South Africa part 2 Another 2 weeks has flown by. As well as enjoying a few lie ins (in preparation for my next stint of 6am starts) I managed to fit in the sights of Cape Town and surrounding areas - Robben Island, Table Mountain, Winelands, Diamond shop and of course the obligatory hop on hop off double decker bus tour. I decided it wasn't 'the done thing' to purchase ones own diamonds so I am now awaiting a lovely present from someone, anyone, please? Of co...

South Africa Part 1 Capetown, Knysna, Plettenbery Bay, Oudtshoorn The trip started with drama as 3 flights from Buenos Aires into Johannesburg were cancelled due to the Chillean volcanic ash cloud. Luckily the travel assistant at Aeorlineas Argentina took pity on me and gave me a seat on the first flight out of Lima which meant I had just enough time to meet the connections I had originally booked and make the start date for the trip. The first part of my Sou...