Mar 26, 2013 - Port Elizabeth

We have had a few problems with internet and wifi so haven't been able to do it for a few days. We had an overnight stay in Durban, lovely beaches and waterfront, but the hotel wasnt the best one we had stayed at. From Durban we went up to the Drakensburg mountains. On Sunday we had a trip up the Sani Pass to Lesotho which was really spectacular and the 4wd driving was very scary but well worth it. The highest pub in Africa is at the top and it was really interesting to see how the traditional people survive at such high altitudes with...

Aug 30, 2012 - Schotia Safaris and Addo Elephant Park

After spending one night in Port Elizabeth to sleep and refuel we picked up our intrepid vehicle for the South African part of our trip (otherwise known as a Toyota Corolla). Luckily we also picked up a GPS which managed to minimise (althought not eliminate) the arguments over directions. We arrived at Schotia Safaris very excited for our first Safari Experience. Schotia is a private game reserve which came highly recommended by my sister who had visited a few years ago. We saw zebras and springbok almost immediately there were also many...

Oct 17, 2011 - Port Elisabeth

Ik ging hier 's avonds aankomen en de volgende morgen terug vertrekken, maar ik moet echt wel eens in de bewoonde wereld naar de bank en internetten. Dus blijf ik een dag. Het is een grote stad, maar ik zie er niet veel van. Ik blijf in de buurt van de BP om alles te doen.Morgen vertrek ik naar de Garden Route, waar iedereen zo enthousiast over is.

Aug 29, 2010 - Port Elizabeth

In Port Elisabeth holten wir Irene vom Flughafen ab, brachten kurz zuvor noch unsre Waesche in die Waescheerei, und fanden -nach 2min. wieder retour beim Auto- einen eindeutig reingesteckten, grossen Nagel im linken Vorderreifen vor. Die 5km zum Flughafen gings noch, doch dort bekamen wir gleich 1 fabrikneuen Chevy Aveo, erneut 1 Upgrade, wunderbar. Es sollte ein sehr ereignisreicher, schoener Reisemonat werden, wie den folgenden Eintraegen zu entnehmen ist.

Jun 21, 2010 - Chile vs Switzerland!!!

Game Day we were up at 5am packed and ready to go. We made our way to the airport with our Chile jerseys on and a stop at the airport lounge in Cape Town we touched down in Port Elizabeth at about 11am and made our way to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. On our way we ran into a couple of Chilean fans about 4 bus loads. Àt the stadium we ran into a couple of Swiss fans and more Chileans than we could count. The atomosphere and energy at the stadium was buzzing and the Chilean spirit continued with our team songs I attached two short videos...

Aug 6, 2009 - The Garden Route cont'd - South Africa

We continued along the Garden Route where we stayed in a beautiful cottage at Phantom River (just outside of Knysna). We decided to visit the Knysna Elephant Park and R and G were keen to ride an elephant to get up close and personal. There were three elephants to ride and they chose the largest - Harry - who was 3 metres tall. MS and I rode his younger brother who was significantly smaller. It was great fun and we got to feed the elephants at the end of the ride. We also did some walking in the National Park. We walked the Elephant Walk...

Dec 3, 2008 - November Holiday 1

Hey everyone, Its been a long time since I last added something here! Well since then the time has been flying by! I had a couple of weeks off from the 7th – 19th of this month so Meredith and I decided to gradually make our way down to beautiful Cape Town! using all the local transport that is available. You do hear loads of horror storys about people that have used the local taxis etc. but it is generally fine. Our African adventure started in Grahamstown when we waited 5hrs for a bus to take us to Port Elizabeth (PE). Well we didn’t...

Aug 10, 2008 - Lions and Elephants and Buffalo, Oh My!

Having rented our own car (quite cheaply—under $30/day for unlimited miles and insurance, and the roads are fantastic), we were able to simply visit several game parks on our own. A short ways outside of Port Elizabeth, our first stop was Seaview Game and Lion Park, where Christopher was able to cuddle a lion cub. We all learned that these animals are slowly becoming extinct in the wild, particularly the white lion, and the park owner implored us to spread the word not to hunt these beautiful creatures. We really enjoyed the Kragga Kamma...

Jul 30, 2008 - Port Elizabeth

We arrived here late last night so didn't get shown around the hostel at all, not even where the bar was!!! It's a really nice hostel, however the staff don't seem particulary bothered but I think this is mainly because P.E. is essentially a stop over point for people traveling up/down the coast. We pretty much just played pool, read our books........and had a mcdonalds!!! Heh heh heh... Honestly we couldn't find anywhere else that was open!!!! Leaving very early tomorrow so early night tonight! Photos to follow... :)

Jun 23, 2008 - Nelson Mandela Museum

I woke up at 7:05 AM EST. Morgan and I went down to have breakfast at the restaurant. I am very excited because today, we are visiting the Nelson Mandela Museum. We first visited the Bhunga Building. This building holds artifacts that outline Mandela's journey. It is narrated by his book "A Long Walk to Freedom". There are also gifts that he received while he was serving as president. After we went to the Bhunga Building, we went to Mvezo. Mvezo is the community where Nelson Mandela was born. It is a very peaceful, beautiful town. After...

May 18, 2008 - Port Elizabeth and Addo

We arrived a Hippo Backpackers in Port Elizabeth to find that other then two girls we had the place to ourselves! The first day we just had a lazy one... watching TV for the first time eating and reading was most relaxing! The other two girls had moved out that morning before we got up so we had our own hostel! The following day we got a cab to Addo Elephant Sanctuary! We had booked ourselves onto a game drive around the park but found out when we got there that again we were the only ones and so had our own private jeep drive us around...

Jan 25, 2008 - Onto Port Elizabeth...

Had breakfast by the pool with some Capetonians - two mothers and their three kids. The kids decided they were going for a swim and I have to say the water looked very inviting so I joined them! It was a fabulous start to the day and I was in the pool for over an hour! I then got a lift to the airport to head to Port Elizabeth and to see Leah and Morne, a past student of mine who I actually visited in September as well. Flight was on time and Leah was at the airport to meet me! It is lovely seeing them again! Leah is working in a cute...