SOUTH AFRICAN MUST DO'S: -learn to surf -see the big 5 -see a few world heritage sites -stay on long street -make a jambe -ditch your shoes -lay in a hammock at least once a day -catch the sunset on the beach -see a crazy lightning storm -see an idiot chase a Puff Adder -Just be -sandboard -table mountain at sunset -pratice your Xhosa -chill with locals -run from big spiders -take your malaria pills -forget to take your malaria pills -be in th...

I left J Bay and my fabulous friends on sunday, april 29th. I flew from Port Elizabth to Jo'burg and then went out to Klipkop. I am at Klipkop right now. I was suppose to fly out to Nepal this morning but all of my flights were cancelled. When I found this out I was really kicking myself because it was pretty hard to tear myself away from my friends and the ocean....usually im pretty pumped to move on, very independant, but I guess sometimes the people you me...

Sorry I've been so slack on my updates..sitting at a computer when I could be surfing is a hard thing....So, a couple of friends and I left cape town a week ago and rented a car and traveled up the coast. We're in Jeffrey's bay now and have been for about 4 days or so. We're staying at a beautiful hostel called "Island Vibe" set right on a small hill at the beach with a 260 degree view of the beach....seriously living the good life. It's nice to do the backpacker...

Well, I'm still in Cape Town. Kenya has gone out the window for this trip and I'm okay with that because it would have been rushed. Over the next week or 2 I'm travelling up the coast with some friends (other backpackers I've met) from cape town to durban probably and just surfing the whole time. I've become a bit of an adict...going every day now! It's so much fun. I'm enjoying my stay here so much and have had amazing experiences and...

Cape Town is great! I'm loving it. After a 2 night stay at the hostel which I got stuck at because I got here early and everything else was full I arrived at Ashanti Backpackers and its wonderful! It's crazy that some of these hostels are just hostels because they're sooo beautiful. There a pool, hammocks, gardens, etc etc And I'm so in love with the markets here! It's like I've died and gone to heaven. Today I bought a bongo drum! I cou...