Travelling Light Naturally

Travel Wishlist – this is going to be a long one

Hello Everyone (if there is anyone left that is)!

I’ve been terrible in keeping this updated, but then again not much has happened in my life, work is what I’m about at the moment, as well as paying off my car, life insurance, gym and all those grown up things in order to build a base for myself!

But I’ve been feeling the travel bug creeping up on me, so I’ve decided to put together a post of photos* of my travel wish list, of where I would like to go and the things I would like to see. Hopefully I will be able to fulfil my wishes before I die ;)

*Note: these are none of my own photos (obviously) and I hold no rights to them, I just found them on google.

Here goes! (in no particular order)

Rice Fields, China

Miss something…gain something

So, I’ve been in london just over a year now, and looking back I see myself wanting to regret some choices I’ve made. I want to regret having been over here for the world cup, and not in SA, I want to be ashamed for thinking I didn’t care much for my country of birth. I feel like I missed something BIG, missed being apart of a turning point in South Africa. I’ve seen a huge change in the people of SA, even though we have along way to go, the world cup gave us something to be proud of. I feel all these things making me sad and resentful that I wasn’t there, and still am not, to grasp the first of the opportunities presented to everyone. 

I feel all of this, but then think:

“Would I have ever noticed that big change if I hadn’t been somewhere else?” 

“Where would I be now? Doing the exact same thing I was a year ago?”

I might not of accomplished what I attended to do when I came to live in London, but by golly have I learnt and gained SO much. Maybe not in the professional world, and probably nothing notable unless you know me personally. I’ve learnt how to look after myself, I’ve realised the extent of my strengths and worked on my weaknesses, and most of all I’ve gained life experience and valuable friendships (and a few practical skills such as cocktail making :D ).

When I wrote my last post about this I was very sad and heart broken. I still feel that pain deep in my heart, but I’ve packed it away for now, to concentrate on the here and now. 

I thought, to end this on a lighter note, I would share some photos of my adventures in london with you as well :) (excuse the quality of some of them, they were taken on my shitty phone cam and some of them I didn’t take)

waiting for Skrillex to come on stage (new friend to the left of the photo :D)

My cousin Victoria and Aunty Penny walking in the beautiful Oxfordshire country side

Fun times at work

Tea time for one

At work on the outside bar

The Breakfast club know how to make lekker brekkie!

Wondering around the trendy areas on a sunday (shoreditch)

Jamie Oliver Live and in Person at the Big Feastival!

Me with amazing toffee ice cream! 

BIG knife and fork for the BIG FEASTIVAL!

Sun burn from standing Braaing

After work on a saturday

Cape Town: The City of Good Hope

(June 2009)

Cape Town or Kaapstad (Afrikaans), also known as The Cape Of Good Hope is a beautiful city nestled at the foot of Table Mountain and one of the biggest tourist attractions In South Africa. When I ask most foreigners where they would go in South Africa most of them say Cape Town.

I had only been there once before when I was 11 and to be honest I don’t remember much of it! This time me and my two best girlfriends decided to take a winter break in our college holidays down to CT. We booked out Kalula flights, organised accommodation with Roxy’s uncle and off we went for a week.

(our list of what we wanted to do)

We arrived on the Thursday, and at once started making plans for the weeks endeavours. We didn’t really go to see the sights, we went to relax and have a good ol’ girls time! On the Thursday we went to an awesome club called Gandalf’s, which was R20.00 entrance drink as much as you like night! And so we did, none of us had a car there so a friend of a friend took us home, well nearly home. I don’t remember exactly what happened but the friend of a friend’s friend (the actual owner of the car) got a bee in his bonnet and refused to take us all the way home. We reluctantly got out at Cavendish Square, and some how found our way back home at 2.30am. Now you must understand, its not exactly safe to wonder around in the middle of the night, specially not three young woman. But we did what we had to do and got home with out a scratch or scare!

(the aquarium)

(the boat ride)

During our week, we went to various places like the Waterfront, the Fish Market, the Aquarium, Hout Bay and met up with some good friends who had relocated there. We even took a boat trip where we drank sparkling rose and sang “Im on a Boat” by The Lonely Island. (and yes we video taped it).

(Hout Bay)

We had amazing warm weather nearly the whole time we were down there, well warm in winter terms. It only rained once (so happened to be the day we wanted to go to Ratanga Junction!). But other wise we had clear blue skied  days with sunshine!

This holiday was a short but wonderful experience. Some of the people were so amazing and helpful, and then there were the rude and clicky people, of which we just started to ignore. There has always been conflict between Jo’burgers and Capetonians, battling it out to convince the other that their home city is the best. It will never be settled as it really all comes down to opinion. Personally I love to party and holiday there, but I don’t think it would suit me as a permanent place to live, but then again, who knows as you never know until you try!