Comments on: Back from Durbs http://thewrendesign.com/2009/04/28/back-from-durbs/ Inspired by nature and motivated by sustainable principles Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:40:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: South Africa Travel Online http://thewrendesign.com/2009/04/28/back-from-durbs/comment-page-1/#comment-2029 South Africa Travel Online Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:08:55 +0000 http://thewrendesign.com/?p=2405#comment-2029 Hi Great blog entry, I love the pictures - especially the one of the locals doing their laundry at the top of Howick Falls. I run South Africa Travel Online, and every week we choose a blog entry as our blog of the week, and this week I'm happy to say we chose this entry. We've linked to your site from our <a href="http://www.southafrica.to/transport/Airlines/cheapest-flight-survey/2009/20090926-Kulula-1time.php5" rel="nofollow">travel newsletter</a>. Keep up the great writing. Karen Hi

Great blog entry, I love the pictures – especially the one of the locals doing their laundry at the top of Howick Falls. I run South Africa Travel Online, and every week we choose a blog entry as our blog of the week, and this week I’m happy to say we chose this entry.

We’ve linked to your site from our travel newsletter.

Keep up the great writing.
Karen

]]> By: Steffi http://thewrendesign.com/2009/04/28/back-from-durbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1425 Steffi Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:48:01 +0000 http://thewrendesign.com/?p=2405#comment-1425 Wow...really beautiful pictures of a great trip!Very interesting post and nice nature where you was.I will see your other pics at Flickr too!Thank you for sharing! Wow…really beautiful pictures of a great trip!Very interesting post and nice nature where you was.I will see your other pics at Flickr too!Thank you for sharing!

]]> By: Florcita http://thewrendesign.com/2009/04/28/back-from-durbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1423 Florcita Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:25:58 +0000 http://thewrendesign.com/?p=2405#comment-1423 wow, yeah... difficult situation. I don't think I' d be hicking there any time soon then :) wow, yeah… difficult situation. I don’t think I’ d be hicking there any time soon then :)

]]> By: wendren http://thewrendesign.com/2009/04/28/back-from-durbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1422 wendren Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:16:23 +0000 http://thewrendesign.com/?p=2405#comment-1422 Florcita - The area is very rural. The land (as far as I know) is owned by various tribes. Most of the families, due to aids, are headed by children. There is no form of transport so to get to a place where they could earn money, it is a very long walk. With this all in mind, there is no form of sanitation. The waters are littered with rubbish and diseases such as cholera and tuberculouis are ripe in the area. Of all the people I know who have ever done the Duzi Canoe Marathon all of them have returned at least once with something. There is even a name for having a runny tummy: Duzi guts and about a third of the field do not finish the race becuase of this. Tick bite fever is also very common after this race. Crime is also very high. I have heard of many people who train for this race and have been mugged during the race for things like their watches. It is quite unbelievable although I am led to believe that it has gotten much better over the last few years (so sadly I do not think Hiking would be a very safe thing to do). It is one of South Africa's biggest races with huge sponsorship so with all of these things, it is still a race many many people do. The rapids are big and the scenery beautiful - as you no doubt can imagine by looking at these pictures. Florcita – The area is very rural. The land (as far as I know) is owned by various tribes. Most of the families, due to aids, are headed by children. There is no form of transport so to get to a place where they could earn money, it is a very long walk. With this all in mind, there is no form of sanitation.
The waters are littered with rubbish and diseases such as cholera and tuberculouis are ripe in the area. Of all the people I know who have ever done the Duzi Canoe Marathon all of them have returned at least once with something. There is even a name for having a runny tummy: Duzi guts and about a third of the field do not finish the race becuase of this. Tick bite fever is also very common after this race.
Crime is also very high. I have heard of many people who train for this race and have been mugged during the race for things like their watches. It is quite unbelievable although I am led to believe that it has gotten much better over the last few years (so sadly I do not think Hiking would be a very safe thing to do). It is one of South Africa’s biggest races with huge sponsorship so with all of these things, it is still a race many many people do. The rapids are big and the scenery beautiful – as you no doubt can imagine by looking at these pictures.

]]> By: Florcita http://thewrendesign.com/2009/04/28/back-from-durbs/comment-page-1/#comment-1421 Florcita Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:07:12 +0000 http://thewrendesign.com/?p=2405#comment-1421 beautiful pictures. I left a note on your flickr about how cool must be those mountains for hicking (done before readin here). Why do you say there are risks of diseases??? what type of diseases?? Well, nonetheless, seems like you had fun. Great place. beautiful pictures. I left a note on your flickr about how cool must be those mountains for hicking (done before readin here). Why do you say there are risks of diseases??? what type of diseases??
Well, nonetheless, seems like you had fun. Great place.

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