South Africa Travel Stories Travel Articles

28: Diving with Sharks – Diary of a Single Girl – South Africa

The night before she is to confront her fear of sharks, in South Africa Ria meets up with a couple of backpackers with a tale.

27: Dancing in the Dark – Diary of a Single Girl – Coffee Bay, Wild Coast, South Africa

Her African braids might not give Ria dancing feet, but at least she's able to miss most of the cow patties.

African Anecdotes #8: Welcome To Abidjan – The Real Capital – Abidjan, South Africa

Despite what you might read in guidebooks about Abidjan being the pearl of West Africa, it is more or less just a big dirty, smelly, polluted, rubbish-strewn, crime-ridden shit-hole of a city.

African Anecdotes #3: Let’s Eat – Ivory Coast, South Africa

A lot of the stereotypes about Africans eating snakes, lizards and insects were not lived up to. However, there were some more interesting items, like squirrels and large rats.

African Anecdotes #4: Welcome To Ottawa – Population 300 – South Africa

The actual name of the village is Guedyo, but the Canadian ambassador had supposedly visited the village and filmed it after the name was changed.

African Anecdotes #5: San Pedro, San Pedro! – South Africa

San Pedro has it's charm. The whole place seemed to have a breathtaking, and magical aura about it.

African Anecdotes #2: Show Me The Money – Ivory Coast, South Africa

Change and money in general is a big hassle in Ivory Coast. Whether it be the banks' opening hours, giving exact change for small items or the lack of credit card facilities.

African Anecdotes #1: Planes, Trains and Automobiles – Ivory Coast, South Africa

Transport, like most things in Ivory Coast, is an experience. There are a lot of surprises - but not all of them bad.

Cape to Rio Yacht Race (January 2003) – Cape Town, South Africa

Days after being labelled an "intrepid young British adventurer", Al is given a dose of reality after 24 days at sea crossing the Atlantic. Pride comes before a hurl.

Questions from a Bike Ride (15 November 2002) – Cape Town, South Africa

Everywhere he goes, Al gets asked the same questions about his trip. Perhaps he's just trying to earn the right to sit on his sofa like a slob!