Tag Archives: South Africa
A pile of meat at Mzolis
Back at Mzoli’s today. I went out early and ordered a bucket load of meat (literally). There were 20 or 30 of us in total. We did order more meat later though. This was just the first round!
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Tagged cape town, cpt, meat, Mzolis, Mzolis meat, South Africa, za
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My 2nd attempted mugging
I was on my way home last night. I stopped my motorbike to read a text message. It was just next to the central train / taxi station. Out of the corner of my eye, I spot a guy crossing … Continue reading
Back to Mzoli’s
I’m going to Mzoli’s again today. Last time my trip to Mzoli’s prompted me to give up alcohol. The following morning I started counting my drinks from the night before. I drank somewhere between 15 and 18 beeers. I felt … Continue reading
Cape Town Facebook Developers Garage
I was at the Cape Town Facebook Developers Garage last night. I have the badge to prove it! It was an interesting evening. Pizza was generously provided by Butler’s Pizza. If I’m not mistaken their delivery staff arrive wearing a … Continue reading
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Tagged butlers pizza, cape town, Facebook, Facebook Developers Garage, joyent, memcache, South Africa
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Chilling by my pool
The first little snapshot of where I live here in Cape Town. Here’s my current CouchSurfer chilling by the pool in the garden.
Ismael Lo at Kirstenbosch
Last Sunday I was at Kirstenbosch gardens for their weekly sunset concert. Last week McCully Workshop were playing. They’re a popular South African ’70s band and the concert was excellent. Yesterday, Ismael Lo was playing. The concert set a new … Continue reading
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Tagged African music, cape town, Ismael Lo, Kirstenbosch, McCully Workshop, Senegalese music, South Africa, world music
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My first attempted mugging
Long Street is the main backpacker hang out in Cape Town. It’s very much down town, a street lined with bars, restaurants and hostels. I was walking along Long Street on Friday night. It was just before 6pm, so still … Continue reading
A trip to Guguletu
Guguletu is a township outside Cape Town. Answers.com defines a township as “A racially segregated area in South Africa established by the government as a residence for people of color.” Another word might be a ghetto. I was told there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Guguletu, kilts, South Africa, Sunday meat, townships
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South African Internet
I hadn’t fully appreciated just how undeveloped the internet would be in South Africa. All internet connections down here are all bandwidth capped. Bandwidth costs about 70 rand per Gb. That’s about $10 USD per Gb. Let me put that … Continue reading
First impressions of Cape Town
I began my journey from New York to Cape Town on Tuesday night, around 3am (technically Wednesday morning!) and I finally arrived in Cape Town on Friday morning around 11am. It was quite a journey! Naturally, a little celebration was … Continue reading
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Tagged cape town, ocean swimming, safety, South Africa
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