There is so much that is good in South Africa… and internet access for the masses simply cannot be put into that category.
Here ADSL is a rare and expensive luxury. Coming back to the good old US Robotics 56k fax-modem, connected at – wait for it – 33.2kpbs, I feel like I’m going slowly [...]
Well for my first encounter with Business Class long-haul travel, all I can say is that the space per passenger is just AMAZING. I didn’t try but it looked like I’d just about be able to lie down completely in the space between my chair and the seat in front! [Picture coming later [...]
I think it’s because it’s so long since we’ve been back to SA, but I’m getting really keyed up for our trip! So many friends and family to see and it feels like forever (not just 18 months) since we were last back.
Even more fun is the fact that we’ve used air-miles to upgrade [...]
Note to anyone needing to do anything with SA citizenship – it’s not South Africa House you want, but the SA Consulate in Whitehall. This is useful to know because it adds quite a few minutes to your journey -even if you’re jogging; you have to cross multiple roads around Trafalgar Square and [...]
A rather unwelcome discovery recently was that despite a number of changes to the rules and regulations in 2004, the South African government still take it rather personally if you don’t ask them before applying for a second citizenship.
When I started down the road to British citizenship, I was aware that I [...]
