Gauteng Vacations, Gauteng Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

This is Tuesday afternoon. I am currently lounging on the outdoor terrace of my hotel—the Holiday Inn Maputo. It is one of the few better hotels that sit right on the beach. Writing this journal is difficult, because I am constantly being distracted by the beautiful beach sprawled out before me. Maputo is a very poor city, though you would never know it from this viewpoint. This morning we had more orientation meetings, but the rest of the day is now free time. I will be traveling to ...

I was introduced to TravBuddy through Shaun-milltownmeadow -last fall. I registered and immediately was welcomed to this travel community by David and Sylvia. It's  a friendly community of people willing to answer any questions, give recommendations and share their travel adventures and pictures. I recently returned from  a month in South Africa. While researching my trip, I contacted TravBuddies in the areas I would be going through. What I was asking for were things like- where t...

Had a good sleep, though the Thai green curry I had the day before didn't satisfy me.  I doesn't taste anything like the Thai green curry in  Bangkok .. I was about to go out of my room ready to check out when I received a call from my Korean friend So ... the flight is cancelled .. I was speechless because I need to be back before weekend in Abu Dhabi to be able to process my UK visa .. I asked her again .. You're kidding me right? .. And she asked me if I received any letter from ...

Yesterday we travelled from Maputo to Johannesburg on a Greyhound bus - we were not used to such luxury - we nearly fell off our seats when we were offered a cup of tea.  We booked into a hostel in a reasonable area of J'burg, where we could at least walk around. This morning we were out early for our tour of Soweto.  "Soweto" is an anachronym for "south-west townships" and is the biggest township in SA at well over 150 square kms. Five million people live in this relativ...