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Sneaky Thierry, the carnival & a dead monkey (Cape Town photos pt2)
As promised, here’s a pictorial summary of the latter days of my Cape Town adventure. [see high-res]
Twitter activitiez for 2010-06-17
while the sentiment and emotion of seeing south africa do well has been brilliant, tonight exposed them as a very poor side! #worldcup # http://twitpic.com/1x9zxr – Made it2Durban’s magnificent stadium after missing 15 mins due2flight. spain look great from up … Continue reading
Twitter activitiez for 2010-06-16
Maicon Trigonometry fail! #bra #worldcup # What’s wrong with kaka, he hasn’t played a good pass in that entire scoreless first half. Robinho will nab them something though. # There are zero north korean fans in the fan fest in … Continue reading
25 people in a P.E. Hiace
The taxi system in Port Elizabeth is the absolute business. I got here after a 9 hour drive from Cape Town on Saturday passing through the famous Garden route. Saw some bitching ostriches and quite a lot of pretty landscapes … Continue reading
Twitter activitiez for 2010-06-14
http://twitpic.com/1wtcg4 – Paul ince looks so disillusioned doing south african tv.in uniform of black suit & red cravat. Suave. #worldcup # http://twitpic.com/1wr2m0 – A big oul elephant at addo national park an hour from port elizabeth.Missed the dutch victory but … Continue reading
Twitter activitiez for 2010-06-13
USAvENG were 3/1 to draw.couple winnings on that with nice double on both opening day games being level & #worldcup trip is paying4itself! # Awh. RT @rustyrockets: Steve Gerrard “The whole team is behind Rob Green”. In retrospect, that’s a … Continue reading
Twitter activitiez for 2010-06-12
Henry getting ready to come on. For diaby? Govou? Boos have started already. #worldcup # http://twitpic.com/1vwf0i – men with buckets&spades cleaning green point stadium pitch.Is this fifa’s idea of a half-time show?!? #worldcup # Just walked by martin keown strolling … Continue reading
Twitter activitiez for 2010-06-11
I’m bringing ear plugs! RT @DuncanCastles Central Cape Town a cacophony of Vuvuzelas. Green Point’s going to deafen us tomorrow night… # Tommy,u can never have 2 many blogs: http://bit.ly/drndes RT @tommymartin77 Not that any1 needs another World Cup blog … Continue reading
The calm before the storm [and a creepy Ally McCoist “encounter”…]
OK, I’m lying so it’s not at all calm. I’ve nipped in off of Cape Town’s Long Street to an internet cafe for a while as it’s pretty deafening between the continuous drone of vuvuzelas and a wrath of accompanying … Continue reading
Twitter activitiez for 2010-06-09
Dutch journo just told me he’s fitting a whopping 12games in #wc2010 finals. BUT i feel i usurped him as he’s not going to NEDvJAP and i am! # Every English fan I’ve spoke to has said they’ll make semis&lose … Continue reading
Twitter activitiez for 2010-06-08
Darren Bent was a potential england striker last wk. Now he tweets his tea: RT @DB11TT: Eating my duck salad http://tweetphoto.com/26262013 # Thought Dublin was bad? Just got Cape Town’s most racist taxi driver! Called himself “black-Jap” & hated blacks&whites … Continue reading
Cape Town is, eh, “ready†for the World Cup
I mean with 96 hours to go you’d kind of hope that they were on top of things… South Africa is world-renowned for being ridiculously disorganised and dangerous. Happy to report that so far there’s little evidence of either so … Continue reading
Twitter activitiez for 2010-06-08
Darn it! Was convinced he could be #mufc bound… v sensible move from mourinho. RT@sidlowe: Higuain has renewed his contract with Madrid… # Cape Town seems damn “ready” for #wc2010 first 9 pgs of Cape Argus dedicated to re-inforcing how … Continue reading
