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Chasing the Sun in Cape Town

gdesilva01@gmail.com — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 17:43:16 +0000

The tail-end part of my break in Cape Town was marred by erratic fronts, both weatherize and personally. At points, I had desperately wanted leave the grey cold and gusting winds that had rolled in, leaving me feeling lonely and melancholy in a city where I felt I had seen and done it all. With […]

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High Tea: Exploring the Evolution of Time in Cape Town

gdesilva01@gmail.com — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 08:22:00 +0000

Something felt quite wrong about walking up the expansively wide brick path of The Company’s Garden from Wale Street to Annandale Street on my way to a luxuriously indulgent high tea at the Mount Nelson. Lingering on the regularly placed park benches and passed out on the manicured green lawns were dozens of homeless, begging […]

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12 Hours Drinking in Cape Town

gdesilva01@gmail.com — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 09:51:40 +0000

I know what you might be thinking, ‘Not, another backpacker’s blog about getting pissed in a foreign city and waking up with all their money stollen and no clue where they are.’ Well, I’m not that kind of traveller, and this isn’t that kind of blog. Besides, my liver can’t endure that kind of torture […]

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5 Ways to Reduce Your Travelling Costs

gdesilva01@gmail.com — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 15:52:27 +0000

Do you want to travel the world – or even just go on holiday somewhere exotic, but think it is too expensive? Well here are my 5 top tips for reducing your costs whilst abroad. #1 – Stay Somewhere for FREE Yes, I said FREE! There are a number of ways that you can bag […]

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Cape to Dunes – Part #1

gdesilva01@gmail.com — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 23:50:56 +0000

Near Fish River Canyon in Nambia – We crossed the border into Nambia yesterday. This is the Africa I’ve longed to see. Vast areas of sand and nothingness. No people. No trees. No mammals. No buildings. No telephone poles. Nothing but sand and the occasional bush. (One which our guide told us was dangerously acidic, and […]

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