A benefit of spending so much time in Asia was the affordable accommodations. Single rooms with baths were the norm, and even if there were scorpions crawling around some of them (McLeod Ganj, India), the privacy was wonderful. Dorms are the norm at the hostels in South Africa, and they’re not cheap. In fact, the […]
Africa
Touring Robben Island
Lucinda (Australia) and I ate lunch at the V&A waterfront before boarding the ferry to Robben Island. We both opted to organize the trip as part of our township tour given the waiting list for boat tickets can be several days. The prison tour was guided by an ex-political prisoner who was once held on […]
District Six And The Townships
You don’t need to hang around Cape Town too long to see its affluent side. Tour buses regularly cruise through Camps Bay, the exclusive playground of the rich and famous. I spotted an Aston Martin in passing and the streets are filled with Mercedes, Audi, and BMW. Toward the popular waterfront, you’ll find Lamborghini in […]
Daytripping The Cape Peninsula
The Daytrippers van picked me up around 8:30am and we drove south along the Atlantic coast. The weather was perfect, cool with a warm heat radiating down from the sun. Our first stop was Hout Bay from which we took a ferry to Duiker Island to see the colony of Cape fur seals. They did […]
The Western Cape Winelands
I awoke early to a beautiful day in South Africa. Normally it is not my style to book an activity for the day after my arrival in a country, however the girl who checked me in said there were a bunch of people already signed up for a wine tasting tour so it should be […]
My South Africa Snafu
My proud place at the front of the immigration line only meant I received the news sooner rather than later, and by a none too pleased woman. The last time I booked a flight in advance to ensure I had proof of onward travel was Singapore to Hong Kong back in February. Officials from China, […]
The Air Qatar Flights
6:17 pm, Bangkok Airport I was shopping till the bitter end! Impulsive. Wasteful? Not necessarily. Got a lot done today. Feeling a bit tired, but almost ready to go through security to the gate. The bus had broken down so I shared a taxi with a German woman from Stuttgart and a free-spirited French […]
We’re Going To South Africa!
After 90 votes in my poll, and 40% of people thinking I should go to The Middle East after Asia, I’m happy to announce I’ll get there eventually. Why can’t I skip South Africa? the view from Table Mountain in Cape Town hanging out with Warren on his home turf wild penguins learning about apartheid […]
