I was strolling along one of the beaches on the Garden route in South Africa and saw a bunch of small snail looking things eating a giant jellyfish looking thing.
Why does it seem like taxi drivers in literally every single city in the world are always trying to scam you? I've been to many places in South America, Europe, SEA, and I have almost never had a good experience with a taxi driver. Am I just unlucky?
I was in Playa Del Carmen recently and was forced to hail a taxi because ride-hailing seems to be banned there. Lo and behold, the taxi driver took detours, tried to bring me to some shop to do some shopping, and charged me an outrageous amount for like a 15 min ride. There's something about this profession that seems to just attract the most dishonest people for some reason.
This is not a political post, just a question on governance.
I keep reading stuff about how people should call your local representative to voice out your opinion on certain laws. So how does that work? Are there people really just working out from an office preparing to take calls from local residents and jotting down something whenever someone calls to voice out their grievance over something? Do they actually work in changing the law?
Software engineer here looking at an opportunity for a transition into the company's commercial team. How much would I suck if I've never had the experience of trying to actually 'sell' our product with people skills even though I know most of the technical details of it?
I know this question has probably been asked to death here already but I'm visiting Cape Town with my parents and spouse for the first time and I've been wanting to do the Garden Route for a long time. I am hoping to drive this route over a span of 5 days. Would you consider this entire route a risk-free drive? Any advice if I should change anything?
Also, I'm aware of the reputation Cape Town gets regarding safety. But I don't see a lot of narrative online about Gqeberha. Anything I should be aware for it? We don't intend to stay in the city, just straight out of the airport.
I'm not a inexperienced traveler (been to a few countries in Latin America), but it's my first time traveling with my parents so I want to be extra cautious. Would really appreciate any help here!
I'm not sure if the distance adds to the allure but I find Latin America the most interesting and fun place to visit in the world, so much so that I've traveled there 4 times in the past 6 years and planning another trip to Costa Rica and Colombia at the end of the year.
So I'm wondering if the opposite is true and do people in Latin America have the same sentiment when it comes to visiting Asia as well?
I used to be a super introvert because I spend too much time indoors playing video games. My family used to comment on how I need to be more confident and outspoken to get further in life.
Not long after starting my first job, I started treating every interaction with another person like I'm someone else pretending to be me in that moment. It's kinda hard to explain but it's like I'm playing a video game in third person perspective, commanding my body on how I speak, how I act, how I think. Many people have commented on how much more confident and a great conversationalist I've become and my career progression has advanced significantly as a result also, even though I know I'm just better at pretending to be confident.
This feels like tism writing it out, but I don't personally feel like I have tism though.
Whenever I see heat waves/forest fires in the news it's always Europe, US and Australia. I rarely hear about heat waves in places near the equator like the Caribbeans and Southeast Asia, even though they are near the equator so they should be really hot. Is it because of the lack of news coverage in these places or there's an actual reason for it?
My partner (Mexican citizen) requires an ETA for South Africa. Our plan is to enter into Johannesburg, fly to Zimbabwe for Victoria Falls from Kruger, and then fly back into South Africa via Cape Town.
I know ETA holders need to enter South Africa in the three designated airports. Does South Africa mandate ETA holders to exit the country from those airports also? Can my partner exit South Africa from say Kruger Airport on an ETA?
I notice that you need to indicate your port of entry when you are applying for the ETA. Will she be able to enter South Africa again via Cape Town if Johannesburg airport was selected in the initial ETA application form?
Anyone who has done research or underwent this, please help 🙏🙏**🙏**
I am planning a 17-day trip to mainly South Africa and a little side trip to the Victoria Falls sometime late September. It's my first time to the country (my first time in Africa in fact) so I am extremely excited for this trip. Would really appreciate any critique and advice on my itinerary.
Johannesburg
Arrive at night
Apartheid Museum, Soweto
Cradle of Humankind
Kruger
Arrive afternoon, night drive
Full-day drive
Sunrise drive and chill in hotel
Panorama route
Victoria Falls
Arrive afternoon, chill day in town
Victoria Falls (Zambia side in the morning, Zimbabwe side in the afternoon)
Chobe National park day trip
Cape Town
Arrive afternoon, chill at V & A Waterfront
Table mountain, Cape of Good Hope
13, 14, 15, 16. Garden route, end at Gqeberha
Noticed water basically flowing out of the vent beside me as I got into my seat. Voiced it out to a flight attendant thinking it was just something minor and wanting to just swap to another seat. Two pilots came to my seat to check on it and had visibly puzzled looks on their faces. The mechanic was called into the aircraft, the inner panel of the plane was removed and after assessing the problem for about an hour, everyone was asked to disembark the plane. The flight was then cancelled entirely after another hour of everyone waiting near the gate.
I feel kinda bad because people were visibly annoyed and frustrated by the cancellation as it was a 16 hour long haul flight and there were few alternatives to get to the destination. Would someone be able to tell me exactly what happened here?
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So my wife and I will be flying into Victoria Falls from South Africa, and then do two day trips, one into Zambia and one into Botswana. But I am quite confused about the evisa type I should obtain (wife is Mexican citizen so she's not eligible for the KAZA Univisa option).
I tried applying for the multiple entry evisa online, but I was given the message that I would have to previously have obtained at least one valid visa before I can apply for multiple entry visa. Does that mean I will need to pay for a single-entry evisa first, and then pay for the multiple entry evisa again?
Also, in the wikipedia page for the visa policy of Zimbabwe under the e-visa section, the Kazungula port of entry into Botswana is not listed as a crossing option. So does that mean I would not be able to return back into Zimbabwe from Botswana with the evisa?
Would really appreciate any help on this because I'm doing a lot of research online but still unable to find any answers to my queries.