À santé! (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 9)
Like in Germany or the US beer is the principal alcohol enjoyed on the African continent. So much so that I made it a tradition to have a 'Welcome to
Got juice? (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 6)
Tropical Africa is full of exotic fruits. So the idea of serving fresh fruit juice to me was fairly obvious. But there were only a few places where I got juices. Often people were intrigued when we suggested making juice
It’s dead, Jim! (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 2)
Some readers might think it's crazy to go and eat street food in Africa. They have seen the images of meat buzzing with flies in the hot African sun. Well, if it makes you feel any better: cooked meat is hard to come by on the streets; and if you find it it's been cooked until every last trace of life is gone. And by the way: the meat is usually really fresh - you can watch the butcher do his work right by the side of the road.
Call me
Doing it the smart way I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I love my smart phone. However, before the trip I had decided that Africa wasn't the right continent for a device with a touch screen and a battery that could barely survive for one day. I had also decided that getting a travel SIM would connect me to friends and family regardless of where I was. How wrong I was!
You can’t come in here
Be careful what you wish for 
The lady had tattoos in her face which made me like her right away. But I loved her when she said: 'When do you want to go? I can only give you one month.'
Random South Africa pics
2012-03-07 to 28 - South Africa, a set on Flickr. Here a collection of photos I took all over South Africa - from Elephant River to Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg - that didn't make it into separate sets.
Jozi
March 26, 2012. To shake things up a little I took the train (instead of the bus) from Durban to Johannesburg. While a sleeper car ticket in Europe would have probably broken my bank this one was the same price
Cape Agulhas and Struisbaai pics
2012-03-20 - Cape Agulhas, a set on Flickr. Cape Agulhas is the Southern tip of the African continent. It is here where the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans finally meet.
Beyond here only Antarctic ice
I have probably had a close to perfect day at the Southern tip of Africa: went to the beach, watched stingrays in Struisbaai harbor, had delicious pancakes at Sugar & Spice, got dropped off at the ship wreck, walked barefoot most
More Cape Town pics
2012-03-11 to 19 - Cape Town, South Africa, a set on Flickr. Most of these photographs were taken during our visit to the Table Mountain National Park.