South Africa Notes

Sunday, March 30, 2014 Francisco Carneiro 0 Comments

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I spent the last 2 weeks traveling in South Africa

The Plan was to land in Cape Town and rent a car and drive to Johannesburg with almost nothing booked in advance (I booked a 3 day Safari at the end in Lion Sands)

Some quick notes

1.People drive safely in South Africa, there are almost no Potholes in the roads

2.Almost no one uses the car horn, people pull to the left to let you pass

3.The most famous Food chain in SA is KFC, South Africans love chicken big time.

4.By some reason that i could not find out people love Enrique Iglesias. Any radio station played his songs 2/3 times every hour. Unbelievable.

5.If if you don't want to have meals at very early hours everything closes, except KFC. People have dinner from 7 to 9 and after that hour is impossible to eat!

6.They didn't know the existence of Easy Open Canned Food yet.

7.I have never seen so many tattoos like in SA. It's already explored. Not a business opportunity.

8.It's strange that the Sun set is not in the sea like in Portugal. When we booked a Hotel with a room facing the sea front the sunset is in the back of the Hotel. Strange.

9.SASOL is the most incompetent Oil Chain. It takes twice as much to fill the tank. I think it's a buy, if they improve there is a lot of upside.

10.Frame insulation is also a big opportunity because the quality of the frames is poor.A lot of wind & cold sneak into the room trough the windows.

11.Everything is cheap. It's so good to feel rich. A bottle of good Cabernet can cost USD 14 at a restaurant.

12.There are a lot of cyclists everywhere.

13.I would live in Cape Town. Weather, the sun goes down in the sea and the mountains.

14.The Safari is different from Kenya/Tanzania. The Lodge is much better service but the Game is not so abundant like in Kenya. It's not possible to see big herds of Zebras. They have a lot of Elephants & Leopards. The Ranger is a very smart guy & parks the car very close to the game.

Next year I would like to do a SAFARI on horse in Botswana. yes it's possible.

One word on Lion Sands, very expensive & very good. No Tv, we had a butler, service unbelievable!

This pic was taken by Ferdie Muller our Safari Ranger. We where below this Leopard eating an IMPALA. The Blood was drooping in our 4x4. An Hyena was sitting below the tree!