Before I get too far into this, I have to place blame where it belongs. When I told Jason Burritt I was heading to South Africa, he told me I should go Shark Cage Diving. “Are you F(*#$&% crazy?”, or something to that effect was what initially went through my head. But, when I…
After a long, uneventful nine hour bus ride to Durban, I took a taxi from the bus station to a backpacker’s hostel for the night. Once I checked in, I bought a calling card for 20 Rand and called Gielie. I’d been out of contact with him for several days…
It was with no small amount of trepidation that I set foot on the shiny tiled floor of O.R. Tambo international airport in Johannesburg. Don’t get me wrong – I was really excited as well – I’d just set foot on my fourth continent this year (the sixth in my…
Going through South America (and Central America for that matter), I’ve watched my fair share of soccer (I’ll never, ever call it “football” – unless it’s spelled with a “u”). I’ve given it a shot – I really have tried to get into it. It’s just so painful. Try as…
Well, I’ve put another continent in the books. South America was incredible. I was of course excited to hit the highlights – stroll around Machu Picchu, lay eyes on the mighty Andes, stand under the arms of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio, visit Ushuaia and “the end of…
This won’t be a long entry for a couple reasons: First, I wasn’t in town for very long. I had about four days and three nights, which is obviously pretty short. Second, I hated it. When one thinks of Brazil, Rio is the first city that comes to mind. Beautiful…
As most of you know, I have booked very, very little ahead of time on this little trip. Outside of the Antarctica voyage, I secured only five other flights at various points along the way. The next one on the agenda was the hop from South America to Africa, or…
After my adventure in the great white south, I hopped on a flight to Buenos Aires. I’d a little over two weeks before heading to Africa, and I figured I’d spend a little time in the Argentinean capital. I ended up spending nearly two weeks here, due to a couple…