Category Archives: from the blogroll

2010 SABAs – who to vote for

By 6000 | 6000 | September 1, 2010

Despite an understated (ie. I didn’t do anything) campaign, 6000 miles… is honoured to have been shortlisted as a finalist for not just one, but two 2010 South African Blog Awards. Unfortunately, it seems that both nominations are in the same category, which should split my vote nicely and allow others a chance to win. [...]

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Take it everywhere

By 6000 | 6000 | July 20, 2010

The sage Brian Micklethwait tells us: I try always to take my camera with me whenever I go out, because I never know what interesting thing I will encounter, and because I have a superstitious fear that on the one day when I don’t take my camera with me when I go out, that will be [...]

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SpeakZA – Bloggers for a Free Press

By 6000 | 6000 | March 24, 2010

SpeakZA – Bloggers for a Free Press Last week, shocking revelations concerning the activities of the ANC Youth League spokesperson Nyiko Floyd Shivambu came to the fore. According to a letter published in various news outlets, a complaint was laid by 19 political journalists with the Secretary General of the ANC, against Shivambu. This complaint [...]

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Village population grows

By 6000 | 6000 | February 22, 2010

Damn. While I disappear off 6,137 miles from civilisation, little Mrs Ordinary Life pops her sprog. Obviously, we knew that this was coming, but we weren’t absolutely sure when. But just as dawn was breaking, things happened. And those things were announced to the world just 1 hour and 59 minutes later: Kaylin Elizabeth born at [...]

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Brian’s Alicante Flight Pee Hell

By 6000 | 6000 | January 23, 2010

Up early because of the little humans that reside with us – and today celebrating the sixth anniversary of my arrival in South Africa – I find myself catching up on reading other people’s blogs while the boy watches Handy Manny. Brian Micklethwait.com - which has been a little quiet of late - returns with a couple [...]

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