"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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A visit to a township Off The Beaten Path (1)

When visiting South Africa, I felt it was a MUST DO for myself to not only visit the absolutely bright sides of this... more travel advice

Kapexkursionen/Cape Excursions - South Africa

Kapexkursionen/Cape Excursions Things to Do (1)

One day we went on a daytrip with Frank, the owner of Kapexkursionen. Frank is German, but went to the University of... more travel advice

Mon Plaisir / Franschhoek - South Africa

Mon Plaisir / Franschhoek Restaurants (1)

Loved every minute of our stay there - a very individually written menue brought to your table and placed on a spare... more travel advice

Gumboot Dancing Local Customs (2)

Gumboot Dance goes back to the times when the workers at the gold and diamond mines in South Africa were not allowed to... more travel advice

Warnings and Dangers (1)
ATM - Beware of anyone trying to "help"!

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MalenaN May 18, 2012 at 10:43 PM

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

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

Ja...da bekommt man wieder Fernweh :). Das Foto von Hermanus ist super!!!
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blumia Aug 9, 2009 at 11:37 AM

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

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

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

interesting and very helpful to read about these ATM-scams !
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Nemorino Apr 26, 2009 at 11:09 AM

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

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

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