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Damn You, Rohan Vos!
11 Feb 2023

Damn You, Rohan Vos!

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 2

When everything is predicable and safe, where’s the fun in that?

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Rovos Rail, Polokwane Station
U of CPR
10 Feb 2023

U of CPR

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Grains of Truth, History, Tales From Dead Teds, Travel | 6

My first ride on a train was in an empty boxcar of a grain freighter.
It was a disaster.

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Rovos, CPR
Dancing in the Street
9 Feb 2023

Dancing in the Street

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 1

For 60% of southern Africans, traditional medicine is the only treatment available.

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Africa, Sangoma, Medicine, Inyanga
The Beloved Country
8 Feb 2023

The Beloved Country

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 6

In every field of endeavour there is an expert.

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Alan Paton, South Africa, Durban, Ji Ka Joe
The Tikoloshe Under The Bed
7 Feb 2023

The Tikoloshe Under The Bed

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 6

When one Zulu meets another he will ask; Inkaba yakho iphi?, literally “where is your navel?”

Click on any Zulu for details…

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KwaZulu Natal, Religion, Culture, Zulu, Soweto
None Were Victorious
6 Feb 2023

None Were Victorious

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 2

Mphiwa lost two great grandfathers in the Anglo-Zulu conflict.

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Rorke’s Drift, Anglo-Zulu War, Isandlwana
One Hundred Cows
5 Feb 2023

One Hundred Cows

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 6

The custom of negotiating lobolo, (a bride-price), seems like a tradition worthy of consideration in the western world.

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Bride price, Zulu, Lobolo
Dreamers and Poets and Clowns
4 Feb 2023

Dreamers and Poets and Clowns

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Science and Reason, Travel | 2

“If only I could travel faster than the speed of light, I could be there in a year or two”.

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Southern Sky, Alpha Centauri, Proxima, Crystal Gayle
The Elvis of Anthropology
3 Feb 2023

The Elvis of Anthropology

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Travel | 2

Homo Naledi lived in the Rising Star Cave System, northwest of Johannesburg.  

Click on Naledi’s frontal lobe for the whole story…..

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A Sleeping Lion
2 Feb 2023

A Sleeping Lion

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 2

“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” is arguably the most popular South African song of all time.

Click, carefully, on the Lion.

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Lion sleeps tonight, Soloman Linda

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  1. Russ Paton on Timbuktu and Tuktoyaktuk2 March 2026

    Liz, How adventurous! Neither Timbuktu, nor Russian aircraft, are accessible these days. You are fortunate to have made the trip…

  2. elizabeth Seale on Timbuktu and Tuktoyaktuk2 March 2026

    Russ: I am lucky to have been to both Timbuktu in 2000 and Tuk in about 2019. We actually drove…

  3. Russ Paton on Tin Foil Underwear2 March 2026

    Thank You Liz, A friend of Autumn's is a friend of mine....

  4. elizabeth Seale on Tin Foil Underwear2 March 2026

    Great piece. I was very fond of your dad and I see you have inherited his skill with words. Liz…

  5. Russ Paton on Taphephobia1 March 2026

    Now, there’s a topic for another time! 🤩

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