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Hi Mike A,

a very interesting entry! Have you more good tips about South Africa? I'm going there in 1 or 2 weeks, so let me know.

Kasia

Hey, I wrote the thing!

But seriously where abouts are you going? I mostly know Cape Town, and there's loads to do - visit the waterfront, go down to Cape Point are the most particular things.
Check out my article on Cape Town.

Have a good time though

Hi Swiv,

sorry for my mistake!

Well, I'm going to East London, because I have friends living there. It will be a short stay (2 weeks), but I hope I'll have the possibility to go to Cape Town. Do you know something, which is called the Garden Route?

BTW: today is a house-warming-party by CyyStCyr http://www.h2g2.com/A347140 maybe you'll pop in ? It's starting about 8 p.m. european time.

Kasia

Yeah - the garden route is really lovely, round the coast rather than through the karoo. you can get a bus from East London to Cape Town (I think its less than a hundred rand - 10 )pounds) but when I did it in February, it went overnight so I didn't see too much. However Cape Town is really worth the visit if you can manouvere getting there. It has the most to see of any of the South African cities, probably due to the fact of its colonial history.
Sorry didn't make the house waming - time and email centres are in short supply in Tanzania!

Have a good time.
Swiv

Thanks a lot for your advice. I would love to go to Cape Town by bus - but daylight is better, I guess. The problem I have are my friends: because the situation seems to be not very good, they are ancious to let me go by myself. Well, we'll see; I'm starting on July 12th.

Kasia

Grayhound buses are fine and safe, so if you use them you should be fine. And Cape Town is one of the safer cities, if you don't drive around the township areas by yourself at night.
I don't know anywhere good to stay (always stay with relatives), but your friends might.

Greyhound - I didn't know they are also in SA. That's quite a good idea.

BTW: I'm starting JUNE 12th, not July.

AAHhh well, have an even better trip then.
Monday is my birthday!!! so I am having a party in Harare with my friend

let me know how you go