Category Archives: World Cup 2010

Table Mountain/ A hiker’s paradise

Posted on April 21, 2010 by ~Anna

Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, my father always used to take me camping. Not the cushy sort where you drive somewhere to a nice cabin and play with tons of other children (though this may have happened … Continue reading →

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Intro to Cape Town/ Walking till my legs collapse

Posted on April 14, 2010 by ~Anna

I arrived in Cape Town with an absolutely packed agenda—I had a list of things I didn’t get around to on previous visits that I now had a full two weeks to do. I also had my trail running shoes … Continue reading →

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Crime in Johannesburg/ It finally happened

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Anna

I’ve been writing about living in Johannesburg for months without mentioning one critical aspect—that the city has a terrible reputation (both domestically and internationally) for crime. Indeed I believe it’s been the elephant in the blog; while trying to focus … Continue reading →

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