If you come to South Africa from the UK or America, you’ll quickly realise the lack of wifi and expense of phone data which leads to the endless search for coffee shops with fast, reliable connections. Trust me, its something you will laugh at but quickly realise is something you desperately need – especially if you’re a blogger, vlogger or freelancer (#firstworldproblems). After days of trying to upload the first weekly vlog, a google search for ‘coffee shops with good wifi for freelancers’ lead us to Warm & Glad – a seemingly hidden gem in Sandton. The coffee shop reminded me of something you’d find in Shoreditch, very hipster interiors with the welcoming scent of coffee. It was like a slice of home and provided the perfect space for an afternoon of uploading and relaxing. Unfortunately they don’t offer free wifi themselves any more but you can connect to the Community Centre…
I promised that I would write a lot while I’m away but truthfully I’ve been so caught up in having fun that writing was my last thought. I want to make memories and experiences to look back on and document later, using the time that I’m travelling to enjoy myself first and have social media as an after thought. To use the pictures to tell the story and have my words as an optional extras if you wanted to read them.. South Africa is very different to home. At the moment we aren’t in the sunkissed beaches of Cape Town but instead, we’re currently staying just outside of Johannesburg near Magaliesburg and everything about the scenery reminds me of the Wild Thornberrys and their crazy cartoon life in Africa. From the dusty roads to the greenest fields filled with zebra and cows just hanging around enjoying the sunshine. There might…
I would never (ever ever ever ever) have planned a trip on my own. This is something that I really need to stress before you read this post. I’m the girl that wouldn’t even go to the shops without a friend so travelling alone was a huge step for me but one that I can’t recommend highly enough because its the best thing I ever did. My trip to MedSailors was originally planned with two of my best friends but due to some unforeseen circumstances, they couldn’t make it. I was literally stood in Heathrow Airport when one of my friends couldn’t fly due to sickness and through lots of panic and tears, I decided to get on the plane alone so none of our money was wasted.. and its the best thing I ever did. So MedSailors is a skippered sailing company for anyone aged 18-30 who likes a little party with a little scenery…
