I have arrived back in Cape Town after a three day road trip. On Monday we set out to reach Outdshoorn and reached there around 5pm after a 7 hour drive in our new love wagon "Gewndyln". There was nothing spectacular about the town itself but it has some good attractions nearby. Monday evening was spent sipping beer and having dinner with Bubs and Steve (Pops and Silverback) in a bar in town. We managed to attract an incredibly annoying man called Bruce...

I am currently residing in Oudtshoorn in SA having hired a car with a couple of guys from London to go on a road trip, the last few days have been really hectic and hence no blog activity but I have 15 mins now so here's a quick summary... Weds - wrote a blog. Went the hostel bar about 1pm. Departed shortly before midnight having had a brief break for dinner with about half a dozen people I've met in the hostel. Thurs - hired a car with four other people (Silve...

So day three of my tour and it has to be said the last 36 hours have been pretty awesome... Yesterday morning I made my way to table mountain. I was advised by the hostel owner to get a taxi to the bottom of the mountain, agree a fee up front and pay no more than 40 rand. Well, just outside the hostel I was negotiations with several local taxi drivers and was close to agreeing the desired the 40 rand fee when a South African lady intervened and advised me not g...

So here we are blog number 1. I have successfully negotiated my way to Cape Town in South Africa. Observations so far - well it's different. The hostel seems pretty happening but clearly I'm going to have to re-adjust my expectations compared to the 5 star luxury work pays for(!) Hostel is run by a Londoner who seemed mightily impressed when I informed him I am a West Ham. I've already been pointed in the of a restuarant owned by a West Ham fan and places to wa...