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Load shedding… What did we use before we had candles? Electricity.

admin 4 April 2019 No Comments

All of a sudden it was pitch dark. What the hell? I was relaxing on the couch, child to bed, husband out of town so I had the whole evening

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When do you know that you have almost become a ‘local’ in South Africa?

admin 6 March 2019 No Comments

It has been three years since we exchanged Rotterdam for Johannesburg, South Africa. I do remember those earlier days really well. So many new impressions, so many new experiences and

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  • Living in South Africa

Race biking in South Africa… Not for pussies!

admin 7 December 2018 No Comments

And then the day you feared for weeks arrived… Sunday the 18th of November. Time to do the 94.7. No excuses anymore… The 94.7 is a cycle race organized by

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  • Living in South Africa

The place to be: the Virgin Active gym

admin 8 November 2018 No Comments

If you like sports, you are in the right country! Gyms in abundance and I kid you not: It also seems like everyone here goes to the gym because every

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  • Living in South Africa

The taxibus: public transport at its best?

admin 11 October 2018 No Comments

Sinnah, our nanny, normally goes back home around 3pm. Sometimes, we ask her to stay longer and that’s not a problem, provided that she can return home with a taxibus.

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  • Living in South Africa

OMG! My mom just got bitten by a snake!

admin 25 October 2017 No Comments

At that time my heart skipped a beat, but not for the right reasons. I watched too many National Geographic documentaries… This kind of thing never happens to you or

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  • Living in South Africa

How not to pay for your traffic fine in South Africa

admin 14 June 2016 No Comments

In this country, I have been brought to a halt several times by the police so the next rendezvous with our ‘blue friends’ could not be far away. Especially, because

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