October 31, 2007
Driving in South Africa
There's an interesting article in the NY Times about obtaining a driver's license in South Africa:
Based on Britain’s national driving exam, the K53 effectively requires an applicant to imagine that he is driving a live claymore mine under assault by guerrillas in bumper cars. The hand brake must be engaged silently at all stops (ratchet-clicking is strictly forbidden), and all mirrors must be checked every seven seconds. Points are deducted for glancing at the gearshift, driving too slowly, failing to ensure that head- and taillights are securely attached, failing to check the play on the clutch pedal, failing to look beneath the car for leaks and several score other sins.
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August 10, 2005
Some Alex pictures here!
Check 'em out:
Of South Africa, Namibia, and Zanzibar.
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August 21, 2004
Sean and Alex in SA
Belinda sent me this picture of Roz, Alex and Sean, from Alex and Sean's recent trip to South Africa. Not sure if they took more pictures, but hopefully, I can post some of those too.
Belinda also promised to send me some of her picture from Portugal too.
In other news, I think Michael goes off to San Francisco this week, hopefully, I can post some news from him. I'm not sure when Sean goes to California, but it will probably be soon too.
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