14th-20th June, Johannesburg, Soccer City, and lots of drinks!Our first game we were to watch at the world cup was the game between Holland and Denmark in Johannesburg at the soccer city stadium. We caught the park and ride from Gold Reef City near Soweto after a taxi ride and duly arrived at the ground problem free. We were instantly impressed with the stadium, so much so that the boys wanted a photo on the bus. I grabbed my camera spun back around to find ...

June 10th - 13th, Johannesburg, Hanging out at the mall and fanpark! Our initial impression of Johannesburg was not great. In all honesty we were ready to leave the moment we arrived. If it wasn't for the world cup I'm sure we would have left the next day. However staying true to our love of football we decided to persevere with Johannesburg and Rosebank lodge - and in the end we were glad that we did. I remember reading before we flew out of the UK a quote ab...

9th June, Johannesburg - T.I.A (This is Africa) We arrived in Johannesburg on the back of an early morning 2 hour flight from Lusaka. My initial impression from the airport was that Johannesburg and South Africa were more than ready to host the world cup. All the staff and volunteers were very helpful and friendly and moving through the airport was no problem. We actually arrived in Johannesburg at the same time as a plane from South America which contained mo...