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Election 2010: A New Government for Britain?
As the campaign trail heats up during this final week and people head to the polls on Thursday, the buzz in London has turned away from the annoying and unpronounceable volcano in Iceland…
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An Epilogue: South Africa Revisited
After spending only a few minutes in South Africa, a few things become apparent very quickly. The first thing you notice is how absolutely stunning the country is. I hope that in reading…
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Brighton Redux
We’ve been having amazing spring weather the past two weekends! Londoners have come out of their winter hibernation, shedding layers, sporting new macintosh jackets (no, not the computers, but the classic trench coat),…
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Cape Peninsula & Robben Island
We spent the rest of Saturday afternoon driving along the Cape Peninsula starting from Constantia through Muizenberg (where we spent the day just a few days before) and ending in Camps Bay via…
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Exploring the Winelands & Constantia
People say that Cape Town is a lot like San Francisco, but I would argue that Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula including the Winelands is like a mini-California neatly compacted within an…
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City Bowl & Camps Bay
Having been in the ‘Mother City’ for three days, we still haven’t properly explored City Bowl other than Kloof Street (x2) to get up to Lion’s Head and Table Mountain, Company’s Garden, Long…
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Beach-hopping along False Bay
On Tuesday, we spent the entire day out in False Bay on the eastern side of the Cape Peninsula. The train ride from Cape Town to Simon’s Town took about an hour in…
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Hiking Lion’s Head and Table Mountain
Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula is absolutely stunning. Fondly known as the ‘Mother City’ for being the oldest South African city, Cape Town is situated on one of the most spectacular locations…
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Under the African Sky in Kruger National Park
The safari is truly about the all encompassing moments that comprise the overall experience of your time in the bush. In fact I would rather stress that the idea of “safari” as a…
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Africa
We’re back from South Africa! Kenz and I took a 12-hour red eye (one-hour time difference) flight from Cape Town to London last night, arriving this morning just in time to start the…
