29 July 2010

• Exchange rates (ZAR): £1=R11.40 | 1€=R9.55 | US$1=R7.30 | 1AUD=R6.58
• South Africa: Author tells real story of World Cup
  • also see: "Africa United - How football explains Africa" by Steve Bloomfield
• South Africa: Soweto Wine Festival a popular draw
  • accommodation in Soweto
• South Africa: Skateboarder's epic trip for charity
• South Africa: Track opened, BMX Worlds ready to go
• South Africa: 'It was my first time to see a whale'
  • blog: Cape Town, South Africa: video of whale breaching onto a yacht
• South Africa: Plane lands on Durban beach
• South Africa: Escaped pet tiger found in South Africa
• South Africa: South African unions threaten to strike 'in seven days'
• Africa: The dark side of Dr Livingstone: A fascinating new letter casts the great explorer in a very different light
• Zimbabwe: More than just a review: ‘Mugabe and the White African’
  • blog: New documentary about Zimbabwe: "Mugabe and the White African" (Trailer)
• Namibia: Hold-Up of Operators At Borders Costly
  • blog: Tourbrief: Guides stopped at Namibian border
• Namibia: Elephants finally trek from Nkurenkuru
  • blog: Desert Elephant conservation in Namibia
• Namibia: People Want Land As a Home, Not So Much for Farming
• Namibia: Prepare for a hotter Namibia
• Kenya: Bandits Kill Tourist in Masai Mara Camp
• Backpacking: Tragedy of backpacker drowned in Indian river
• Misc.: Cheetahs and African Wild Dogs Disappear Completely from Cameroon

28 July 2010

weekly price comparison: one way flights in Southern Africa
departure: 25 Aug 2010, one-way flights, more flights »

	Skyscanner	Lastminute	Lastminute.de	www.cheaptickets.de
Cape Town > Johannesburg	from £31.89	from £83.30	from 81.53€	from 85.53€
Johannesburg > Cape Town	from £31.89	from £83.30	from 81.53€	from 85.53€
Cape Town > Windhoek	from £221.20	from £221.20	from 240.04€	from 244.04€
Windhoek > Cape Town	from £199.60	from £215.10	from 232.78€	from 236.78€
Johannesburg > Livingstone	from £154.04	from £178.60	N/A	from 193.58 €
Livingstone > Johannesburg	from £194.00	from £217.40	N/A	from 236.02€
Johannesburg > Durban	from £22.68	from £58.30	from 50.75€	from 54.74€
Durban > Johannesburg	from £22.68	from £58.30	from 50.75€	from 54.74€

28 July 2010

• Exchange rates (ZAR): £1=R11.43 | 1€=R9.55 | US$1=R7.32 | 1AUD=R6.56
• UPDATE - South Africa: Poachers relentless in bloody pursuit of rhino horn
  • South African National Parks (SANParks) confirmed today (Wednesday, 28 July) that the total figure for rhinos poached in the country since January this year, is 152. This figure encompasses the latest number of rhino poached in provincial parks and private reserves as well. [more]
• South Africa: Sardine frenzy continues
• South Africa: SA firm takes over Holiday Inn
• South Africa: Comair taps into the East African market
  • online flight booking on TravelComments.com
• South Africa: KZN most popular destination
  • Durban city guide, tour & accommodation booking
• South Africa: SA v NZ Tri-Nations sold out
• South Africa: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe: Catch a tiger by...
• Zimbabwe: No rands for Zimbabwe
• Uganda: Uganda fails to reduce malaria by 50%
  • blog: Malaria Advice: Travel Precautions to Take!
• Travel: Flashpacking - a growing trend
• Travel: Top five reasons you'll pay more for flights
  • online flight booking on TravelComments.com
• Travel: 25 Free iPhone Apps for Travelers and Bloggers
• Travel: Gatwick Airport offers free fake tan
• Misc.: T-Shirts Printed With Real Spilled Gulf Oil? Yep.
• Misc.: California city OKs tax rates for marijuana
• Misc.: Rare Zebra/Donkey Hybrid Born at Wildlife Preserve
• Misc.: Capturing the world's oldest living things

27 July 2010

weekly rental car price comparison
from 20 Aug 2010, unl. km, CPT <> CPT, price per day, more rental cars »

	10 days	20 days	31 days	car
Aroundaboutcars	R260.00/day	R247.00/day	R214.00/day	Picanto
Africa Car Hire	R266.00/day	R255.00/day	R230.00/day	Golf
Compare, Book Cars Online - CarHireCompare.co.za	R253.20/day	R216.10/day	R210.77/day	Clio
Skyscanner car hire (UK)	£13.06/day	£12.15/day	£11.54/day	Picanto
Opodo.co.uk Car Hire	£13.60/day	£11.95/day	£11.19/day	Picanto
www.billiger-mietwagen.de	15.44€/day	15.44€/day	14.46€/day	Picanto
www.holidayautos.de	16.60€/day	19.90€/day	16.48€/day	Golf
Avis.com	$25.40/day	$24.15/day	$22.93/day (30 days)	Picanto
RentalCars.com - all the best names at great low prices!	$24.51/day	$24.21/day	$24.30/day	Economy Car
Looking for Motorhomes, 4x4 camper (un)equiped, 4x4? Check Africa Car Hire for best rates!

27 July 2010

• Exchange rates (ZAR): £1=R11.36 | 1€=R9.54 | US$1=R7.35 | 1AUD=R6.63
• South Africa: Greyhound bus overturns, 16 hurt
• South Africa: E Cape tourist rapes 'shocking'
• South Africa: Rape Incident did not take place in Addo Elephant National Park
• South Africa: The changing lives of expats in South Africa
• South Africa: Poisoned rhino horns
• South Africa: Rugby fever abounds in Soweto
  • accommodation in Soweto
• South Africa: Game park with plenty in reserve
  • Samara Private Game Reserve
• South Africa: Lions maul farmworker
• South Africa: [VIDEO] Whale smashes yacht
• Africa: Africa makes good progress to end malaria
  • blog: Safari Tips 101 - Malaria Advice: Travel Precautions to Take!
• Travel: The A-Z of holiday horrors
• Travel: Boat made of plastic bottles arrives in Sydney
• Misc.: Serbia opens breast milk bank
• Misc.: Stunning snaps show wild animals like never before
• Misc.: UAE: BlackBerry a threat
• Misc.: Robber 'armed' with fake boobs
• Misc.: Vodka: almost an art form
• Misc.: 1/2 of All China's Water is Too Polluted to Drink

23 July 2010

• Exchange rates (ZAR): £1=R11.36 | 1€=R9.57 | US$1=R7.43 | 1AUD=R6.63
• South Africa: South Africa: A walk on the wild side
  • Kruger National Park tours
• South Africa: Archbishop Desmond Tutu to withdraw from public life
• South Africa: SA is 'addicted' to Madiba
• South Africa: Mandela relatives held at gunpoint in robbery bid
• South Africa: A Heritage Detained for Its Own Good
• South Africa: A place of buffalo and fine vineyards
  • accommodation in Wellington
• South Africa: 'We're being held hostage by baboons'
• South Africa: Lion trading the same as cow trading for some
• South Africa: Bafana name debate escalated
• South Africa: Whale pic may be fake
• South Africa: Yacht-Jumping Southern Right Whale: FAQ
• South Africa: Joburg: 'close to a million 2010 visitors'
• Zimbabwe: Movie review - 'Mugabe And The White African' Fight For Farmland
  • blog: New documentary about Zimbabwe: "Mugabe and the White African"
• Mozambique: 50 000 SWC tourists visited Moz
• Kenya: U.S. issues travel alert for Kenya
• Travel: World's First Flight Powered by 100% Algae Biofuels Completed
• Travel: Flight attendant Rodney Lorenzo 'threatened jihad' on American Airlines

22 July 2010