Sani Pass and Beyond - The Journey Drakensberg
In this latest episode of The Journey, in partnership with Nissan South Africa, we venture into the heart of the Drakensberg to discover the natural beauty of South Africa's highest mountain range and to conquer the famous Sani Pass to reach the highest pub in Africa. Watch the video!
The Drakensberg, also known as the 'Mountains of Dragons' or uKhalamba, ‘the barrier of spears’ in Zulu, is one of South Africa’s natural wonders spanning over 1 000 km in length with its highest peak, Thabana Ntlenyana, reaching a height of 3 482 metres in Lesotho making it the highest point in Southern Africa.
The Drakensberg is all about adventure and the outdoors and in this episode, the tough and rugged Nissan Navara, with its reputable 4x4 ability, took us on an incredible journey to the highest waterfall in Africa, Tugela Falls, Giants Castle and finally up the famous Sani Pass to the highest pub in Africa in Lesotho.
The Journey team included our very own Journeyman, Gero Lilleike, who was accompanied by special guests Josh Kempen (popular South African singer and songwriter), Lauren Melnick (travel blogger), Richard Haubrich (Instagram_SA) and Andries Groenewald, a proud owner of a 1996 Nissan Sani.
Special thanks to:
Nissan South Africa - nissan.co.za
Josh Kempen and Warner Music South Africa - Visit Josh Kempen's YouTube Channel -youtube.com/channel/UCFvL8vIUcrrRHyj2EDjBoWg or stream his music on Spotify
Ian Shooter: Drakensberg Hiker - drakensberghiker.co.za
Witsieshoek Mountain Lodge - witsieshoek.co.za
Tierhoek Trout & Nature Estate - facebook.com/tierhoektroutandnatureestate/?_rdc=2&_rdr
Sani Mountain Lodge - sanimountain.co.za
Credits
Producer
Gero Lilleike
Director and Edit
Troy Davies
Camera & Drone
Troy Davies
Luke Patterson
Taxi Driver Drowns When Cab Plunges Into Oakland Estuary
A cab driver died Sunday after being pulled from his taxi when it veered off a road near the Oakland International Airport and became submerged in the Oakland Estuary. Jessica Flores reports. (1-8-17)
Swaziland Mbabane filmée en Go pro / Swaziland Mbabane filmed Go pro
Pour découvrir le monde et prolonger votre découverte, rendez-vous sur le site professionnel de récits de voyage :
Vous découvrirez en plus de conseils aux voyageurs, les récits photographiques écrits et complets de l'ensemble des pays visités, et ferez connaissance avec un voyageur qui est bien parti pour réussir son objectif : visiter le monde dans son intégralité.
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Could HIV/AIDS NGOs in Tanzania Share the Same Story with their Counterparts in Lesotho?
Lesotho is one of the smallest African countries. Being one of the smallest countries doesn't necessarily favor Lesotho when it comes to serious issues affecting the African economy in general. Regardless of its size, Lesotho like any other African country has to tackle all its economic issues and what impedes its economic growth.
A quarter of its population is HIV positive. The majority of the people living with HIV/AIDS are women. Almost 40 per cent of the population works in textile industries, with the rest working in Agricultural sector or mines in South Africa, etc.
Nalane, an NGO, created to support the HIV infected people shares its story in this interview. I realize that other NGOs elsewhere would also benefit in many ways from the story shared to us by Nalane. You may also learn some of the challenges facing the HIV/AIDS NGOs in Lesotho and may be in Africa.
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Matt Morley Maseru Hash Master.MTS
Matt shows his river crossing style during a Lesotho Hash!
A Trip to the Transkei (Eastern Cape, South Africa)
I've been rather busy, so I thought I'd post this video I made earlier in the year. All the footage was from a holiday in the Transkei (Eastern Cape, South Africa) with my friends: Michelle, Jaco and Johan.
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Randfontein - R28 - entry traffice
one of the reasons there is so many accidents. who's fault would this have been??
Marikina | Wikipedia audio article
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Marikina, (), officially the City of Marikina, (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Marikina), or simply known as Marikina City, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 450,741 people.Located along the eastern border of Metro Manila, Marikina is the main gateway of Metro Manila to Rizal and Quezon provinces through Marikina–Infanta Highway. It is bordered on the west by Quezon City, to the south by Pasig and Cainta, to the north by San Mateo and to the east by Antipolo, the capital of Rizal province.
Marikina was the provincial capital of the Province of Manila from 1898 to 1899. It then became one of the towns of Rizal Province prior to the formation of Metro Manila. A formerly rural settlement, Marikina is now primarily residential and industrial, and has become increasingly commercial in recent years. Marikina is also considered one of the wealthiest local government units in the Philippines.Marikina was given the title Shoe Capital of the Philippines because of its notable shoe industry, being the biggest manufacturer of shoes in the Philippines, producing almost 70% of shoes manufactured in the country. The Philippine International Footwear Center is located here where top quality shoes can be found, and the Shoe Museum houses the largest pair of shoes in a museum, as well as the famous shoe collection of the former First Lady, Imelda Marcos.The city is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antipolo. It is the site of the oldest church in the valley, Nuestra Senora de los Desamparados, originally built in 1572 as a bamboo structure.
Austin, Texas | Wikipedia audio article
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Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. It is the 11th-most populous city in the United States and the 4th-most populous city in Texas. It is also the fastest growing large city in the United States, the second most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, and the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States. As of the U.S. Census Bureau's August 1, 2018 estimate, Austin had a population of 967,629 up from 790,491 at the 2010 census. The city is the cultural and economic center of the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan statistical area, which had an estimated population of 2,056,405 as of July 1, 2016. Located in Central Texas within the greater Texas Hill Country, it is home to numerous lakes, rivers, and waterways, including Lady Bird Lake and Lake Travis on the Colorado River, Barton Springs, McKinney Falls, and Lake Walter E. Long.
In the 1830s, pioneers began to settle the area in central Austin along the Colorado River. In 1839, the site was chosen to replace Houston as the capital of the Republic of Texas and was incorporated under the name Waterloo. Shortly afterward, the name was changed to Austin in honor of Stephen F. Austin, the Father of Texas and the republic's first secretary of state. The city grew throughout the 19th century and became a center for government and education with the construction of the Texas State Capitol and the University of Texas at Austin. After a severe lull in economic growth from the Great Depression, Austin resumed its steady development, and by the 1990s it emerged as a center for technology and business. A number of Fortune 500 companies have headquarters or regional offices in Austin including, 3M, Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Cisco, eBay, General Motors, Google, IBM, Intel, Oracle Corporation, Paypal, Texas Instruments, and Whole Foods Market. Dell's worldwide headquarters is located in nearby Round Rock, a suburb of Austin.
Residents of Austin are known as Austinites. They include a diverse mix of government employees, college students, musicians, high-tech workers, blue-collar workers, and a vibrant LGBT community. The city's official slogan promotes Austin as The Live Music Capital of the World, a reference to the city's many musicians and live music venues, as well as the long-running PBS TV concert series Austin City Limits. The city also adopted Silicon Hills as a nickname in the 1990s due to a rapid influx of technology and development companies. In recent years, some Austinites have adopted the unofficial slogan Keep Austin Weird, which refers to the desire to protect small, unique, and local businesses from being overrun by large corporations. In the late 19th century, Austin was known as the City of the Violet Crown, because of the colorful glow of light across the hills just after sunset. Even today, many Austin businesses use the term Violet Crown in their name. Austin is known as a clean-air city for its stringent no-smoking ordinances that apply to all public places and buildings, including restaurants and bars.U.S. News & World Report named Austin the #1 place to live in the U.S. for 2017 and 2018. In 2016, Forbes ranked Austin #1 on its Cities of the Future list, then in 2017 placed the city at that same position on its list for the Next Biggest Boom Town in the U.S. Also in 2017, Forbes awarded the South River City neighborhood of Austin its #2 ranking for Best Cities and Neighborhoods for Millennials. WalletHub named Austin the #6 best place in the country to live for 2017. The FBI ranked Austin as the #2 safest major city in the U.S. for 2012.