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South Africa is on the tongues of many travellers this year. The world cup is coming to town in a couple of months and everyone in South Africa is more excited than a child with a rattle. It’s part of the recession cure and great boost to a failing infrastructure. Businesses are competing for business and everyone wants a finger in the pie. It’s a huge income for a greedy country.

People already have a mental picture of our country. Many see open stretches of grass lands filled with wild animals from lions to Elephants and our cities are made out of shanties. Many also believe that there is only Africans with their traditional cloths and traditional rituals. South Africa is in fact a very surprising country to visit. It’s a container filled with surprises and filled with all kinds of people and races. Some of our cities are truly ground breaking and Cape town is one of the most prettiest areas to visit.

We may have some fantastic scenery’s and people, but there is also several other nasties the traveller needs to be aware of. South Africa is not always a safe place and everyone should be extremely weary and careful of where they go and what they do. I will list the 10 most important things that the traveller should be aware of. Take these steps serious and prepare well.

1. If you decide to travel at night make sure it’s with a group of friends and you know the directions. It’s always best to do some research on the place or area your going to visit.

2. When using our bus service and Taxi service make sure the vehicles are in a safe working condition. Some taxis are truly dangerous and their drivers can cause an accident very quickly.

3. If you are located on any of the beaches in South Africa, be sure to be accompanied by someone if you decide to take a walk.

4. Always lock your doors and close your windows when your not around. This goes for cars as well and try not to make your valuables obvious inside of the vehicle.

5. Never drink the tap water, doesn’t matter where you are. Rather purchase spring water and be safe.

6. Make sure you try some ‘Biltong’ when in South Africa. It’s a tasty protein snack and a total addiction.

7. Pap is one of our favourite and cheapest food around. Ask for this when in South Africa. It can be enjoyed with mince and is liked as a great breakfast with eggs or milk and sugar.

8. The bunny chow is also a fantastic meal at half the price.

9. When close to the bush veld area try and go for game drives.

10. Wherever you are, try to enjoy South Africa itself just as much as the sport we will be hosting.

I hope you will enjoy your stay in South Africa. In the next coming weeks I will provide the soccer fan with interesting locations to visit. There is so much to do and see it will be mind boggling.

Taxis

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Biltong

Bunny chow