Tag Archives: Cape Town

High & mighty prawn in town (just)

By 6000 | 6000 | March 9, 2010

Yes folks, it’s that time of year again when the months training done by cyclists on the local roads – free-wheeling through red robots, riding thirteen abreast, not bothering to buy lights, cycling along the freeways etc etc – come to fruition as they get some roads closed for a little while and then get [...]

11 Comments Also tagged Cape Argus, lance armstrong |Posted in annoying people, in the news, this is south africa

Ashanti in World Cup u-turn

By 6000 | 6000 | March 8, 2010

It seems that Ashanti Lodge, whose exorbitant 309% World Cup price increase we noted in January and who still hadn’t sold their rooms for the tournament just a couple of weeks ago, have had to rethink their pricing strategy for June and July. Their rates page now has a little note for the dates over the duration [...]

3 Comments Also tagged ashanti lodge, rip-off, World Cup 2010 |Posted in World Cup 2010, annoying people, this is south africa

Too much

By 6000 | 6000 | March 7, 2010

I do enjoy summer here in the Cape, but today was too much. My English enzymes can’t cope in these sorts of temperatures and have to be cooled and revived with a special mixture of Castle Milk Stout and Castle Milk Stout. The first four didn’t seem to get through, but after another four I fell into the pool [...]

4 Comments Also tagged castle milk stout, hot |Posted in emigration, that's a bit mad, this is south africa

Road Closures for State Opening Of Parliament

By 6000 | 6000 | February 10, 2010

Following yesterday’s rehearsal for tomorrow’s State Opening of Parliament, the times of the road closures for tomorrow’s State Opening of Parliament have been updated. Good job they had a practice, then. Fortunately (as ever), here at 6000 miles… we’re ahead of the curve and we have those updated times available for you right here in handy PDF [...]

4 Comments Also tagged february 11th, road closures, state opening of parliament, thursday |Posted in in the news, politics, this is south africa

DLP 011 EC

By 6000 | 6000 | February 9, 2010

On a day when the South African Weather Service warned of a heat wave and the danger of runaway fires, the driver of this Ford Mondeo, registration plate DLP 011 EC – from the self-named “Friendly Province” – decided it was a good day to drop his lit cigarette butt out of the window. Obviously, I beg [...]

6 Comments Also tagged cigarette butts, fire, stompie hotline |Posted in annoying people, this is south africa

Tag Archives: Cape Town

High & mighty prawn in town (just)

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Too much

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