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SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 | Photo Gallery
zoo, museum, caves
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SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 | Views [389]
25 day overland tour taking in the Kruger, Vic Falls, Namibia and a few other places on the way to Capetown and then... Some tour blurb: HIGHLIGHTS Kruger National Park Victoria Falls - Livingstone Chobe National Park Okavango Delta Kalahari ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 | Views [479]
Didint expect this... Countrywide snowfall has left travellers stranded and children elated while bringing hardship to people living in shacks. "Over the past 24 hours extremely heavy snowfalls and rain have been experienced across large ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 | Views [1050]
A day trip out to meet the ancestors....wikipedia puts it better than i: The Cradle of Humankind is a World Heritage Site first named by UNESCO in 1999, about 50 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Gauteng province. This ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 | Views [1030]
A day out at the Zoo which is next door to the War Museum. Lots of animals to see at the Zoo but no Leopards which is surprising considering its the most common of all the big cats in Africa. Pic of some meerkats <insert your own insurance ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 | Views [2748] | Comments [1]
Africa's home brew - mkomboti - pronounced your guess is as good as mine - comes in packets !! Just add 5 litres of water leave for 24 hours and Hey Presto! you have beer...is it possible Jesus used something similar in Cana. Francis and I never got ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Saturday, 9 Jul 2011 | Views [538]
Fly fishing trip - East SA Stayed at a very nice lodge near a place called Lydenburg ((now renamed to Mashishing - the ANC govt. are renaming many places in SA to piss off the Boers in an effort to shed their colonial past) The capital Pretoria was ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Friday, 8 Jul 2011 | Views [497]
Arrived 26 June to be met at the airport by Cathy who drove me back to their (Francis and daughter Holly) house in Bryanston. Its deep mid winter here - temp at night gets down to freezing...some pics of the winter garden: Way too cold for ... Read more >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Thursday, 30 Jun 2011 | Views [696] | Comments [1]
We did all the usual things a tourist would - went to the ski slope, raced Audis at the Dubai Autodrome and shot pistols and rifles at the local gun club...obviously i was a natural at all of them*
The pic below shows the indoor ski slope.... Read more >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Thursday, 30 Jun 2011 | Views [451]
The William's house - surrounded by skyscrapers and motorways... Chrysler Building x2 No - youre not seeing double - and Yes we're still in Dubai...these are views from their local beach - the only place that wasn't air conditioned !
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Thursday, 30 Jun 2011 | Views [890] | Comments [1]
Met by Steve Williams at Dubai airport after a very comfortable 6hr flight on Emirates. First impressions...building skyscpapers and tailgating are the national sports...and boy was it hot...dont think it ever went below 35 C even at night.
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