VERY PROUD TO BE SOUTH AFRICAN
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Last night the world watched the showcase of the final World Cup Soccer as it came to an end, with much applause and ceremony, fire works blazing and the Spanish in seventh heaven, the Netherlands (my team) devastated, it was still, no matter the emotions, an incredible 31 days. The “gees”, meaning enthusiasm, spirit of [...]
Tags: laughed, Netherlands, sang; shout; Africa; English; flags; waved; publishing; famous; citizen; Jacob Zuma; President; Mother; fire works; journalist; press pass;encouragement; dignity; hospitality; games; rainbow nation;, smiled, World Cup Soccer; South Africa; Spain
PRE & POST TOURS – WORLD CUP 2010
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From the prices I have received, thank goodness I was sitting down when I read those e-mails, things are rather pricey for the Soccer 2010. So with a lot of thought and ideas rushing through my head, I have decided that I am NOT going to rip-off any potential guests and offer PRE & POST [...]
Tags: Big 5, black rhino, buffalo, Cape Town, cheetah, e-mails, elephant, Garden Route, hermanus, leopard, Lion, malaria free, personalised itineraries, private tours, Shamwari game reserve, soccer world cup, South Africa, whale watching, white rhino, your ability, your interests
DISABILITY IS NOT INABILITY!
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Who says having a disability makes you unable to do things!! They are totally wrong!! Recently I had a GENTLEMAN on tour, who had the largest and heaviest wheelchair I have ever had to deal with – 300kg = 66Olbs but we did a whole tour – safari and all! Many hours of negotiations went [...]
Tags: accommodation, Adventure, African, attractions, carer, disability, partner, penguin colony, safari, South Africa, tour, wheelchair
Cape Town in list of top 10 of world’s best party cities
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The Lonely Planet lists the world’s top 10 party cities in its new guide, the “1000 Ultimate Experiences” and Cape Town appears 7th on the list. 7. Cape Town, South Africa With the 2010 World Cup bringing a global audience to South Africa, the partying will only get harder as travelers converge on a city [...]
Tags: 2010, Africa, Cape Town, Mossel Bay, soccer world cup, South Africa, wine tasting
Cape Town voted 2nd favourite overseas city
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Airlines, tour operators and hoteliers faced huge challenges this year with a “perfect storm” of recession and a slump in sterling making holidays more expensive at a time when people could least afford them. Despite this, however, many companies not only survived but thrived. Holidays are still regarded as top priorities for many, surveys show. [...]
Tags: Cape Town, soccer world cup, South Africa, Travel Awards
More Wonderful Safari’s Done!
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I am back from a further two “safari’s” at Shamwari Private Game Reserve in the Malaria-Free Eastern Cape. Again the BIG 5 and more were seen. With all the wonderful food, I think I am also heavier! Even though I watched what I ate the food is excellent! They even made me special wheat =free [...]
Tags: Big 5, buffalo, Cango Wildlife Ranch, cheetah, Eastern Cape, elephant, Flamingo Tours, Game, leopard, Lion, malaria free, malaria free game viewing, Meet the People, Meet the People tour, Mossel Bay, newsletter, Pam Taylor, personal service, rhino, safari, Shamwari, Shamwari Private game reserve, South Africa, special service, spring flowers, tenikwa, West Coast
Best “Safari” in 28 years of visiting Africa
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I have just returned from a tour of 13 days, of which 7 days was a game viewing “safari” in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, at Addo National Elephant Park and Shamwari private game reserve, with 4 people, of whom one young man of 22 was a wheelchair user. We set off from Cape Town through to the [...]
Tags: Addo Elephant Park, Africa, black rhino, Cape Town, cape vulture, cheetah, cubs, endangered, Flamingo Tours, game drive, game viewing, Garden Route, Knysna, lioness, Lions, malaria free, ostrich, Oudtshoorn, Outeniqua, Pam Taylor, safari, Shamwari Private game reserve, South Africa, Spekboom, Sub-Saharan Africa, wheelchair, white lions, white rhino, white tigers
“Meet the People” star – Meets his maker
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It is with great sadness that the STAR of the tour we do in Mossel Bay – “Meet the People” – Pride versus Poverty style township tour – Janneman passed away last month. I was so shocked to hear this as I think he was not much older than me. Janneman was a wheelchair user [...]
Tags: disability, essense of life, Flamingo Tours, Janneman, leather handbags, Meet the People tour, Mossel Bay, Pam Taylor, poverty, self worth, township, township tour, wealth, wheelchair
PHOTO’S
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Winter in Cape Town – A Mix of All Seasons
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Winter in Cape Town is a real mix of all seasons. Over the past few weeks we have had the old – Cape of Storms – the Mother City showing her ferocity, this week, now that the British & Irish Lions Rugby fans are leaving, she is all sugar and sweetness with beautiful 22°c bathing [...]
Tags: boulders beach penguins, British, cable car, canada, cape of good hope reserve, cape of storms, Cape peninsula, cape point, Cape Town, chacma babboons, Flamingo Tours, Irish, kirstenbosch botanical gardens, mother city, Pam Taylor, proteas, seasons, table mountain, two oceans restaurant, weather
