21st-22nd June, Durban, Sea, Sun and Socc....Football! So this is the third time I have written the blog due to writing to much and not keeping an eye on the amount of time left at the internet cafe so apologies if it reads at all laboured! We touched down in Durban mid-morning feeling absolutely terrible. The previous night we had been in Soccer City being treated to a footballing show curtousey of the Samba boys Brazil. The game was epic but the attempt to s...

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...

The World Cup List! Top 5 Favourite Fans: 1. South Koreans - 90 minutes of drums, songs, and dancing! 2. Mexicans - The travel in numbers and they have by far the coolest memorabilia. Although MExico vs Argentina only game we went to which didnt have a meXICAN WAVE. 3. Brazilians - Always a party when they are in town 4. Bafana Bafana fans - They know their team are awful and they dont care! 5. USA - Funny terms like Soccer, Goal Tender etc. *Special m...