Cape Town, South Africa

Lekka
June 22, 2008 - Cape Town, South Africa
After saying our farewells to Rob and Heidi we boarded a flight to Cape Town.  We had four days to check out the town before flying out to Europe.  Cape Town is a great city, set under Table Mountain and right next to the Ocean.  We stayed at a Hostel in Long Street - the main pub strip in Cape Town and met some interesting characters.   ...
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The San Francisco of the Southern Hemisphere
August 12, 2008 - Cape Town, South Africa
Okay, so we cheated a bit.  We had technical difficulties in Cape Town, so our last blog posting is actually being made from the comfort of our condo in Evanston.  I have to admit, it’s GREAT to be home!!!  On the way home, we lost our camera cord, so we unfortunately don’t have any pictures with this posting, but promise to update it...
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Worm Eating Billionaires
August 7, 2008 - Cape Town, South Africa
I had wanted to post a few stories when we were in Gabs, but lack of internet and time prevented it, so I thought I’d back-track a bit.  So we’re in Capetown now, but these entry is some random musings.  First, if you haven’t been following the news, Zimbabwe has been experiencing the worst inflation rates since Nazi Germany in the...
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The Cape of Good Hope
July 3, 2008 - Cape Town, South Africa
It was cold and rainy in Cape Town today, so we nixed hiking Table Mountain.  Instead, our group and the other group of Kellogg students hired a tour guide to take us down the peninsula to the Cape of Good Hope. Since the weaather was ugly anyway, being in the car for four hours wasn't a big deal.  Along the way, we took a boat out to see...
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Arrived in Cape Town
July 2, 2008 - Cape Town, South Africa
After more than 24 hours or so of traveling, we arrived in Cape Town at 4pm this afternoon.  South Africa is 6 hours ahead of the eastern time zone in th U.S.  Not much to report so far.  Cape Town is a fairly sophisticated city, though we passed many shanty towns on the way from the airport.  The city itself reminds me of San Francisco: ...
Placed by Jordan, Erin, Peter & Travis in Our Service Trip to Namibia and Botswana