FIFA boss Sepp “Capo di Tutti” Blatter, who was honored yesterday with an doctorate of philosophy at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University - in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality, or NMMM, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, or PE, and what a bloody mouthful! - used his new credentials to philosophize about jackals like RW Johnson, who cast doubt upon South Africa’s ability to host the 2010 World Cup.
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“Johnson doesn’t know what a mistake he is making,” said Blatter, with a glint in his eye that could freeze lava. “At FIFA, we fill knee-deep …
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SA Blog is exploring South Africa on the Baz Bus, following the adventures of intrepid Baz Blogger Kathy - a.k.a. “Trekker”.
Continuing our Leg One coverage of the Baz Bus route, we pull out of the Garden Route, and into the Eastern Cape. But first a -
DINNER BREAK
Somewhere between Storms River and Cape St. Francis, the Baz Bus pulls into a little diner, where you can get some pretty good sandwiches, or go to the Steers for a hamburger.
We now enter the Eastern Cape (home of two major destination coasts: the Sunshine Coast and the Wild Coast), three stops away from our mandatory overnight.
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BAZ STOP: CAPE ST. FRANCIS
This first stop in the Eastern Cape is a relatively unknown surfers’ paradise. However, the legendary waves at Cape St. Francis can often be evasive. While I didn’t have a chance to stop here, I heard amazing things and it sounded like a good place to chill and maybe do a little fishing.
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New Brighton & Others, Nelson Mandela Metropole (Port Elizabeth)
Eastern Cape Province
Calabash Township Tour
Operator: Calabash Tours
Township based? No
Will pick you up? Yes
Cost per person: R300 (avg. excl. tip)
Departs from: NMMM (Port Elizabeth)
Duration: 3 hours - evening
Sites visited: Red Location, Ramaphosa, Kwamagxaki, Kwazakhele, New Brighton & others (depending on tour)
SA Blog recommends? In a heartbeat!
Snippet
The Calabash evening tour - a sojourn to a few of the shebeens (informal pubs) in Port Elizabeth’s townships - is one of three that the tour company offers.
(See full review below.)
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SA Blog’s handy guide to Port Elizabeth Airport.
Vital information:
Airport code: PLZStreet Map: Click hereFloor plan: None available, nor needed.General info: +27 (0) 41 507 7319Flight info via telephone: +27 (0) 86 727 7888Flight info via SMS/text: Send flight number to 35007.Hired/Rented cars: Outside of arrivals.Wifi? NoFormer & alt. names: H.F. Verwoerd, Lughawe (Afrikaans for “Airport”).Free carts? YesPorters? Available (wearing dark green pants and blue shirts).Porter tip? R5 per bag.Curbside drop-off/pick-up allowed? YesParking? R4/hour (open), R6/hour (shaded) (first hour only; thereafter, prices decrease). Long-term parking available.Disabled-friendly? Yes
Port Elizabeth Airport has retained its name, despite the city’s new, somewhat unwieldy moniker. (PE’s now known as the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality, or NMMM.)
The airport is called the “10 minute airport” locally, because it’s about 10 minutes’ drive from most places in the city. It has no international flights, and is about as striaghtforward as an airport gets. In terms of convenience and ease of passage, the PE airport ranks tops in the country.
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