A Year Without Ice Cubes

One year through Africa and Asia

Trip: South Africa

There are [7] stories from my trip: South Africa


Videos...

SOUTH AFRICA | Thursday, 2 Oct 2008 | Views [178]

are uploaded! (a few, anyway.) http://www.youtube.com/user/syliaiko Kisses

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Waiting for the Baz Bus

SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 1 Oct 2008 | Views [247] | Comments [4]

Well, we've just about come to the end of our backpacking experience on the Baz Bus, so while I wait for it to pick us up one last time and take us to Capetown, I thought I'd take advantage of the free wireless. Wilderness is a great beachy resort ... Read more >

Tags: wilderness, hippie cave


Traveling along the Coast...

SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 1 Oct 2008 | Views [260]

I guess I’ll pick up where I left off, we left the homestead in Vusweni super early the next morning and got a ride into Manzini, then took a minibus to Mbabane where we had our bags in storage at the hostel.   Eli took it upon himself to negotiate ... Read more >

Tags: durban, chintsa, wilderness


Swaziland

SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 24 Sep 2008 | Views [500] | Comments [10] | Video

We left the hostel early, got on the Baz Bus with 2 older German guys and a young French couple and our driver Jesse, who is Indian and hilarious, and drove to Nelspruit, where we picked up a British couple. Then we drove to the South African/Swaziland ... Read more >

Tags: swaziland


Lions! (and other live (and dead) animals)

SOUTH AFRICA | Saturday, 20 Sep 2008 | Views [540] | Comments [8]

On a lighter note than yesterday, Michelle and I couldn’t find Mandla so we couldn’t go back to Soweto, so instead we decided to go to the Lion Park outside Johannesburg.   Lots of lions, hyenas, cheetahs, giraffes, antelopes, wildebeest, zebras, ... Read more >

Tags: lion park, carnivore


Thanks for all the comments! Oh, and some serious stuff...

SOUTH AFRICA | Friday, 19 Sep 2008 | Views [293] | Comments [2]

I just wanted to thank everyone who's read this blog and commented (and those who've read this blog and not commented...).  It is so great to read notes from you all, please please please keep them coming!  I have tons of pictures and some videos to ... Read more >

Tags: soweto, kliptown


Finally in Africa!

SOUTH AFRICA | Thursday, 18 Sep 2008 | Views [372] | Comments [16]

We’re in Johannesburg! The flight from London was long but we slept for a good amount of it, and I have to say that South African Airways is fantastic.   It was an overnight flight, and we got to watch an amazing sunrise when we were a few hours ... Read more >

Tags: africa, johannesburg


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