Archive for the ‘.First Time Here? Some Good Posts To Read’ Category

Geysers, bonnets, and silencers…

I love bumping in to word confusions and accents when I travel to South Africa…

October 15, 2009   Posted in: .First Time Here? Some Good Posts To Read, Culture and Customs  One Comment

I Don’t Understand Cricket

I don’t understand cricket. The only thing I do know is that South Africans absolutely love the game.

September 23, 2009   Posted in: .First Time Here? Some Good Posts To Read, Culture and Customs  2 Comments

Texan Table Manners Don’t Set Well In South Africa…

This time everyone at the table gasped-got my attention…

September 18, 2009   Posted in: .First Time Here? Some Good Posts To Read, Culture and Customs  No Comments

Shame! – A South African Custom

People say “shame!” in South Africa-it has nothing to do with sorrow…

September 12, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: .First Time Here? Some Good Posts To Read, Culture and Customs  One Comment

South African Travel – Driving Is Easier Than You Think (Really!)

I asked her if I was hugging the curb. She said no, I was not hugging it-I was practically making love to it…

September 11, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: .First Time Here? Some Good Posts To Read, Culture and Customs, Things You Must Do  No Comments

Garden Route Observations: Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa

The Garden Route of South Africa combines the beaches of Hawaii, mountains of Colorado, and forests of the U.S. into one place!

September 11, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: .First Time Here? Some Good Posts To Read, Geography, Places You Must See, Wildlife  One Comment

African Animals – Baboons At Your Table

“Baboons frequently visit this restaurant” -wonder what is on the menu?

September 3, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: .First Time Here? Some Good Posts To Read, Wildlife  One Comment

The Highest Bungee Jump in the World – A Long Way Down…

I saw the canyon bottom rushing up to me, the wind blowing stronger in my face, my body turning in free fall…

September 3, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: .First Time Here? Some Good Posts To Read, Adventure!, BUNGEE!, Things You Must Do  One Comment