Through Central and South America my question to every hospedaje, hostel and hotel receptionist was “Tiene agua caliente?” (Do you have hot water?). More often than not the answer was “yes, but…” and I would find myself faced with the dreaded electric shower head. While I have heard that some find the electric shock of [...]
Driving the not “right” side in South Africa
February 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
Preparing to drive for the first time was more than a bit stressful. As I tested out all the controls to make sure I knew where they were, we had the following conversation: D: Right, that’s the blinker, not the shifter. (Car eased out of parking space in first, into the wrong lane.) J: You’re [...]
Foodie Friday: The wines of Stellenbosch
February 19, 2010 By 3 Comments
Forgive us, but we figured it was ok to highlight wine instead of food this week. The existence of wine in the Cape Colony is no coincidence. Sailors long at sea often demanded wine in order to herd off scurvy and other fun diseases. Almost immediately upon founding the colony expeditions were went to the [...]
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