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From the Tower to the Mountain
http://towertomountain.blogspot.com
A collection of stories, opinions and discussions on the differences and similarities of two of South Africa's main cities.
It hopes to explore some of the complexities and excitement of being in South Africa now in a way that is insightful, fair and encouraging of debate...
- Added on: Apr 22nd, 2008
- Country: South Africa
- Language: English
- Author: jamied
- Listed in: Society Politics
- Tags: lifestyle south africa cape town diversity johannesburg
Recent Posts
Its a Rrrace! I'm wiiinning!!
I can't remember the movie or the actor but it’s a line that used to make me laugh. I think it was a character mocking some eastern accent. But it was hilarious, and he was ridiculous...it was funny cause of some racial under current too I'm sure b...
lawns and legends....
I love that so many of my people are living their dreams. I often say I loved Wits, that she was a great place to learn and explore. Its also nice when little things shrink the years and throw in perspective....I went to Wits 'cause I thought, from L...
long days and nights with the joburg boys
Sometimes its easier to throw your toys and walk against the tide. I had two of my Jozi boys surprise me and hit Slaapstad this weekend. Good to see them. Unfortunately their surprise tactics required that I pick them up at the airport at 23:00 Frida...
guns, arms and heartache...
This morning I realised this blogs gone a wondering...it's supposed to be a about places and instead its about head spaces. On my coffee table here in Slaap Stad, I didn't have one in Joburg, lies a copy of the Design Indaba Mag. In it are 10 pages o...
one skewed world
Turns out beer in hand I've trapped all sorts of unsuspecting party goers into stunned submission with too intense convo's about our twisted little world. Just this week victims, though they loved it, included a British engineer doing a masters in po...
Of mountains, Mbeki's and cell phones....
True signs of impending doom are failed cell phone connections on the top of table mountain.I lugged myself up plaateklip gorge with a 3 ton hang over and 3 year old child on my back to summit grand table mountain around midday on Saturday. It was be...
