Interesting
Thoughts, interesting people and things that don't fit into specific categories....
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Our Quick Getaway to Shumba Guest Farm
You don’t always have to travel very far for a bit of adventure. Sometimes a break from your routine is the very thing you need…and maybe you’ll discover, like I did, that there…
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Xanthe’s Wedding in Port Elizabeth
“Take care of your mind it will help your body look good. Take care of your body it will make your mind feel good.”- JMF Some call it the friendly city, most call…
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Christmas and New Years 2014
“How we spend our time is how we spend our lives.” ~ Benjamin Franklin Do you also feel as if 2014 went by really quickly!? I almost can’t believe it’s 2015 already! We…
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Christmas 2014
“How we spend our time is how we spend our lives.” ~ Benjamin Franklin Do you also feel as if 2014 went by really quickly!? I almost can’t believe it’s 2015 already! We…
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Rhinos at Emoya’s Voetspoor Fees
There were white paw-prints painted on Bloemfontein’s roads yesterday… We followed them and they lead us to Emoya Estate’s 2014 Voetspoor Fees! The paw-prints were really there but actually we heard about the…
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Mathys Reminds Us to be Strong and Thankful
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford It is always inspiring to meet someone with a fighting…
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Inspiration from Dr.Seus
Remember Dr.Seus? I really enjoyed his books! Here’s some mid-week inspiration: I was carefully thinking While slowly sinking, That this site is jam 4 joy, And not joy 4 jam It’s about what…
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The Successful Yeard (year long beard)
A yeard, a year long beard, is something which many men only dream of. It requires patience, dedication and perseverance. Congratulations to Marc on his successful yeard! The last time Marc shaved was…
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10 of my favourite things in the Midlands Meander
So about 4 weekends ago, the only weekend in 6 years which it snowed in Ladybrand, Marc and I went on a road-trip to the Midlands Meander. Although we were a bit bummed…
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Doggy Treats
So after the previous good response to the first post of our boston puppies, I decided to put a few more pics of them up. (At bottom of this post) They are now…
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A taste of India – Taj Mahal & India Travel Tips
The Taj Mahal is one of the seven Wonders of the Ancient World… And quite a remarkable sight! It was definitely not a disappointment! Our bus stopped quite far from the Taj because…
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A taste of India – Jaipur to Bharatpur to Agra
Jaipur is known as the pink city. “Pink it’s the color of passion, Cause today it just goes with the fashion.” But in India it represents hospitality and it was painted pink almost…
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A Taste of India – Delhi
If India was a food it would be a sweet &sour pumpkin-marshmallow-chocolate pie covered with ‘hundreds and thousands’ served with nutty caramel ice-cream and silver balls. When I think of India I think…
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Scuba in Sodwana Bay
It’s an incredibly exhilarating yet daunting feeling- to be 20m deep in the ocean while sucking oxygen from a face mask. I was not a natural scuba diver…not at all…It was actually really…
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Malealea in Lesotho
“Muther, futher, good morning!” We will never forget the friendly, little face of the Basotho boy who greeted us with such enthusiasm when we returned to the campsite late in the afternoon after…
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Hakuna Matata in Zanzibar
Are your feet constantly frozen? Does your nose resemble Rudolf the reindeers? (Shiny, red and wet). Is your body constantly shivering with imaginary ice knives piercing it? Are you counting down the days…
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Exploring Ladybrand
After a few years of wanting to see Ladybrand’s natural rock “stalle” (stables), I finally did! It was such a quick climb! It would have been even quicker if I could keep up…
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Our Boston Puppies
“A dog is a part of your life, but to the dog you are their whole life.” A bit more than a month ago we got 2 little Boston puppies… They are too…
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Family Time in the Eastern Free State
We had one day to show my parents the Eastern Free State. It was one jam-packed day but I think we did a pretty good job. Thanks to Lionel for being the tour…
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Bloemskou 2014
It’s that time of the year again that all South Africans have been waiting for…. Hmmm, well, maybe that time of the year all Bloemfonteiners have been waiting for… Okay, maybe just that…
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Going for the Yeard (year long beard)
On the 2nd of march this year Marc’s beard has officially been growing for 6 months. Halfway towards the majestic yeard! It was initially known as “the travel beard” because the process started…
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Clarens Beer Festival
We went to Clarens this weekend for their 4th annual beer tasting festival. Many of South Africa’s top micro-breweries were there with their best home brews. A lot of people were at the…
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Exploring Lesotho’s Mohale Dam
We celebrated Marc’s birthday in the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho at Mohale Dam. Mohale is about a two hour drive from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. Besides for random little rocks which had fallen on…
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Watermelon Cake
I decided to make a healthy cake for Marc ‘s birthday. This fruit cake is not quite your traditional fruit cake! It’s just fresh watermelon and cream decorated with a variety of fresh…
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Reminiscing about our Time in Thailand – Phi Phi and Bangkok
After our 7 nights in Phuket, we rode in a speedboat to Phi Phi island. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Resort. There was a nice pool and a few restaurants nearby selling…
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Broccolli & Condensed Milk Salad
This salad is too delicious to be called a salad and should actually rather be called broccoli pudding. When you are tired of your January diet this is a good way to indulge…
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Reminiscing about our Time in Thailand – Phuket
I’m so excited for a friend of mine who is busy planning a trip to Thailand! It made me remember our Thailand experience and I felt like writing about it… For our honeymoon,…
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Addo Elephant Park
If you want to see elephants, Addo Elephant Park in the Eastern Cape is the place to go! When we went to the park over Christmas we saw about four hundred elephants in…
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Appreciating Family Christmas in the Eastern Cape
After William and Charnè’s beautiful wedding at the Blue Lagoon Hotel in East London, we drove to my parents place in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan, just outside Uitenhage on the way to Jeffrey’s…
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Rest in Peace Madiba
This is one of those moments that you are always going to remember: Where you were when you first heard that Madiba, Ntate Mandela, has passed away… We were in Books Hostel in…
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Trip to Spain – by Guest Writer
My sister, Linley, went to Spain this week where she was one of the presenters at the 7th Annual ICERI Spain conference about research in technology and education. She wrote this during her…
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Tribute to a Great Grandfather
Life is not permanent, and it’s this fragility which makes it so precious. Marc’s grandpa, Mr.Pieter Coetzee, better known to all of us, his children, grandchildren and great grandson as “Oupie,” passed away…
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The Resurrection of the Moonbag
This post was written by Marc during the rough, overnight Cial bus trip: Moonbags, fannypacks, bumbags, whatever you may call them, they are one of the world’s lost treasures! They can be classified…
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New Beginnings – Packing up everything
It’s been an intense couple of days! We have been packing our life into boxes and bags, sorting out all of our paperwork and eating lots of delicious food with special people. It’s…
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So you want to be a doctor? Advice for those considering studying medicine
Choosing your career path can be a difficult decision. Especially if you are not 100% sure of what you want to do or what your options are. If you are considering studying medicine…
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My Mathematical Frustrations with Birth Dates
I did quite a bit of maths when I worked in the government hospitals. Hardly any of the patients know their age. So when you ask “how old are you?” , the patients…
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Patients ask strange questions
In general the patients I see in private practice are a bit more educated than patients in the government hospitals, but not always. I was doing a locum at a practice when a…
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Embarrassing Medical Student Story
As second year medical students we had to practice taking histories on patients. This sounds easy but it can become challenging especially when you and the patient don’t speak the same language. In…
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A Christian-Persian Wedding ceremony
I was honored to be a bridesmaid at the marriage ceremony of my lifelong friend, Donne and Babak which took place on Saturday 17th August 2013 at Lombardini Game Reserve in Jeffreys Bay.…
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Once upon a time in Egypt
Once upon a time before the hectic political problems and warnings against traveling to Egypt there was an unsuspecting intern planning her trip to see the Great Pyramids of Giza… In your internship…
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Trekking in Mauritius
I thought I’d write a bit about past travel vacations- it’s nice for me to reminisce and maybe I can give you ideas for where you would want to go. Sun, white sand…
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Where do you want to get to?
Alice comes to a fork in the road and does not know which way to proceed. She sees the Cheshire Cat and asks: `Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to…
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Dogs have Emotions Too
Response to “When Animals Grieve”, July 2013 issue of Reader’s Digest. New research suggests that animals may have more complex emotions than mere primal instinct. This has always seemed obvious to me… …
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Recommendation letter for a Rock
A collegue told me, on my last day at work, that our boss will not be able to write me a letter of recommendation because I suck so much. Okay, she didn’t use…
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Remembering how to study- 10 tips
Can one forget how to study? Its slowly coming back to me, but my brain feels as if its done 1000 push-ups. I feel like I’m stu-DYING. How did I pass Med school?…
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