ngwenya Glass story is one that I found particularly inspiring, probably because I'm a big fan of projects that stimulate and promote local arts and crafts. I have yet to make the trip to the factory in Swaziland though it remains at the top of my list of things to do on my next trip to South Africa. I can't wait!
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It's a jungle out there
Blog: The Saturation Point of Bells - 23 July 2009
This is Limpo the Elephant. See that nasty kink in his rear left leg?
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The Art of Waiting
Blog: The Saturation Point of Bells - 20 July 2009
On the plane to Africa, I read the following in Ryszard Kapuscinski's The Shadow of the Sun (Penguin (Australia) 2008):"Therefore the African who boards a bus sits down in a vacant seat, and immediately falls into a state in which he spends a great portion of his life: a benumbed waiting."Well, I thought, I can dig it. Sounds exactly waiting for the train at Richmond station, back in the day, when I had an office to go to.Kapuscinski goes on:
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On Safari in the game reserves of South Africa
Blog: Heather on her travels - 9 July 2009
My guest post today is for lovers of wildlife and the great outdoors who dream of a safari in Africa. Ker & Downey, the luxury holiday company for exotic locations, offer their advice on the best game parks to visit in South Africa. Many of us dream of taking that once in a lifetime vacation to Africa, to [...]
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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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Are you traveling to Africa?
Blog: The 4 Season Travel Blog - 30 June 2009
If you are traveling to Africa and want to share your experiences with friends, family and the world, I have something you should check out: TheAfricaTravelBlog.com is a new website, created specifically for Africa Travelers.
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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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Favorite Food From Traveling the World, So Far
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 19 June 2009
One of the best things about traveling is food. Dave and I seem to plan our days around our meals. We wake up in the morning and while we are eating our breakfast, we discuss what we are going to have and where we are going to go for dinner. We love food. Food makes us happy. And when we discover new and delicious food, well, we are in heaven.
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South Africa 2010 – Travel, Tourism and the FIFA World Cup
Blog: The 4 Season Travel Blog - 15 June 2009
On June 11th, 2010, the FIFA Soccer World Cup kicks of in South Africa, and the whole world will be watching. But even more important for people living in South Africa, is that for them it will feel like the whole world is watching from within South Africa.
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Backpacking in Southern Africa – Pictures from South Africa and Zimbabwe
Blog: The 4 Season Travel Blog - 30 April 2009
br/> The following photo album shows pictures from December and January 2007/08, when I and Eleyce traveled through South Africa, Zwaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Namibia. Before this we had both been studying in Cape Town for a while, but decided to do some traveling before heading back home to Norway and the States.
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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?
