Category Archives: this is south africa

Spandau Ballet tonight

By 6000 | 6000 | May 5, 2010

Off to watch these Golden Oldie legends of the 80′s this evening at Grand West this evening: I’m pretty sure that they’ll do this song and their other really big hit True. Hopefully the somewhat upbeat tempo of the former won’t break the aging members of the band and prevent the rest of the gig [...]

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Hello Winter, my old friend

By 6000 | 6000 | May 4, 2010

Winter has suddenly and viciously arrived in Cape Town. Just [does the maths] 72 hours after that sublime day out in Franschhoek, with its cloudless skies and 27 degrees, there are suddenly many inches of rain and a plethora of Beauforts. The pressure has dropped below 1000mb for the first time this year and the temperature [...]

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Five years

By 6000 | 6000 | May 1, 2010

Yesterday, Mrs 6000 and I celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary and – having survived the meal I cooked for us last night – we headed out to Franschhoek for some real food at Delaire on the Helshoogte Mountain Pass between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek this lunchtime. And wow. What a treat. The architecture, the views, the [...]

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Goal.com Traveller’s Guide To South Africa: Crime And Safety

By 6000 | 6000 | April 30, 2010

It’s actually very difficult to get an objective view on crime and safety in South Africa. As with many subjects, it depends on the perceptions of the individual as to what sort of report you’re going to get. And those reports will range from the hysteria of the ex-pat in Perth to the firmly-staying-put South [...]

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Early morning sunset

By 6000 | 6000 | April 27, 2010

Taken last night at 18:22 CAT: Posted here 12 hours later (with no enhancement whatsoever) for your enjoyment.

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