I have a new hobby

[EternalOptimist]

He'll be stopping in places like Gaborone and Maun, which are about as dangerous as Woburn Abbey on an 'over 80s get in for free' day.

He should get himself a two night stopover in Kinshasa and see Africa for real.

we aint going to DRC, just Botswana

[EternalOptimist]

Very wise; it's not much fun getting hung up by the katangas.

umbongo

[EternalOptimist]

[Mich the Tester]

we aint going to DRC, just Botswana

No I know, I know the basic topography of southern Africa, but if you're lucky, as I once was, the plane to Jo'Burg might have a 'small technical difficulty' and be forced to stop in Kinshasa. Spent two nights there, everyone was tulipting themselves when it was announced we'd have to stop there as it's got, erm, a bit of a reputation, but it turned out to be quite a cool place really if you could look beyond the bulletholes in the buildings. Safer than Jo'Burg anyway, certainly safer than Nairobi and a lot smarter than Bootle.

[Scruff]

Mitch

The best time of the year for game viewing is the worst time for weather in Cape Town...

Game viewing - Dry season, which is Winter (July thru Sept) (sub-tropical climate)
Cape Town - Dry season, which is Summer (Oct thru May) (it has a Mediterranean climate)

If you are going to Cape Town for whale watching, then I would suggest August thru November...weather is crap Aug/Sep - cold and rainy, though you can get 30C in Sept, but not reliably...

We have an apartment in Cape Town and I lived there for 38 years...you won't get shot, stabbed, mugged or even killed, unless you pose with your Rolex/D&G handbag with a sign around your neck saying "Rich Tourist". A bit like bad parts of London, then?

[Mich the Tester]

Mitch

The best time of the year for game viewing is the worst time for weather in Cape Town...

Game viewing - Dry season, which is Winter (July thru Sept) (sub-tropical climate)
Cape Town - Dry season, which is Summer (Oct thru May) (it has a Mediterranean climate)

If you are going to Cape Town for whale watching, then I would suggest August thru November...weather is crap Aug/Sep - cold and rainy, though you can get 30C in Sept, but not reliably...

We have an apartment in Cape Town and I lived there for 38 years...you won't get shot, stabbed, mugged or even killed, unless you pose with your Rolex/D&G handbag with a sign around your neck saying "Rich Tourist". A bit like bad parts of London, then?

It's EO that's going, dunno what season; I remember him saying this winter.

Yep, Cape Town's OK, in fact most places in Africa are OK if you don't pose with expensive stuffage. But Jo'Burg, no, not for me. And I say that as someone who's been to Lagos, Kinshasa and Nairobi.

[EternalOptimist]

Mitch

The best time of the year for game viewing is the worst time for weather in Cape Town...

Game viewing - Dry season, which is Winter (July thru Sept) (sub-tropical climate)
Cape Town - Dry season, which is Summer (Oct thru May) (it has a Mediterranean climate)

If you are going to Cape Town for whale watching, then I would suggest August thru November...weather is crap Aug/Sep - cold and rainy, though you can get 30C in Sept, but not reliably...

We have an apartment in Cape Town and I lived there for 38 years...you won't get shot, stabbed, mugged or even killed, unless you pose with your Rolex/D&G handbag with a sign around your neck saying "Rich Tourist". A bit like bad parts of London, then?

Perfecto. we are going in Sptember for 4 weeks. If that's best for the game, that suits me

[d000hg]

You're very single, aren't you?

And from the looks of the clothes he's wearing to work, the tea-boy.

[Mich the Tester]

Do they drink it in the DRC?

Just asking, like.

No. They drink Heineken clones like Primus, and Guinness brewed in Kinshasa. And SA wines and the standard soft drinks you'll find anywhere. But not Um-Bongo. It wouldnt be cool, and urban Congolese people are very preoccupied with looking cool.

[EternalOptimist]

No. They drink Heineken clones like Primus, and Guinness brewed in Kinshasa. And SA wines and the standard soft drinks you'll find anywhere. But not Um-Bongo.

Umbongo