From Jo'Burg to Vic Falls- The Two Week Trip Is Over

Wow, it's been a long time since I was on here. Let me first apologise for the lack of contact- Don't blame me, blame Mugabe and the lack of internet cafes in Africa. Theres so much to update you on, I do not know where to start.

I'll try at the beginning.

The first stop since my last post was Kruger National Park. Kruger is a massive safari park- bigger in size than Wales. It also has a lot more giraffes than Wales. We saw 4 of the big 5- only the leopard eluded us.

From there we headed to Mozambique. We spent about a week there, mostly sunbathing (ok, you got me, sitting in the shade reading my book. Our time in Mozambique didn't start off too well however when just over the border, when stopped for lunch on the roadside, there was an attempted burglarly on our truck. Two kids tried to get in, but luckily there was a cop near by to catch one of them. We were then able to witness the African justice system first hand, when our guide Mufaro was given the freedom by the cop to rough him up a bit.

Oh, I also went quadbiking in Mozambique- that was cool.

For the last 5 days or so we have been in Zimbabwe. Despite what you here in the media, its actually a lovely country with amazing scenery and friendly people.

At the moment I'm sitting in an internet cafe in Victoria Falls town. The falls are incredible. Lots and lots of water suprisingly. This morning we did a bit of white water rafting on the mighty Zambezi. It was the most adrenaline-filled awesome experience. Next time youre in Zimbabwe, check it out!

My computer is flashing with 2 minutes of internet left, so i'd better wrap up. Off on Monday to Botswana, I hope youre eagerly anticipating that installement of the blog.

Lots of love to you all

Jonny x x x

The First Few Days

Hello again.

I'm sitting in an internet cafe in a town called Nellsborough. It was one of the host cities for the World Cup, but we're only stopping here for an hour and a half on our way from Jo'burg to Hazyview - a town just outside Kruger Park.

To kill time here, I'm going to recount all the interesting things of note that I have encountered so far.

- Heathrow Terminal 1 has A LOT of WHSmiths. I counted 5. Another one was being constructed

- On the plane, I sat next to a lovely woman called Ana. She gave me chocolate cookies, some menthos sweets, a Schwepps, tips on where to go in Durban, and 20 Rand. All I could offer were fruit pastilles. At first she politely declined, but I was able to later force them upon her.

- My drive from Airport to Hotel was called Sepa. He was an Arsenal fan, and his favourite African player was Adebayor. Unbeleivably, despite these problems, he was a nice guy.

- Today we left the hotel at 7.30 to start our mere 10 hour bus ride. 5 hours in, here I am, talking to you.

Lots of love to everyone!

Jonny x

T Minus Two Days

Hello everyone. 


This is my gap year blog.


This blog will be the place for anyone interested in my wellbeing and my whereabouts to find out exactly what I have been up to during my year out. It will also be the place for the majority, who are less than enthusiastic about my exploits abroad, to chuckle at the sad and pathetic jokes that will no doubt be finding their way in to each and every post. 


I decided to get this blog started early (I leave on Friday) as, lets face it, it could be a while before I find an internet cafe in Africa. Electricity is a very new concept to Africa. 


With regards to contacting me, I won't be taking my current phone away with me. I'm going to be using a global sim card for the whole year. I'll be putting the number on Facebook soon (I can't actually find it at the moment.)


Contacting me via phone will be expensive, so it would be easier and cheaper to Facebook me, leave a comment on here or... SKYPE me! Add me on Skype- my username is "jonnyfriedman1".


For now, 


Jonny x