Category Archives: world cup 2010

The Morning After

By 6000 | 6000 | June 28, 2010

And so, the dream that never was anything more than a dream is now over. And while we English lick our wounds and think about what might have been, it’s only right that those readers and tweeters who have asked for my considered opinion on matters football get their manna from heaven. I’ve thought long [...]

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More positivity

By 6000 | 6000 | June 24, 2010

More positivity from big names and big sites as the South African hosting of the 2010 World Cup continues to impress people worldwide. Shari Cohen on The Huffington Post: To say that I have been blown away at the hospitality South Africa has shown the rest of the world would be an understatement. If South [...]

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And then…

By 6000 | 6000 | June 22, 2010

A couple of days ago, I had a bit of a pop at Karibu restaurant for their really terrible performance – particularly as we are trying to impress the huge number of tourists during the World Cup (aren’t we?). And then… I realised that there is more to impressing the tourists than tacky Waterfront restaurants [...]

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That Karibu Review

By 6000 | 6000 | June 20, 2010

Last night we went out to Karibu restaurant on the Waterfront. Now, I know what you’re thinking: tourist trap. And you’re right. For the amount of money that you spend there, you could have a really decent meal at a really decent restaurant in Cape Town. Or even Franschhoek, if you could afford the petrol. [...]

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England v Algeria – photos

By 6000 | 6000 | June 19, 2010

We went, we watched, we booed. And for Wayne Rooney to have a dig at the fans who have traveled 6000 miles… and spent thousands of pounds to watch that dross just proves how out of touch he is and what a primadonna he has become. Tosser. Still – as the photoset above shows, it [...]

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