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Result: Mars Could Have Supported Life
13 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found evidence that ancient Mars could have supported organisms, and they may even have thrived. Curiosity touched down on Gale crater a little over seven months ago. The crater had been identified by satellite data as a possibly inhabitable environment. The results were returned fast, with Curiosity discovering an ancient riverbed [...]
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BBC Africa – The Series That You’ll Want To Own On Box Set [VIDEO]
11 Mar 2013 by silverstreak / No Comments
For over four years, the BBC searched the African continent to find and film unfamiliar wildlife, surprising behaviour and new landscapes for the BBC’s new Africa series. The Africa series is however drawing to a close, with only one geographic still to be covered on BBC Knowledge, DSTV Channel 184. Episode one was filmed [...]
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New Airlines, Skywise Is Set To Take Off With Lower Domestic Flight Costs
07 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / 2 Comments
See what we did there with the headline? Low cost flying is set to make a come back when Skywise begins operations between OR Tambo International Airport and Cape Town International Airport in the latter part of this year. Skywise is aiming to cut domestic flight costs by 20%, says Finance Director and former Founding [...]
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Cape Town Hotel Makes It Into ‘Top Hipster Hotels In The World’ List [GALLERY]
07 Mar 2013 by Aramat Broccoly / No Comments
Pop Culture juggernaut, Daily Beast has sourced their top hipster hotels and hostels in the world, and would you just know it, Cape Town’s very own Grand Daddy Hotel made the list. Yay! Craft beer, for everyone! From Paris to Osaka, the gallery below shows some of the weirdest and and most wonderful places to [...]
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National Assembly Approves E-Tolling Bill
06 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
While introducing the bill yesterday, Transport Minister, Ben Martins said the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill was essential for, “the appropriate implementation of the e-tolling system”, arguing that it was a requirement for the implementation of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project. The bill was approved with a majority vote by the National Assembly with 193 [...]
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‘Hunting The Black Diamond’ – Truffle Hunting In Provence
05 Mar 2013 by Simon Burrow / No Comments
Apart from the history, the buildings, the food, the wine, the beauty and the quirky people, and just when you thought that you had seen everything, Provence keeps popping up with something unique and memorable. Truffle-hunting!
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Outspoken Cape Town Guest House Owner Knee-Deep In Controversy
01 Mar 2013 by silverstreak / 17 Comments
Chris Von Ulmenstein is no stranger to controversy. Owner and operator of the Whale Cottage franchise of guest houses, Von Ulmenstein’s guest houses sport pages and pages of colourfully-worded reviews on user-generated review sites, like Trip Advisor, and has been embroiled in a number of public spats in recent years with a variety of individuals [...]
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This Is The One You Want – This New Airbus Private Jet Is Off The Chain! [Photo Gallery]
27 Feb 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
The new Airbus ACJ319 is basically the one you always dreamt of. The little issues of ‘range’ and ‘comfort’ don’t come up when you’re in this league. Being able to fly from London to Cape Town comes as standard. Does it have beds, you ask? Oh please..
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Hotel Guest Is Locked Out Of Room, Endures Naked Walk Of Shame Through Lobby [VIDEO]
26 Feb 2013 by Gabi October / 1 Comment
“Yeah, I didn’t have any clothes on.” The gentleman pictured above checked that the coast was clear before stepping out of the room naked – very responsible of him. He stepped back inside his room, and re-emerged with a tray of dirty plates to put outside the door for house keeping to collect. What he didn’t [...]
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WATCH: Chinese Official Throws A Tantrum At Airport Boarding Gate [VIDEO]
26 Feb 2013 by Aramat Broccoly / 1 Comment
Whoopsie. Here we have the classic boarding gate near miss scenario, combined with your standard government official self-entitlement complex, whipped into a beautiful medley of foot-stomping. After Yan Linkun (a mining company executive and CPPCC member) and his family arrived late for their flight back to Guangzhou from Kunming Changshui airport, it wasn’t the end of the world [...]
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Local Fashion Blog Dominates At New York Fashion Week [Incredible Photo Gallery]
15 Feb 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
SA’s favourite fashion blog, Popyacollar, touched down in New York this week to record all the action at New York Fashion Week. Featuring pics, reports and sightings of everyone from Anna Wintour to The Sartorialist himself. Click for more:
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British Psychopaths Complete Drive From Cape Town To London Without Dying [PICS]
13 Feb 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
At the end of last month, we predicted that these two guys would probably die. Well, here’s our steaming humble pie. Two British adventurers, Philip Young(64) and Paul Brace (45), left Cape Town on 1 February for a trans-continental drive. The two left the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town in their 875cc Fiat Panda, to drive the [...]
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Take A Load Off At This 1930′s Pad In The Natal Midlands And Save Two Grand
04 Feb 2013 by Michelle Hodgkinson / No Comments
Everyone deserves a holiday, and we know a place. Meandering through the Natal Midlands and staying at a four star country home can be a costly affair. But with this deal, you and your partner stay at The Bend Country House for two nights, for a paltry R1 190! Seriously? That’s less than R300 “pps”. [...]
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5 Good Reasons Why This Cape Town To London Expedition Could End In A Funeral
30 Jan 2013 by silverstreak / 3 Comments
The mark of a true adventurer is a willingness to risk death for glory. This coming Friday, two British adventurers are setting out from Cape Town’s Mount Nelson Hotel, and driving straight to London in a Fiat Panda, which is no bigger than a shetland pony. Here’s why they might not make it.
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Now On Google Maps: North Korea
29 Jan 2013 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
Well, sort of – Supreme Leader wouldn’t let Eric Schmidt map everything of course. Thus the updated (it was mostly blank before) version of parts of North Korea became viewable today.
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SAA In Food Waste Row
28 Jan 2013 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
According to a report yesterday, employees of Air Chefs, a division of SAA, and the supplier of catering to the airline, are facing disciplinary action following the discovery that they dumped huge amounts of food.
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SAA Rated 9th Most Dangerous Airline In The World
23 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 11 Comments
The Annual Airline Safety Rankings have just come out, rating 60 airlines on the number and deadliness of the hull losses (destroyed airplanes) they have suffered in the past 30 years and how they have fared more recently. SAA came 9th. In the world.
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5 Epic Reasons To Visit The V&A Amphitheatre This Summer
18 Jan 2013 by silverstreak / No Comments
1) Plush - Saturday 19 January at 17h00 2) Manouche - Sunday 20 January at 18h00 3) TheCITY - Saturday 26 January at 18h00 4) Bed on Bricks - Saturday 26 January at 18h45 5) Lee Gold - Sunday 27 January at 17h30 Price? Free. Time? 18h00 to 19h00. Venue? V&A Amphitheatre [...]
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[FIXED] South Africa Public Holidays For 2013 (Includes File To Import Into Your Calendar)
14 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
I’ve decided to get out of town at least once a month for 2013. And the best way to plan ahead for monthly trips away, is to get a list of the public holidays – which can turn any weekend into a long weekend. So click through for South Africa’s public holidays, 2013..
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Australia’s Metro Railway Sign Addresses The Evident ‘Wanking’ Problem They’re Having
11 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
Not too dissimilar to the signs often found at Virgin Active gyms, the Metro Railway in Melbourne has put up signs to discourage ‘wanking’ on the trains. Suggesting, rather, that you wait ’til you get home. Click to see.
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150 Facts For 150 Years, Happy Birthday London Underground
10 Jan 2013 by Harry Haddon / 1 Comment
The London Underground turned 150 yesterday. That’s a hell of a lot of underground travelling. The Telegraph put together a fantastic list of facts and figures about the world’s oldest underground railway.
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2OV DEALS: 5 Nights Rome And Venice (All-In – Brekkie, Flights, Taxes, Trains, 4* Accommodation) For R11,530 pps
09 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
I just came back from Rome and Venice, and I cannot stress to you how beautiful it is and how moved you will be when you visit. The hotel I went to was completely over the top and I realised that all you need is a 4 star in Rome. Check out this crazy deal.
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Man Who Died From Heart Attack Following Camps Bay Double-Booking, Will Get Refund
09 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 8 Comments
Joe Mthembu and three friends paid Notel International R19,000 deposit for their New Year accommodation. When they arrived to find it was double booked, Joe had a heart attack and died. Click for more.
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Remember That R28k Austria Ski Deal For Two People, Which Claimed To Be All-In? Check This Out
09 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
It takes a lot for people to spend online, especially when it comes to special travel deals. You never quite know for sure what will happen when (if) you get to the other side. Especially when the deal seems too good to be true. Listen to this first hand example:
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