The Roads...

[Vibe-Feeler]

Good to see you back, Vibe! Missed ya!

It's good to be back, been really hectic here lately

 

[Lynne]

I've done quite a bit of travelling, most of it locally. So I've been to 8 out of the 9 provinces in South Africa, except for the Northern Cape. Notable places are Cape Town, Durban, Margate, Richard's Bay, Sun City, Kruger Park and Kimberley.

As for my overseas travels, I was in Malawi when I was 3, and some random Japanese family wanted a picture of me for some reason (0_0). Then in 2010 I went on a school Hockey tour to Egypt, and omg what a country . Got to climb the base of the Great Pyramid, saw the Sphinx and visited a number of Ancient Egyptian temples. You know, you can see these things on TV and have someone tell you the size of these monuments, but to see them in real life is jaw dropping. The Great Pyramid makes you feel so insignificant in size, it's massive. An interesting thing our tour guide told us about Egypt was many people would live in incomplete buildings as a means to evade building taxes. Also went on a cruise along the Nile river which was also amazing. We also went to the Cairo museum and saw King Tut's belongings and his sarcophagus, along with other ancient artifacts, and visited his tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Guess the curse isn't real since I'm still alive lol.

In 2012 I went to Venice with a quick stop in Switzerland. That was more of a family matter-related trip, but still got two weeks to explore my family's home town there and visit my grandad's grave. And also exploring the cemetery there, you can see the lack of cars has kept people healthy and living for ages. One tombstone had the dates 1882 - 1992 . Quite a number of people there had lived past 100 years old. Got to see the house where my grandad was born/grew up in. If you guys ever go, you must visit the churches, they are unbelievable. The only down side is most places don't allow you to take photos for some stupid reason. But I just download a secret camera app on my phone and still take pics and vids. Not spending a fortune not to come back with pics, screw that. Also visited family of ours who live in the Italian country side in Conegliano in the mountains, and had lunch on the balcony of a 14th century castle over-looking the mountains

So your ancestry is Italian? Landing in Africa must be an interesting story. You are fortunate to have seen much of the world.

 

[Vibe-Feeler]

So your ancestry is Italian?

Yea, my grandad was in the navy in Venice during WW2 and his ship was sunk during a bombing raid. The British captured him and sent him to a prisoner of war camp here in South Africa where in 1951 he met my gran here and lived here ever since. One amazing perk from this is I was able to obtain dual citizenship (South African by birth, and Italian/EU by relation). So if things get really bad here I can immigrate overnight.

You are fortunate to have seen much of the world.

I can't remember much from Malawi as I was only 3 at the time, but there are so many other places I'd love to visit still, and one of my life goals would be to do an international ghost tour. Visit as many of the most haunted places on earth as possible.