2014-01-10

【Aiden in English】

        Johannesburg, South Africa, looked like an alien planet. It was only a step ahead of the other large cities of Africa, but the difference clearly could be seen. More modern technologies were used in the central business district. The houses were displayed extravagantly in European styles, and the lavish neighborhoods were built with high walls on leafy streets in the northeastern suburbs. The roads seemed so clean that a piece of trash wo

2014-01-06

【Aiden in English】

        After about a month at sea, the cruise was going well. It was too well. The sky was always cloudless, and the sun shone brightly, but not today. The day of Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, was cloudy and foggy. The damp air and the ever-blowing winds from the Atlantic Ocean didn't help either.

        We scheduled to ride a cable car up to Table Mountain. But if it were too windy, we would have to

2014-01-05

【Aiden in English】

        I never really was a shopper. The reason was that I never knew what to buy. That was why it became torture today trying to redeem things with my Big-O-Points as we left Durban for Cape Town and sailed across from the Indian to the Atlantic Ocean in South Africa.

        I had 112 points from Shuffleboard, Baggo-bean, Team Trivia, Miniature Golf, Table-tennis, and Brainteaser. The most expensive was the 50 lb. luggage sc

2014-01-04

【Aiden in English】

        Under the vast yellow sun, life in the Tala Private Game Reserve was remarkable. Everything was moving and had a role in the ongoing circle of life. Three of the African Big Five could be seen there: the black rhino, elephant, and Cape buffalo in the wild savannah outside of Durban, South Africa.

        As we drove through, the first animal we saw was a gun that was sitting in the middle of the road. Its short, pointy

2014-01-03

【Aiden in English】

        If you love hippos, crocodiles, and aquatic birds, the Greater St. Lucia (iSimangaliso) Wetland Park, South Africa, would be the place to be mainly when you happen to be in Zulu territory, on the outskirts of Richards Bay. A few reasons you should go to this park were that not only did that many animals reside there, but it was also declared a UNESCO Heritage Site.

        The St. Lucia Wetland was well protected since