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Drinking Games – Springbok Cocktail Drink Ritual
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 11 March 2011
Drinking Games – Springbok Cocktail Drinking Ritual is Riskier than the Drink Itself! If you ever get to South Africa, you may come across some Drinking Games that are associated...
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Music, concerts, festivals
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 9 March 2011
U2 360 concert Green Point stadium It's fair to say we don't get the same numer of music and shows as our fellow citizens in the northern latitudes.
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Update from the Field: Man’s Day, Singing Fellows + Learning How to Count
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 7 March 2011
Compiled by Alexis Ditkowsky, KF14, South Africa The Fellows will be covering International Women's Day later this week but let's take a moment to acknowledge its lesser-known cousin in Kyrgyzstan, "Man's Day".
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The Best Surf Camp Destinations in the World
Blog: Pommie Travels - 2 March 2011
Surfing is one of those things that you KNOW, if you could JUST master it, would automatically make you cool. Just as cool as speaking 10 languages and somewhere on the path to rock-star status. If you’re a complete beginner, surf camps are a great way to get proper coaching whilst having everything organized for [...]
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The Meaning of “Now” in South Africa
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 1 March 2011
By Alexis Ditkowsky, KF14, South Africa In addition to the popular phrases "howzit?" (short for "how's it going?"), "pleasure" (in place of "you're welcome"), and "ach, shame" (which can emphasize just about anything from appreciation for an adorably cute dog to disappointment over your cricket team losing to acting as a general con
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Blue Train, Outeniqua Choo Tjoe, train trips
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 1 March 2011
View from window of Outeniqua Choo Choo The Blue Train is our equivalent of the Orient Express.
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Maps, driving routes, useful tips
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 27 February 2011
Mountains outside Simonstown You need maps to get about. And if you can find them free on-line, well all the better.
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Whales and water
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 25 February 2011
Whales In the photos are whales frolicking in the bay. Whales come to give birth to their calves here in winter and the shoulder months. The bay becomes full of whales and baby whales.
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5 Awesome Thrill Seeking Things To Do Around The World
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 24 February 2011
Anthony of the Travel Tart writes about five thrill seeking activities that he enjoyed on his travels around the world. He writes about offeat and weird aspects of travel, but also the odd Adventure Travel activity here and there too.5 Awesome Thrill Seeking Things To Do Around The World is a post from: The Planet D: Canada's Adventure Couple
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Last Week in the Field: “Christmas”, Trekking, Adversity + Good Company
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 21 February 2011
Compiled by Alexis Ditkowsky, KF14, South Africa Members of the 14th class of Kiva Fellows have officially hit their stride. While we never know where the next dispatch will come from or what interesting topics the Fellows will cover next, we always know we'll be transported, entertained, and edified.
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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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Budget local airlines, flying and travel tips
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 17 February 2011
Cape Point South Africa has a couple of budget internal airlines you may not have heard of before.
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Next Steps for Kiva’s Partner in South Africa
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 17 February 2011
By Alexis Ditkowsky, KF14, South Africa You may or may not have noticed that posts from South Africa have been on the non-specific end of the spectrum. This is because Kiva's first partner in South Africa, Women's Development Businesses (WDB), is currently in a "pilot" stage.
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Cape baboon, Chacma baboon
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 15 February 2011
Baboon Our mountains are home to the famous, or sometimes infamous, Cape Baboon. His proper name is Chacma Baboon.
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Blouberg day trip by bicycle or My CiTi bus
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 14 February 2011
Blouberg beach A nice day trip out without having to hire a car is the trip to Blouberg. There is a dedicated cycle lane and all you need is a bicycle.
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First Borrower Visit (Take 350+)
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 14 February 2011
By Alexis Ditkowsky, KF14, South Africa Readers of the Kiva Fellows Blog may be familiar with this outline: - New Fellow arrives at placement - Fellow goes on first borrower visit which involves bumpy roads and/or novel forms of transportation, questionable directions, meeting borrowers, and some unexpected form of hijinx - Fellow returns home a
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Visas, vaccination, malaria, natural approach
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 12 February 2011
Camps Bay beach First lets deal with visas. Some nationals may require visas and others not.
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Shark cage diving, adventure activities, fresh air and blue skies
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 10 February 2011
Shark cage diving For the more adventurous amongst us, there is so much to do in Cape Town.
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Eating in, tipping, blue skies
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 7 February 2011
Boat launches Waterfront After a long hard day of sightseeing, sometimes all you want to do is rest up your feet. One of my favorite services to use is Mr Delivery.
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Day trip to Simonstown, train travel
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 6 February 2011
Train track next to the sea A really nice day trip to make, without a hired car, is the train ride from the the city centre to Simonstown.
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Daily Travel Photo – Cape Town, South Africa
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 6 February 2011
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