Johannesburg Travel Blogs

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…

UNDER CONSTRUCTION I have visited ‘Joburg’ just once, so my first-hand knowledge of the city is quite limited. But let me start with a brief history…Johannesburg is the economic heart of South Africa. It is the largest and richest city in South Africa, yet no one could have imagined the rep…

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 earl…

June 6th Jo'burg looked nothing like Durban or Cape Town. It was the metropolitan powerhouse of the country, as it was where 10% of the GDP of all Africa is accounted for. However, there was a flipside to this metropolitan sovereign. While a white minority gloated in their gorgeous homes, the coun…

After 5 months of hard work it was time to go to Amsterdam.The first leg was from Johannesburg to mombasa ( Kenia).A lot of preparation was done,in the aft cargo compartment a lot of spare parts where loaded in , inside the cabine we installed a spare main wheel ( it was to big for cargo door …

    Day 7 - South africa in the Dark Apr 8, '08 4:17 AMfor everyone Owls can only turn their heads 270 degrees, not 360   Africa and Politics Travelling with someone you barely know is never easy so you can imagine how castrophobic it was for both me and Brendo…

TODO *********Tour blurb Days 13-14 Khama Rhino Sanctuary/Johannesburg On day 14 we return to Johannesburg where the adventure comes to an end. The return drive to Johannesburg is 560km including a border crossing at Martins Drift.The tour finishes in the late afternoon of day 14.No accommodatio…

The Rainbow Nation is a country with a big diversity of people, climates and environments. With 11 official languages, 9 of which are African (the other 2 are English and Afrikaans), this country also has a large Indian community.This diversity of people is one aspect that I really appreciated in S…

It is now my last day in Africa and I am anxious about the days ahead in India.  However, I thought I better fire off an entry about my final days here in South Africa.  JBay continued to prove a big party.  They even had some obnoxious comedian come perform at the hostel one night…

South-Africa. What a country! Where must I start? What do I have to tell, and what is not important? It is so much!   We started our trip in Johannesburg. We’ve been to the Apartheids museum and Soweto. If you walk through the Apartheids museum, you almost feel guilty for being Dutch (for …

We have had an amazing week so far, Candice's house is beautiful and everyone is so welcoming. Its good to have a proper bed and proper showers and home cooked food. This week the weather has been great, even managed to tan a little bit but still slightly red! We have chilled out by the pool, b…

Just loved this flight. Worked with some brilliant crew and I never wanted this trip to end. We don't stay at one of the 'better' hotels in JNB but we make the most of where we do stay!

A 13 hour 10 minute direct flight with South African Airways (SAA) from Hong Kong to Johannesburgh JNB. Less than 3 hours scheduled layover before connecting flight departs JNB for Buenos Aires EZE, Argentina - 11 hours  40 minutes away. SAA is South Africa's flag carrier …

And so, the battle of luggage retrieval needed to be waged.At the point at which I'd checked in - all those ages back in Cape Town - my luggage had been booked through to Singapore. The reason for Singapore being that I was waitlisted for an earlier flight, and confirmed for a later one, and hoped …

Not quite sure exactly what I am looking for, or what it means to travel for so long. I would love to share thoughts with other traveler, and hoping I will be able to answer to that question. I do travel because I can't resist the curiosity towards places I've not been before. I though start to think this is making me irresponsible in a way that when something happens, I am ready to leave. Is that a good or bad?