Perous Secret Diary - Keep Out - September 30, 2013

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paddy wagon

jo'burg is unrecognisable to me.

at least the bits i've seen so far are

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our hotel is a bling n'ting thing

after a customary 2hr sludge through a traffic jam from the airport

check in and crash out for 3 hours

interrupted regularly by hotel staff, checking in on my unwell being

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there is a massive amount of new building going on.

including right outside my window.

in fact, looking out of my window looks straight into the cab of a crane operating outside.

i try not to do a 'life of brian' drawing back the curtains naked moment.

at 4.30pm i meet the rest of the crew and relocate to the amazing saxon hotel, where i scout locations, drink champagne, have a 90 minute hot stone massage and eat dinner.

this is how the other .0005% live.

in so doing, i feel a little like a blagger: that this is not my life...but then again i'm here and doing it, so it is.

for tonight at least.

this is a very different trip to africa, than my last visit to mukuru with oxfam.

it's a very different visit to my last visit to jo'burg

Perous Secret Diary - Keep Out: September 30, 2013