We holidayed there a couple of years ago and loved it. However,when we arrived at Jo’burg airport ,I did feel uneasy. I never use the word “vibe”,but that place as got a bad one. We had a week in the Pilanesburg Reserve.Fantastic! Hired a car and did a bit of exploring.Locals were very friendly.
We returned to jo’burg Airport for the flight down to Cape Town. This time it didn’t seem so intimidating,but I still couldn’t take to the place.
And then there’s Cape Town,what a place! Again we hired a car and did plenty of exploring. We’ve been fortunate enough to visit some beautiful places,but Cape Town is my favourite.
Now the negatives,the poverty does get to you. There is too much violent crime,although we didn’t see any trouble,or hear any gun shots. There seemed to be some underlying resentment from a number of white folk to majority rule. We had our suitcases emptied of anything of any value from Jo’burg Airport on our return journey. The new President is a bit of a tit.
As an aside,a customer’s boyfriend was stabbed in the stomach with a screwdriver,less than half a mile away from my house. There is an element of danger in most countries.