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We are so fortunate to have 11 official languages. How many do you have? We can think in one language, sanitize our thoughts in another, express ourselves in a third and deny our statements in yet another and still have 7 other languages in reserve. We are probably the most politically correct nation in the universe. We don’t talk about ‘black-outs’ anymore when the power fails; we refer to it as ‘previously lit’ places.

To save time, I will answer a few frequently asked questions.

No, we don’t live in mud houses.

No, we don’t have lions roaming in our streets.

Yes, there are still some whites.

No, we have no cattle straying on our highways.

Yes, some of our roads have potholes.

Yes, our government does create jobs.

No, our police force is not very effective

Yes, we have free public transport.

Yes, we have skyscrapers.

Yes, we have satellite TV

Yes, we have a reasonable degree of literacy.

Ok, now that I have answered all the shit questions, let’s get serious. If you have any other questions about South Africa, I’d be glad to answer them.

Bear up, it is small Saturday.

Jamiaca...anyone been..is it worth it ?...things to watch out for ?

South Africa..doing a 10 day bike tour..cant wait

New Zealand in a motorhome...any tips on where to go ?
..might pop in and see OLDBOY and give him a new hat.

Finally I got my visa to Vietnam, any suggestions where to visit?

Here is a link to Google Maps..expand the map with your mouse to the city level and hit Add Marker to mark the city you've visited then save the map and post it here so people can see where you've been..




Here's mine:



Have fun!!!!!

In the EU, North America, Australasia and elsewhere, formerly more liberally oriented such policies are clearly becoming more restrictive. This is occurring with the ascendancy of right wing political parties. The backlash has occurred and the fixes are in. Fences are up, and agents are turning people back. A Trump administration will be much more open to input and advice from loyal patriotic citizens on the character and potential dangerousness of foreigners seeking visas to visit, and perhaps to live and work among citizens. This has precedent, in the judicial branch for example, with friends of the court briefs. The relative anonymity and permanency of musings on the internet provide all of us and our governments with potentially helpful information on persons who might better not be granted visas, based on potential terrorist connections/sensibilities, or even overt mental instability. Are we entering a regretable new age of Big Brother xenophobia, or is this just a natural protective and patriotic response to possible malefaction?

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Of your Trip.
Stay Blessed.

I recall with fond memories the days of my globe trotting. Anyone else remember all those youth hostels, where for less than the price of plastic flip flops, one had a safe harbor in a strange city, and a launching point for clued and value oriented exploration? The real value in these places was in the ability to get to know others and to benefit enormously from each other's travel experience. One can get some of this by reading The Lonly Planet travel guides, but the fun of commeraderie is absent. Totally different world from staying in fancy hotels. Sadly, hosteling is a little different now a days, but one still do some of it as we did a few decades ago. Same for hitch hiking, no? Aa.

Yesterday on the news I heard about the happiest cities of Europe complied by the E.U.’s Eurobarometer.
One of my favourite places in one of the 5th happiest cities of Europe.


Which city makes you happy ; that you enjoy visiting or living?

Off to Cape Town for 10 days tomorrow

Not a holiday, I’ll be stuck in the office most of the time. Normally I’d spend free time with the team on the spot but this time I’m going in to find out who had their hand in the cookie jar.

I know Natal and Gauteng well but haven’t spent much time in the Cape. Suggestions? Anyone know how to get hold of Cat?