Soweto – acronym for South Western Township – is located in South West of Johannesburg, in South Africa. The soccer loving township Soweto prepares for the FIFA 2010 World Cup and the Soccer City stadium has undergone major upgrading for the tournament. The opening, final and many other games will be played at this stadium […]
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Now the holiday starts the get real: I finally get to do some hula hooping and stay in a backpackers. Whilst I’ve loved the fancy rooms and wildlife, I’m looking forward to more humble accommodation. Ideally with bed bugs. It’s a long way to Swaziland, and the roads get more ridden with potholes the nearer […]
Read MoreIl 12 Gennaio sono morti nel devastante terremoto di Haiti circa 220.000 persone, 300.000 sono rimaste ferite e pi? di 1 milione sono rimaste senza casa. L’intensit? di questo disastro ha lanciato un appello alle forze internazionali, la risposta ? arrivata da numerosi Paesi, accorsi in aiuto con fondi umanitari, medici, ingegneri e qualsiasi altro […]
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Right, this was probably not very eco. In fact, I reckon we used a lot of petrol on the boat trip, but it was amazing. I’ve never seen dolphins before, and I was beginning to think that I wouldn’t see them on this trip either. But we did and it was great. Our guide explained […]
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More hippos, today. Again we mostly see noses as the hippos are submerged in a pond to escape the sun. THe last we saw of Dom was pretty much the same. Except he was submerged in his macbook editing a video. Shame for him, look what we saw… A drive into Cape Vidal park, and […]
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Yesterday’s slow pace is just a memory – a 4 hour drive from Durban is St Lucia estuary. We arrive at Amazulu lodge, put our bags into the room then sprint down the jetty for a boat trip. Davide is almost left behind when he rushes back to fetch the camera tripod. The boat trip […]
Read MoreIn the devastating earthquake of Haiti, on January 12, approximately 220 000 people died, 300 000 were injured and more than million were left homeless. The severity of this natural disaster has posed great challenges to the international community and many countries have responded to appeals for humanitarian aid, pledging funds and dispatching rescue and […]
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Time to Shine! When you go to South Africa don’t leave home without Binoculars and a zoom lens for taking great wildlife shots. If you forgot them at home for whatever logistical reason – no matter how, you definitely need to find a replacement and that is why, instead of surfing the spectacularly gently Durban’s […]
Read More“I volti dietro ad una tazza di caff?” Il turismo rurale e comunitario ? un turismo su piccola scala in paesi poco sviluppati e in aree rurali del Sud del Mondo, dove la gente delle comunit? locali rappresenta la leva per lo sviluppo del turismo. Il Nicaragua ? un esempio di un Paese del Sud […]
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Abbiamo passato una giornata interessante a Porto Elizabeth, meglio noto anche come la Baia di Nelson Mandela.. E questa ? stata la parte pi? semplice.. All’arrivo c’? stata un po’ di sfida – nella gara per scoprire quanta benzina avevamo… Qualcuno ha insistito che la benzina ci sarebbe bastata fino a Porto Elizabeth, anche se […]
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