..it's been a couple of weeks since ive been here in cape town and it's the most chill and laid back spot that i've been to. this city kind of reminds me of van city since it's off the coast with the mountain range with a chill vibe and joburg is very much like toronto being the hustle 'n bustle city it is..
i've been in and out of my hostel on long street which is the 'go to' street for fun times. i've encountered interesting characters here and my room has had the highest turnover rate of travelers. i've met a swedish sailor who's name is joaquim who is exceptionally skilled in making knots, so in his spare time he makes bracelets with his spools of string using the ladder from my bed to make them. he sailed 55 days from the canary islands to get to cape town...what a journey!
there's this older russian dude here who's a deaf mute who's been traveling the world on his motorcycle. he's a hero. and one of the youngest travelers i've met is a 20 yr old dutch boy named dick who's been continent trotting by himself from tanzania (all about zanzibar apparently) malawi, zambia, botswana and namibia to south africa. (i've been meeting quite a few peeps who have been taking this route by bus...and i've heard it's been a pretty positive experience). dick is so young and parties all nite and sleeps during the day and recharges to party once again on long street. i cant keep up with that kind of energy. im such a burnout ;/ i was wondering how he was able to do all this and he told me his ex-girlfriend's dad is paying for his transportation..from africa and now asia. i guess his ex's dad really wanted him to leave the country hehe!
there was a group of rowdy older slovenian men next door who would drink all nite long to the point one of them KO'd on the cold hard floor outside in the hall because he was way too wasted to get in his room to climb up to the top bunk...LOL. they had this unbearable odour at nite i was actually glad when they checked out.
i had these two japanese dudes in my room where one would talk in his sleep which was pretty funny since it took me a sec to figure out if he was really talking to his friend...but no it was def sleep talking! if only i understood what he was saying!
i have to say all my vices have kicked in full force..they sell loose cigs here and packs are so cheap ($3)..everyone smokes in the bars and drinks are mad cheap and really good. i have temporarily let myself go but will be whipped back in healthy shape upon my return. cape town is a gluttenous paradise..i blame my hostel.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment