On the 31st March we flew from Durban to Jo'burg for the weekend. We got to our hostel and then went to the biggest shopping centre in Africa to get some things sorted. That evening, Jaks friend picked us up and we went for dinner at an Ethiopian restaurant with some of his friends. I think we'd both describe the experience as interesting. No cuttlery in sight and the food was definitely interesting but ok....not sure we'd go back. Later that nigth Jaks fri...

In our rush to leave Durban we decided to hire a car and drive up to Southern Drakensberg. We went on our roadtrip in the "Chico Mobile" and got to Drakensberg around midday. We'd organised to go horse trekking through Drakensberg, which we never regretted once, did we Jak?! Neither of us had a clue what we were doing, and with my horse being called "Storm" I really didnt hold out much hope!! We did pretty well though and it was a really good way to see the ...

So much to update yet again, I\'m putting the lack of updates down to the rubbish African Internet access. Right I\'m goign all the way back to the 19th March! I left Port Elizabeth with a couple of people for Hogsback. Hogsback is complete Lord of the Rings Territory, apparently Cat (you never know I may actually watch the films now!!) It was absolutely beautiful, the views were breathtaking. The day we got there we just chilled and climbed the treehouse. I...

So much to update!! Since I left Cape Town I headed firstly to Hermanus with the hope of doing some sandboarding with the fastest South African guy on sand! As cool as that would have been it didn\'t really work out and I spent the day doing the cliff walks which had amazing scenery. With the sandboarding not happening and after sampling a bit of Hermanus\' nightlife on a Friday (which had a lot to be desired) I decided to leave to go to Wilderness! Wil...

Hey Guys! You'll be glad to know that I've arrived in Cape Town! After leaving snowy Manchester I'm pleased to say that it's boiling over here! Cape Town is an absolutely amazing place, there's so much to see and do! I've managed to fit quite a bit in, last Saturday I went on a township tour and learnt all about the apartheid - when whites, blacks and coloureds were separated. It was really eye opening and depressing to see people live in horrible cond...