Gluttony in Cape Town
September 16, 2016
We did not need that meal. Not only was it an exercise in excess, but it has thrown my entire blog schedule off. I was ready to write about Table...
Camp Champions Blog
THe Awkward Visit to a Club for Young Girls
September 15, 2016
Part of the reason we came to Joburg was to visit Global Camps Africa “GCA”, the camp created by one of my camping heroes, Phil Lilienthal. This camp ...
Driving in Soweto, or What was I Thinking?
September 15, 2016
Some experiences test the true mettle of a man. Driving in Soweto is one such experience. In the US, governments and municipalities paint lines...
Bonus Blog: Baskin the Buffoon
September 14, 2016
As my uncle used to say, this blog “has nothing to do with the price of beans.” It is only thinly related to our current trip. But it describes an inc...
Apartheid and The Wisdom of Mandela
September 14, 2016
No trip to South Africa is complete without spending some time studying the abomination that was Apartheid, the elaborate system of racial segregation...
Johannesburg: Better Than We Expected
September 13, 2016
Our expectations for Johannesburg were low. Everyone we talked to about South Africa had one of three comments when we said we were “going to Johannes...