Comments on: my year in cities http://www.sizeight.com/2006/01/my-year-in-cities/ ingredients: carbonated water, sugar, caramel, phosphoric acid, flavourant and caffeine Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:19:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christiaan Kuun http://www.sizeight.com/2006/01/my-year-in-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Christiaan Kuun Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:45:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=33#comment-143 Sorry, a group of geese is a gaggle of geese when they are on the ground, and a skein of geese when they are in the air. Gangling is totally wrong. My mistake. Sorry, a group of geese is a gaggle of geese when they are on the ground, and a skein of geese when they are in the air. Gangling is totally wrong.

My mistake.

]]> By: Christiaan Kuun http://www.sizeight.com/2006/01/my-year-in-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Christiaan Kuun Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:38:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=33#comment-142 Interesting, you guy's travel alot almost as much as me. New York, USA (did the Broadway thing) Los Angeles, USA (did the Hollywood thing, went on a date with Britney and Charlize Theron) Chicago, USA (Met Oprah) Waimea, Hawaii, USA (Surfing) Waikiki, Hawaii, USA (Surfing) Beijing, China (Investigated import-export possibilities and scientific collaboration with Chinese universities) Xhiangzuo, China (Visited a major telecommunications provider) Bali, Indonesia (Surfing) G-Land, Indonesia (A surfing spot) Cloudbreak, Fiji, (also surf spot) Bhutan, next to India (Searched for the lost tigers, and snow leopards) Culcatta, India (Experienced the cultures) New Delhi, India (Experienced the ladies) Various Nepalese towns & villages (Found peace for my soul) Lhasa, Nepal (Culmination of pilgrimage in order to find peace for my soul) Kashmir region, Pakistan (Tried to find Osama) Baghdad, Iraq (Tried to fight against the infidels) Jerusalem, Israel (Tried to make peace) Moscow, Russia (Enjoyed the vodka and snow) St.Petersburg, Russia (Went to the art galleries and libraries) Ural Mountains, Russia (Went to check out a beautiful unknown part of the world. Strange haunting country. Almost like the perfect communist dream...) Taiga, Russia (Went on survival camp) Kebnekaise, Sweden (This is the mountain where the leader of the gangling of geese in Niels Holgerson was born, her name is "Akka van Kebnekaise") Stockholm, Sweden (Hmm, Hmm..) Prague, Chekoslovakia (Got some culture) And then finally Pretoria, South Africa (Studied) Cape Town, South Africa (Relaxed, mocked the tourists) Langebaan, South Africa (Conference, presentations, wowed the crowd) Stellenbosch, South Africa (Swam in mountain streams, drank beers and ate pizzas) Wilderness, South Africa (Surfing) Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (Surfing, hiking, relaxing) Grahamstown, South Africa (Went to theater, Jazz concerts, Art exhibitions, surfed, drank lots of beers, sipped a lot of minestrone soup, drank lot's of hot chocholate, ate lots of homemade apple pie, had a blast, met beautiful women, lots of laughter) Ballito, South Africa (Surfing, sun-tanning, read) Durban, South Africa (Enjoyed the sights and sounds of indians, spices, harbours, and hot foods) Jip, I've been a busy chap... The place I enjoyed the most? Take a wild guess. Interesting, you guy’s travel alot almost as much as me.

New York, USA (did the Broadway thing)
Los Angeles, USA (did the Hollywood thing, went on a date with Britney and Charlize Theron)
Chicago, USA (Met Oprah)
Waimea, Hawaii, USA (Surfing)
Waikiki, Hawaii, USA (Surfing)
Beijing, China (Investigated import-export possibilities and scientific collaboration with Chinese universities)
Xhiangzuo, China (Visited a major telecommunications provider)
Bali, Indonesia (Surfing)
G-Land, Indonesia (A surfing spot)
Cloudbreak, Fiji, (also surf spot)
Bhutan, next to India (Searched for the lost tigers, and snow leopards)
Culcatta, India (Experienced the cultures)
New Delhi, India (Experienced the ladies)
Various Nepalese towns & villages (Found peace for my soul)
Lhasa, Nepal (Culmination of pilgrimage in order to find peace for my soul)
Kashmir region, Pakistan (Tried to find Osama)
Baghdad, Iraq (Tried to fight against the infidels)
Jerusalem, Israel (Tried to make peace)
Moscow, Russia (Enjoyed the vodka and snow)
St.Petersburg, Russia (Went to the art galleries and libraries)
Ural Mountains, Russia (Went to check out a beautiful unknown part of the world. Strange haunting country. Almost like the perfect communist dream…)
Taiga, Russia (Went on survival camp)
Kebnekaise, Sweden (This is the mountain where the leader of the gangling of geese in Niels Holgerson was born, her name is “Akka van Kebnekaise”)
Stockholm, Sweden (Hmm, Hmm..)
Prague, Chekoslovakia (Got some culture)

And then finally

Pretoria, South Africa (Studied)
Cape Town, South Africa (Relaxed, mocked the tourists)
Langebaan, South Africa (Conference, presentations, wowed the crowd)
Stellenbosch, South Africa (Swam in mountain streams, drank beers and ate pizzas)
Wilderness, South Africa (Surfing)
Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (Surfing, hiking, relaxing)
Grahamstown, South Africa (Went to theater, Jazz concerts, Art exhibitions, surfed, drank lots of beers, sipped a lot of minestrone soup, drank lot’s of hot chocholate, ate lots of homemade apple pie, had a blast, met beautiful women, lots of laughter)
Ballito, South Africa (Surfing, sun-tanning, read)
Durban, South Africa (Enjoyed the sights and sounds of indians, spices, harbours, and hot foods)

Jip, I’ve been a busy chap…

The place I enjoyed the most?
Take a wild guess.

]]> By: Johannes du Toit http://www.sizeight.com/2006/01/my-year-in-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Johannes du Toit Mon, 06 Feb 2006 18:25:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=33#comment-140 Had to bend my brain quite a bit for this one: Vioolsdrift - Namibia/RSA Springbok - RSA Pofadder - RSA Upington - RSA Pretoria - RSA Johannesburg - RSA Berlin - Germany Madrid - Spain Dubai - UAE Bangkok - Thailand Chiang Mai - Thailand Similan Islands Surat Thani - Thailand Krabi - Thailand Crap-load full of small towns and rural villages - Thailand Klerksdorp - RSA Clarens - RSA George - RSA Stilbaai - RSA Been to some weird and wonderful places in 2005 - will do best to go even further in 2006 ! Had to bend my brain quite a bit for this one:

Vioolsdrift – Namibia/RSA
Springbok – RSA
Pofadder – RSA
Upington – RSA
Pretoria – RSA
Johannesburg – RSA
Berlin – Germany
Madrid – Spain
Dubai – UAE
Bangkok – Thailand
Chiang Mai – Thailand
Similan Islands
Surat Thani – Thailand
Krabi – Thailand
Crap-load full of small towns and rural villages – Thailand
Klerksdorp – RSA
Clarens – RSA
George – RSA
Stilbaai – RSA

Been to some weird and wonderful places in 2005 – will do best to go even further in 2006 !

]]> By: tineke http://www.sizeight.com/2006/01/my-year-in-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-139 tineke Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:53:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=33#comment-139 Antwerp, Belgium - voilà, Hannes! Berlin, Germany Grahamstown, South Africa Madison, USA Paris, France Pretoria, South Africa Voss, Norway and not to forget ... Ouwegem-city of course! Antwerp, Belgium – voilà, Hannes!
Berlin, Germany
Grahamstown, South Africa
Madison, USA
Paris, France
Pretoria, South Africa
Voss, Norway
and not to forget … Ouwegem-city of course!

]]> By: daan jacobs http://www.sizeight.com/2006/01/my-year-in-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-136 daan jacobs Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:23:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=33#comment-136 Who is this super anon noodle? Not cool. (The rest of this post has not been added due to the adult content it contains, if travelling gets this person started I don't want to know what adult content will do to him/her.) Who is this super anon noodle? Not cool.

(The rest of this post has not been added due to the adult content it contains, if travelling gets this person started I don’t want to know what adult content will do to him/her.)

]]> By: hannes http://www.sizeight.com/2006/01/my-year-in-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-134 hannes Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:28:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=33#comment-134 ditto. ditto.

]]> By: Nat* http://www.sizeight.com/2006/01/my-year-in-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Nat* Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:23:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=33#comment-133 sorry, got to go with Herman there, honestly, no need for the bitterness. SA is awesome, enjoy it, but appreciate the world. Hope 2006 is brilliant for you! :) sorry, got to go with Herman there, honestly, no need for the bitterness. SA is awesome, enjoy it, but appreciate the world.

Hope 2006 is brilliant for you! :)

]]> By: Herman Preotirus http://www.sizeight.com/2006/01/my-year-in-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Herman Preotirus Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:48:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=33#comment-132 Really touching quotes there anonymous person. Sorry for the anguish we've all caused you, hope 2006 takes you more places than 2005. Really touching quotes there anonymous person.

Sorry for the anguish we’ve all caused you, hope 2006 takes you more places than 2005.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sizeight.com/2006/01/my-year-in-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Anonymous Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:29:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=33#comment-131 mmm, hier's een vir al julle toeriste. "People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home." - Dagobert D. Runes ,hoe waar is dit nie van meeste van Suid Afrikaners nie....? en natuurlik my favourite "If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse." - Thomas Fuller Just a thought vir almal van julle wat soooo spesiaal voel. mmm, hier’s een vir al julle toeriste.

“People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.”
- Dagobert D. Runes

,hoe waar is dit nie van meeste van Suid Afrikaners nie….?
en natuurlik my favourite

“If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse.”
- Thomas Fuller

Just a thought vir almal van julle wat soooo spesiaal voel.

]]> By: Natalie* http://www.sizeight.com/2006/01/my-year-in-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Natalie* Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:45:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=33#comment-130 ok, i'll try London, UK Northampton, UK Pretoria, SA Cape Town, SA Marburg, Germany Giessen, Germany Corfus, Greese Rome, Italy Gran Canary, Canary Islands, Spain Brighton, UK Pretoria, Sa London, Home, UK And soon, in 10 weeks time, going to MALTA for my honeymoon! whoohoo! :) ok, i’ll try
London, UK
Northampton, UK
Pretoria, SA
Cape Town, SA
Marburg, Germany
Giessen, Germany
Corfus, Greese
Rome, Italy
Gran Canary, Canary Islands, Spain
Brighton, UK
Pretoria, Sa
London, Home, UK

And soon, in 10 weeks time, going to MALTA for my honeymoon! whoohoo! :)

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