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What side of the road?

By 6000 | 6000 | December 22, 2009

Ever wanted to know what side of the road they drive on in… Burkina Faso? Of course you have. It’s one of those questions that comes up at virtually every single dinner party, isn’t it? But it’s also one that no-one seems to definitively know the answer to, prompting discussions at dinner and palaver at [...]

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Afrikaans Celebrity Voices on your GPS

By 6000 | 6000 | December 20, 2009

File under: Titles you never thought you’d see on 6000 miles… But, anyway: Local company GPS Creative have been in touch with their latest product range – the perfect gift for a the man (or woman) who has everything this Christmas. After all – who wants to hear that monotone, computerised american chick giving you directions [...]

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Last minute help

By 6000 | 6000 | December 16, 2009

I guess it depends what you define as “last minute”, but things are certainly moving towards the dangerous end of the scale if you haven’t done your christmas shopping for your other half yet. But never fear – 6000 miles… is here to help. And how. Behold – the Inflatable Toast Mattress: Breakfast in bed? [...]

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Michael Jennings goes to Chernobyl

By 6000 | 6000 | November 13, 2009

Another link via Brian Micklethwait, this time to Michael Jennings’ Samizdata post about his trip to Chernobyl. We were told that we were about to visit the most radioactive place on the whole trip. Geiger counters were brought out, and we watched the numbers double, triple, and quadruple, to a level far higher than we had [...]

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Questions, questions…

By 6000 | 6000 | November 6, 2009

I will be expecting a lot of them this evening at the JDI charity quiz evening at Cafe Roux in Noordhoek  this evening. The money raised will be shared between the Bulungula Incubator in the Transkei and Ferndale Primary in Ottery. The Bulungula Incubator strives to be a catalyst for the creation of a vibrant and [...]

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