Travel Tips

love the country,
though physically absent, it's part of a continent with vibes, drumbeats,
problems and all.....notably hope and opportunities......

for more infor on South Africa via Gaurdian

a country of ablosute contradictions,
capable of the world's most advanced technologies,
yet has problems to provide health and education for its
large numbers of youth.
currently violence adn crime need URGENT attention

People who come to mind instantly
nelson mandela no more need be said
Mahatma Ghandhi
cecil rhodes of Mining, Colonisations & Rhodes Scholarship
chris hani assasinated brilliant African leader
jan c smuts always loyal to the Crown, part of UN's founding, philospher too
kwame nkrumah the first African President of Ghana
jomo kenyatta the Masia who led the Mau Mau towards Kenya's independance
nasser & sadat
lourens van der post writer, a man close to Nature, see my Botswana LvdP pane photo ;-)))
patrice lumumba
idi amin
chirstian barnard
alan paton
oppenheimer-s
albert lithuli
jonas savimbi
graham pollock
naas botha ao many more of course

Travellers who want to meet the Citizens of countires and cities they visit, always learn a few impotrant phrases.
In my YOUNGER days, did manage to begin my personal 20 to 30 phrases
of every new country /city i visited; Alas, body and mind mellowing, makes me a pleigerist, so will lead you into VT members who have lists and are ravellers in the true sense ;-)

from the Vaderland - refreshed
" From beyond the blue horizon we say in our different ways, 'bye for now, sala kakuhle, salani kahle, totsiens, sala kuhle, sala kahle, sala sintle, salang gabotsi, salani and kha vha sale zwavhudi ... till your next letter from home. "

Milan Ciao: when to use it!
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English is hardly spoken in Milano. Oh dear, huh?. ;-) Nevertheless, don't let this deter you from visiting this great city.

You can pick up some Italian before your trip to Italy. Memorize common expressions and you should be fine:

Buongiorno........Good morning
Buonasera......Good evening
Buonanotte.......Good night

Buon pomeriggio.....Good Afternoon

Ciao......Hello/ Bye
Come ti chiami?......What's your name?
Io mi chiamo XXXX.....My name is XXXX
Da dove vieni?.......Where are you from?
Io vengo da America, Australia, .Giappone, Olanda.....
I come from America, Australia, Japan, Holland...
Parlo Inglese?.......Do You Speak English?

Si....Yes
No.... No
Un po'.......A Little bit

Grazie mille.... Thank you very much.
Grazie.... Thanks.
Per favore... Please.
Quanto costa?.... How much does this cost?
Non mi toccare!.... Don't touch me! (my first Italian words learnt) :-D
Mi porta il conto per favore?.... Can you bring the bill please?

If you intend to stay in Milan for a little while longer, then you'll definitely need to learn more than just the above words. You can call up the following language schools and enroll for an Italian course at:

Dante Alighieri
- Piazzale Cadorna 9 Tel 02 72011294
URL: www.dantealighieri.org

Il Centro Via Brera 11
Tel 8690554/ 8690754
URL: www.ilcentro.net

These schools are amongst the best places for foreigners to learn Italian.

Both affected the progress of Africa `
despite the passing of Pope John Paul II and Nelson Madela, now aging and involved in publicity of how those around him are fighting about rights to trade on his name ~ ~
ALAS, the greed and exploitation by those close to notable world personallities - but gain - is it not the problems of Materialism and excessive use of media negatively ? ? ?

also name of cricket team or the award when ones represents university at national level sports competition.
a species unique to "Gondwanaland countries" notably the Western Cape of South Africa and Australia
>>then the'res the other interesting vegetaion like Aloes, mopani trees and trees
fruits called Marulas, custard apples, unique strains of stringless flavourful mangoes, yellow kakamas cling peaches and the ripened golden yellow hanneport/muscat grapes.
;-p
8-)

see :

Nobel laureates, scientist, labourers, chldren - a country's future, languages and cultures means mutual respect, intercultural exchanges, despite the ravages of Apartheid, a term one cannot escape from when South Africa is discussed;

>> harmony and discord live side by side, that's the excitement of safety and violence, yin and yang or simply the JA - NEE van onse vaderland ;-)))

i too stood in line on that historic day bring an end to formalised legislated deicrmination a.k.a. APARTEHID;
it was the first time ever i was legally permitted to partake in voting for public officials at any level of government.

Whilst De Beers - Diamonds a friend forever is well known, so is Gold, Chrome, Copper, Coal, Tigers eye amongst many;
It is Platinum that reigns as the major mineral being mined in South Afrca, notably along the Bushveld complex. and of course the Merensky crescent.
useful link : www.debeers.com
http://www.mineralgallery.co.za/enter.htm

>>Fossils of some of the oldest organisms on earth were found in the Barberton sequence, which is dated at approximately 3 billion years.

>> and younger - Three million years ago, South Africa was also home to a vulnerable new line of primate, the Australopithecines, which eventually gave rise to humans. Adding to the long list of South African hominids, which include fossils of Australopithecus africanus, Paranthropus robustus, Homo habilis and Homo sapiens, the oldest identifiable Homo sapiens fossils in the world (dated at approximately 110 000 years) were found here.

mondo cane was a probing italian film of Africa's future and potential for ........... ? ? ?