Kempton is not too far away...

When I think about how often I travel, which is almost never, I almost always think that I still have to see so much of South Africa. My wife and I have travelled to the Cape on our honeymoon, been to the Wild Coast and into Transkei, seen all the marvels of the Kruger National Park, the waterfalls and potholes in Mpumalanga and explored some of the North Coast, it still only scratches the tip of the iceberg. We have not been to the Golden Gate, we haven't been in Namaqualand during Spring, we haven't gone diving in Sodwana to name but a few. Then why the obsession South Africans have with going abroad? I have thought about this quite often and have come to the conclusion that it is not the pursuit of natural beauty or the hustle of a cosmopolitan city (both of which can be found right here), it is the people. South Africans are fed up with other South Africans! It is one thing to come across people little towns that are almost exactly the same as those in your own little town or the one you just travelled through, but to hear them complaining about the same things is what is getting us down! Whether it is about the disenfranchisement of black people or whether its the anger displayed towards militant political youth leaders, everyone faces the same situation. So we would rather escape to these idyllic destinations not to enjoy the scenery, but to hear different complaints; whether it be tsunamis, earthquakes or politcal coups; it is nice to know that other people might have it worse than us! So if you stay in Gauteng and you have had enough of our complaints, treat yourself to a nice earful of terrorist alerts, tsunami warnings and Richter scale readings, the airport in Kempton is not too far away!