The nine provinces of South Africa
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it’s already tomorrow in scenic and tranquil ‘little’ New Zealand
You may wonder how you are supposed to pick a place to holiday in SA. There are so many wonderful options. I thought it may be a good idea to tell you a bit about the nine provinces that make up this lovely country, so you have a better idea of where to start planning.
The Western Cape
The Western Cape is where most visitors will spend the bulk of their holiday. It’s home to Cape Town, the Cape wine regions, a big chunk of the Garden Route and some fantastic scenery. If you only pick one province to visit, this has to be it.
The Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is a lot more rugged than the Western Cape. Here you can find secret unexplored places and hike for miles along a pristine coastline without seeing another soul. Port Elizabeth is…
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Slice of life: I’m discovering my history
Pictures (great) by my old friend, John
my book has just been published at Amazon
Have to keep practising on the process.
Will do the paperback version + publish at https://www.kobo.com/ in a few days
Also see
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Pictures+%28great%29+by+my+old+friend%2C+John+craig+lock&ref=nb_sb_noss
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=john+newton+photography+craig+lock&ref=nb_sb_noss
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picture from
http://www.capetownmypictures.wordpress.com
and
http://www.craiglockbooks.wordpress.com
from my “filing system…to rescue me from sheer utter chaos – thanks, “Big G”)
“Explore, dream, discover”
The Journey of my “Political Awakening”
How times have changed (from Apartheid to a New South Africa)!
A witness to history: seeing police chasing University of Cape Town (UCT) students in Wale and down Adderley street from the Liberty Life offices in Adderley St, Cape Town (at my first job)
How a South African “moegoe” (= ‘drongo’) became politically aware
(my first piece of writing – thanks Anne, my secretary, very efficient, for typing)
see https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1PRFI_enNZ827NZ828&sxsrf=ACYBGNR0RWYkwv3SWEcIRFVwf5C808nFPQ%3A1570327493892&ei=xUuZXb2QNoXA3LUP1J-piAQ&q=st+georges+cathedral+cape+town+police+1972&oq=st+georges+cathedral+cape+town+police+1972&gs_l=psy-ab.12…3827.9884..12310…0.2..0.240.2584.0j1j11……0….1..gws-wiz…….0i71j0i13j0i22i30j33i21j33i160j33i10i21j33i10i160.pwRvumtVMC4&ved=0ahUKEwj9htHjxYblAhUFILcAHdRPCkEQ4dUDCAs
South Africa: Operation Fiela – Where Nothing’s Sacred, Not …
https://allafrica.com › stories
from Google searches (my “filing system to rescue me from sheer utter chaos” – thanks “Big G”)
Also see
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/09/cape-town-tutu-racial-inequality
and
from http://www.journalistandwriter.wordpress.com
http://www.foreigncorrspondent.wordpress.com
and
https://internationalcorrespondent.wordpress.com
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craic (not the Irish one!)
Eureka (found it/them)!
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SA, Why Cape Town should be on yr bucket list
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The Splendours of Cape Town…
Robben Island Tours… Experience Nelson Mandela’s days in seclusion.
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and
“Explore, dream, discover”
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