Category Archives: positive thoughts

DIY Biltong

By 6000 | 6000 | August 15, 2010

Ah – biltong – the staple food of South Africans since 1652. What is it? Well, in case you don’t know and you haven’t already clicked through the link above, it’s essentially seasoned, dried meat. But there’s more to it than that. It’s completely addictive, it keeps the South African toothpick and dental floss industries [...]

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In Durbs

By 6000 | 6000 | August 11, 2010

Durban greeted me like a well worn sock: warm, grey, slightly moist and rather grubby. There was also an overpowering smell of cheese. Possibly anyway. I’m out here doing some training for staff at one of the local government hospitals. And I’ve decided that I quite like Durban. The rolling hills and general unkempt state [...]

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Booked

By 6000 | 6000 | August 5, 2010

Things are coming together nicely for The Last Hurrah with the booking of the flights and the accommodation for the Oslo leg of the trip: the internet is a wonderful thing. Budget flights from Gatwick were very easy to book, although I had to specify upfront that I wasn’t going to be bringing any diving [...]

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The Last Hurrah

By 6000 | 6000 | July 21, 2010

With the World Cup over (feel eet, eet is gone), it’s time to move on to other things and I need a project to keep myself occupied now that there isn’t live football available 24/7 (at least, until the new football seasons start in a couple of weeks). So I’m turning my attention to my [...]

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Seen it all before

By 6000 | 6000 | July 15, 2010

One of the biggest eye-openers you can have is seeing a story in the press which you have personal knowledge of. When you read the article, you can marvel at just how inaccurate and mis-representative the reporter or journalist is being. Applying this new-found enlightenment to other stories in the media can lead to chronic cynicism when [...]

6 Comments | Tagged , , , , |Also posted in 2009 kids in tow tour, annoying people, in the news, this is south africa, world cup 2010
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