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Cape Town Tourism Flickr Pic of the Day (2)

By 6000 | 6000 | May 31, 2011

Just a quickie to note that one of my photos from the ill-fated Ajax Cape Town versus Maritzburg United clash at the Cape Town Stadium earlier this month was published by Cape Town Tourism as their Flickr Pic of the Day. This is the second time I’ve had this honour, the first being this effort (bigger here), [...]

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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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Telegraph confusion

By 6000 | 6000 | December 2, 2008

Following the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, The Telegraph newspaper (more specifically, hack Francisca Kellett) has helpfully put together a list of the twenty most dangerous places on earth to visit. And there, right behind Afghanistan, Iraq and Chechnya and just missing out on a medal is our dear own South Africa, although, as Kellett admits, seemingly almost [...]

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South Africa: Places to visit in 2010

By 6000 | 6000 | September 19, 2008

Number 2. Brakpan, a mining town in Gauteng. The name Brakpan was first used by the British in the 1880s because of a non-perennial lake that would annually dry to become a “brackish pan”. While in the now defunct uranium mining town named after a dirty lake, you can visit the Gyproc factory, which produces almost [...]

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South Africa: Places to visit in 2010

By 6000 | 6000 | September 15, 2008

Or you could pop over a little before World Cup year if you so desired. To be perfectly honest, once you read the first installment in this new 6000 miles… series, I think you’ll have trouble staying away. So – number 1. The Fred Turner Windpump Museum in Loeriesfontein. Loeriesfontein, a neighbouring town only 65km from Nieuwoudtville, hoasts a [...]

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