"South Africa 2009" South Africa by tini58de


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Actually it was just a very vague idea, but when a dear online friend of mine asked me, when we were coming to Cape Town, one thing led to the other - and 6 hours later we had a confirmed flight from Munich to Cape Town.
That was on December 31, 2008.

Not quite 3 months later Heinz and I started our vacation and every day was as we had hoped it to be! When we returned we had two suitcases full of wonderful memories - and two new friends in Cape Town!

Thank you so much, Solvej and John, for making this vacation such a memorable one!

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Since we visited Cape Town and the Cape Provinces, I am not an expert on "South Africa" as a whole. So I will only post some general tips here that I think might apply to the whole country. For more precise tips, please do visit my Cape Town page!

Thanks!

  • Last visit to South Africa: Apr 2009
  • Intro Updated Apr 19, 2009
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    MalenaN May 18, 2012 at 10:43 PM Report Abuse

    Interesting videos of the Gumboot Dancing! The coast around Hermanus looks very beautiful, what a great place for lunch.

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    CatherineReichardt May 3, 2012 at 11:43 PM Report Abuse

    Excellent cultural tips on South Africa, Christine!
    I particularly liked your tip on the correct etiquette when greeting someone. Indeed, if you forget to do so, you will sometimes find that the expectation of the 'How are you'/'I am fine' exchange is so ingrained that people will automatically jump to saying 'I am fine' even if you haven't asked them!
    Regards
    cathy

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    bijo69 Aug 30, 2009 at 1:47 AM Report Abuse

    Ja...da bekommt man wieder Fernweh :). Das Foto von Hermanus ist super!!!

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    blumia Aug 9, 2009 at 11:37 AM Report Abuse

    Hallo Christine, hab mich lange nicht gemeldet. Deine Süd Afrika Seite ist sehr interessant. Gefällt mir gut. Thank you for charing your impressions. Gabi

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    canuck68 May 18, 2009 at 8:21 PM Report Abuse

    I think that like me, you have become a South African convert. You wrote about your days in such an interesting way.

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    kenHuocj May 18, 2009 at 5:56 AM Report Abuse

    Glad you enjoyed SA's Mother City and Environs - it's an ever inviting city ;-)))

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    globetrott May 3, 2009 at 2:01 AM Report Abuse

    interesting and very helpful to read about these ATM-scams !

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    Nemorino Apr 26, 2009 at 11:09 AM Report Abuse

    Sounds like a fantastic trip -- complete with an open air concert in the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. I like your language tip with the photo of the stop sign at the railroad crossing. That's what we need in Germany -- would save a lot of lives.

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    margaretvn Apr 26, 2009 at 2:02 AM Report Abuse

    what fantastic travelogues - you took us there with you!! i so enjoyed them and your photos are wonderful

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    HORSCHECK Apr 25, 2009 at 3:05 AM Report Abuse

    Tini, fantastic start here. Especially the warning and danger tip is interesting. Keep up teh good work and speed up with tip writing. :-)

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