Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Non-Cattle Specific Topics
Coffee Shop
Cape Town - Alison; Knersie
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="inyati13" data-source="post: 1043483" data-attributes="member: 17767"><p>Alison, I never read the details of all those top 10 headlines. I would think there are more dangerous cities than Cape Town or JHB. When I was going to Africa, I flew either British Airways or SAA. Back then, The Republic of SA had sanctions against them by most of the World so they had a hard time using airspace. They had their commercial passenger jets altered to carry more fuel. You could fly out of Atlanta or New York and make it all the way to Windhoek. There was some Island off the east coast of Africa also that would let SAA make a stop in if they needed unexpected fuel due to winds or airstreams. I was on a plane that had to stop there once. They let us off but we did not go through customs.</p><p></p><p>Went throught JHB when flying British Airways. I stayed over there a couple times. I remember walking from the motel through an area. I came to a bar and grill. I went in and the guy at the bar told me I should not be walking alone where I was at. He was English. Very nice, said the Afrikaners were different but good people. I had read the history of the Boer Wars so knew the roots of the conflict. The point he made was that a tourist had to be careful of being pulled into a scheme that could put you in the mortuary. It almost happened to me but not in JHB, in Harare. By a cab driver.</p><p></p><p>BTW: I bet you are correct about it being the most popular tourist city in Africa.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="inyati13, post: 1043483, member: 17767"] Alison, I never read the details of all those top 10 headlines. I would think there are more dangerous cities than Cape Town or JHB. When I was going to Africa, I flew either British Airways or SAA. Back then, The Republic of SA had sanctions against them by most of the World so they had a hard time using airspace. They had their commercial passenger jets altered to carry more fuel. You could fly out of Atlanta or New York and make it all the way to Windhoek. There was some Island off the east coast of Africa also that would let SAA make a stop in if they needed unexpected fuel due to winds or airstreams. I was on a plane that had to stop there once. They let us off but we did not go through customs. Went throught JHB when flying British Airways. I stayed over there a couple times. I remember walking from the motel through an area. I came to a bar and grill. I went in and the guy at the bar told me I should not be walking alone where I was at. He was English. Very nice, said the Afrikaners were different but good people. I had read the history of the Boer Wars so knew the roots of the conflict. The point he made was that a tourist had to be careful of being pulled into a scheme that could put you in the mortuary. It almost happened to me but not in JHB, in Harare. By a cab driver. BTW: I bet you are correct about it being the most popular tourist city in Africa. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Non-Cattle Specific Topics
Coffee Shop
Cape Town - Alison; Knersie
Top