The signs of South Africa reflect two realities coexisting within the country hosting 2010's World Cup: the diversity of wildlife, and the high crime rate.
Food options at The Backpack (hostel) – Cape Town
Cape Point
Subway Warning – Cape Town
Caution: Western Leopard Toads – near Cape Town
The Great White Shark Festival – Hermanus
Riding of Ostriches at Own Risk – Outdshorn
Slippery Boardwalk – Storms River
Super Tubes (popular wave in surfing) – Jeffrey's Bay
Mugging Beyond this Point – Jeffrey's Bay
Dung Beetles Have Right of Way – Addo National Elephant Park
Dave is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Go Backpacking and Feastio. He's been to 66 countries and lived in Colombia and Peru. Read the full story of how he became a travel blogger.
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Dave
Saturday 13th of March 2010
Thanks Troy, glad you liked the photos. South Africans do tend to be direct, whether it's talking about race relations, or the importance of yielding to exotic toads and dung beetles.
Dave
Saturday 13th of March 2010
Thanks Troy, glad you liked the photos. South Africans do tend to be direct, whether it's talking about race relations, or the importance of yielding to exotic toads and dung beetles.
foggodyssey
Friday 12th of March 2010
Dude loved this post! The best one was "Riding of Ostriches at Own Risk" as it cracked me up!!! Been compiling a set of photos for a post just like this as sometimes it's just to hard to resist some of the things you see when traveling. Most of the time it's a translation error that makes it so funny but it looks like in South Africa they just like to be blunt and honest.
Look forward to seeing more posts like this!
Dave
Friday 12th of March 2010
There is so much to do in South Africa, it all comes down to priorities (like everything in life I guess!).
GlobalButterfly
Friday 12th of March 2010
Haha, I love crazy signs. I have a collection myself from Argentina, China, and Cuba. Gosh, this post made me REALLY miss SA.