The Voortrekker Monument, a skyscraping spectacle outside Pretoria, gives the Great Pyramids a run for their money. It’s got the world’s largest marble frieze and a tapestry with three million stitches – that’s three million reasons to visit. Built to honor South Africa’s own “Indiana Jones” types, it’s more than just pretty—it encapsulates a grand saga of adventurism and determination. Be sure to pop in next time you’re in town!
Jump into the swirling cyclone of flea markets, where goods aren’t just goods, they’re beings with biographies!
Delve into these melting pots of history, culinary surprises and occasional nonsense. From Parisian roots to American soil, these markets are vintage vaults of treasures and stories.
Unearth forgotten trinkets, become eco-friendly, decorate your house or start your stall. Dive in, it’s a Flea-tastic frenzy of bargains and baguettes, where even the biggest curmudgeon can find memories to giggle about!
Well, the traffic drama in Johannesburg has more acts than a Shakespeare play.
Metropolis expansion? Check! Failed public transport solutions? You betcha! Metrobus as the knight in shining armour? Of course. World Cup sparking changes? Naturally.
Alas, the dream of a seamless transport system remains as elusive as a polite honk on the highway. The inefficiencies get as complex as a spaghetti junction, but hey, hope springs eternal, right?
Let’s cast corruption and unrest as the villains in the next act.
Tracing South Africa’s electrifying history from early telegraph usage in 1860 to today’s frequent blackouts and soaring prices, it’s clear that Eskom’s in a pickle. From being the pioneer of bright ideas, like illuminating railways in 1881, to now juggling load-shedding schedules, Eskom seems to be stuck in a dark loop. Between large-scale corruption, non-payment issues, and an overburdened middle class, South Africa’s power crisis isn’t flipping the switch anytime soon.
Tom Gillespie, fifth among eight siblings, was born in 1907 in Oudtshoorn, South Africa.
After initially embracing barber-hood, military life caught his fancy. He served, got married, cut hair, served again, then settled in Kimberley.
In 1947, at only 40, he concluded his life’s whirlwind adventure, leaving a legacy of an absent father and husband, despite the merits earned in his military career.
When life gives you grounded flights, you turn it into a DIY-adventure at a backpacker’s lodge in East London. Between wrestling with feisty toilet brushes and sipping seaside wines, we built lasting connections, grasping breadmaking, fresh seafood-cooking, and coding between sunshine bathings. Lessons in volunteering? Personal growth and lifelong friendships beat posh vacations. Travel smart, stay safe, and when in doubt, plant a vineyard!
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