Safe and Almost Sorry in South Africa

      Passing the Zimbabwean side of the border was hassle free, leaving us plenty of extra emotional space to be excited about returning home (for one half of the party) and meeting up with family. Crossing the South African side of the border was never going to be simple, I had in fact […]

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@Vespa South Africa

Φτάνοντας στη Νότιο Αφρική ένιωσα μια ανάγκη για ένα μικρό τσεκάρισμα στο βεσπάκι. Όχι δεν είχα κάποιο πρόβλημα. όλα ήταν στη θέση τους και λειτουργούσαν κανονικά, αλλά εδώ είναι και το πρώτο μέρος με αντιπροσωπεία Vespa που συναντώ ύστερα απ’ το Μαρόκο! Οπότε σκέφτηκα πως καλό θα ήταν προτού συνεχίσω για παρακάτω, να κάνω ένα […]

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Visits in Jozi

After months on the road, we are quite enjoying the modern conveniences – a “normal” bed, a roof over our heads, our own bathroom, hot running water and internet access!  Our definition of luxury has changed over the year – it is incredible how easy it is to keep us...
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Apartheid Museum

For years we have wanted to visit the Apartheid Museum, and we made it a priority this time.  It is an enormous museum, and while they suggest setting aside 2 hours for a visit, that certainly wasn’t nearly enough. The temporary exhibition was about the life of Nelson Mandela, but...
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Catching up in Jozi

And so our rest and recovery continues … Despite the fact that we are in Jozi in early Summer, we haven’t been experiencing the typical scorching temperatures that we expected.  In fact, it has been on and off drizzle for a few days – exactly what the parched African...
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Quick jaunt through Jo’burg

Before starting our final whirl around South Africa, we made another stop in Jo’burg.  We are grateful for this mini base – where we can keep offloading our accumulating possessions! Aside from offloading another box, cooking gas from Uganda, souvenirs and other odds and ends,...
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