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Comeback Kid Ignites Cape Town Hardcore Scene

I’m no stranger to hardcore shows, and I remember attending my first in Mossel Bay in 2001 with Neshama playing. After that I had a slow but steady interest in the hardcore…

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Metal4Africa’s Summerfest 2014

It was that time of the year again, and to be honest I didn’t even know that it was. I was planning on spending my Saturday lazing about, but at about 10am…

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The Double Dip

This is my first post since the new year, so happy new year everybody. I hope that you get out there and do lots of birding! My year has started with a…

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A Spring Day at the West Coast National Park

On Sunday the 10th November 2013, my girlfriend, her father and myself went for a day’s outing to the West Coast National Park. Originally we had planned to head through on the…

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Catching Up With Some Photographs

This is my first update in months, and I assure you it’s of no choice of my own. The weather has really limited the ability to get out in the field, granted…

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Digging in the Archives

Well, winter is without a doubt upon us here in South Africa, especially true for the Western and Eastern Cape where we have been having rain for at least two-thirds of the…

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3 Dips and a Tick

There has been a bit of excitement around a couple of Ferruginous Ducks that were seen last week at the Paarl Bird Sanctuary. This weekend I was checking facebook constantly for updates…

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A Few Birds and a Reptile

On Friday 4 May I found myself on my regular Friday route after work, driving from Somerset West to my girlfriend’s place in Sea Point. I began noticing a bit of a…

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Putting the ‘Man’ in Manfrotto

With the seasons well into their transitional period, I’ve been on alert for a few weeks now with regards to the weather. In Autumn there are by far the most interesting weather…

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A Day at the West Coast National Park

I recently decided to eventually head to the West Coast National Park with my girlfriend, the West Coast is a place that I haven’t been to in many years but have continued…

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