"International citizen of the world" africaking's Profile

All About Me

Hello to one and all

Firstly, let me thank you for visiting my page and hope that you may find something useful within.

Now, about me......I was born in Cape Town, South Africa and lived in Cape Town and Jo'burg till I was 10. My parents decided in 1990 that life in South Africa was not going to offer me opportunities, nor them, so we emigrated to the United Kingdom.

We lived in Kent for about a year or so, then moved to Manchester, where I spent my high school days and a year at college. Again, my parents got itchy feet and thought that my education had reached an end, thus thinking it was time to try something new.

My parents sold the house, bought a yacht and we all moved to Lancaster to fix up the yacht to sail her around the world.

To cut a very long involved story short, we ended up spending six months in Ramsay, Isle of Mann, a year in Dublin, Ireland. where I left my parents and went to Bromley in Kent, UK. I had spent a summer there, working on Harley Street in central London and got bored, so met my parents in Cornwall.

We spent a further year in Cornwall doing up the yacht, again and working to save money and I did another year at a local college. After my courses ended, I went to visit a friend in Spain and promptly got offered a job as a holiday rep. So I spent the next 2 years working in Costa Brava and Costa Dorada in Spain, Southern France and Ca'Savio (near Venice) in Italy.

After working for next to nothing, travelling from site to site, suffering from tornado damage, time came for me to return to Cornwall to set sail with my folks.

Intro Updated Dec 20, 2012
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sugarpuff Sep 6, 2008 at 5:18 PM

Youre online!!! What are you doing online? And if you are REALLY online why havent you updated anything..youre such a nerd!!! But youre MY nerd...littwle wonny..
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Etoile2B Apr 8, 2008 at 10:45 AM

Happy Birthday from Sunny California! Here's to another great year!
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GracesTrips Apr 8, 2008 at 12:30 AM

Happy Birthday, Ron! ENJOY the day!
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ptitelili Apr 8, 2007 at 12:41 PM

joyeux anniversaire from france!!!!
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sayedaburas Apr 8, 2007 at 2:17 AM

♫•:*¨`*:•Happy birthday to you♫♫Happy b-day to you♫HAPPY BIRTHDAY to RON ♫♫Happy b-day to yoou•:*¨`*:•♫ I wish U a Happy Easter & happier maany returns as well(~_~)
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traveloturc Apr 7, 2007 at 11:56 PM

Happy birthday from Istanbul.I wish that you realize all your dreams ...good luck to you...
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mary2u99 Apr 7, 2007 at 8:18 PM

Happy birthday to you:-)
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C-Care Nov 9, 2006 at 8:30 AM

I think Manchester was the coolest place in the UK when i was there. Dont you have any plans visiting asia?
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millablake Apr 20, 2006 at 10:56 PM

crazy trip plan. hope petrol prices dont interfere...
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larigot Apr 8, 2006 at 10:15 AM

Greetings from Florida, and have a very Happy Birthday! Also, all the best on your trip!