Me, Rachel Swailes. My blog about stuff I get up to in and around the Western Cape, Cape Town, George, Wilderness, Hermanus and other cool places :)

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Saturday, January 26th, 2008

So on the last morning of a wonderful holiday at home, I got up to watch the sun rise over the ocean. A few days later I took the shot at the bottom from Hampton Court Rail Station just outside of London.

Friday, January 18th, 2008

For a few years, the idea has been to get to London. I’ve got some family up in Scotland and a few friends around the place and I thought it would be interesting to see what life would be like in a country where Green and Blacks and Haagen Daaz is plentiful.
So after an [...]

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

This is my third set of exams through UNISA and it’s awesome to be at home again to write them. It’s less stressful than trying to get through the Cape Town traffic. Although I find the scenery a bit distracting at times…

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Yes, it’s been quite a while indoors with the books. The weather is starting to clear up now and the end of exams are in sight! So we thought we’d go for a walk in the forest before I left to write an exam in George.

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

Saturday was a perfect day in Cape Town after the long weeks of rain. Sunshine and absolutely no wind, even at Cape Point which is a rare occurance. Richard and I headed down to our spot looking out over the bay to enjoy the weather and a sushi picnic.

Not long to go now until it’s [...]