Pikitup strike - photos of narrowing streets piled high with trash...

I snapped these shots in Orchards in Johannesburg this week - the gap left in the road was just about wide enough for a single car to make it through... Wow... all I can say is that I hope the strike ends soon... Related articles3 month in Johannesburg... - Johannesburg, South Africa (travelpod.com) A...

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Charlie Chaplin makes an appearance on Google today :)

Today is Charlie Chaplin's 122nd Birthday, and as always, the team at Google have put together a doodle to celebrate it. This time though, it's a very clever embedded video in place of the usual Google logo... head over to www.google.com and take a look. Related articlesIs Charlie Chaplin's Body...

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Chinese toy packaging is funny stuff...

I was recently at a shop which had a whole shelf full of cheap Chinese toys, and I couldn't resist snapping a few shots of the directly translated phrases on the packaging. Some funny stuff there... see for yourself (click each image to enlarge :) Related articlesiTranslate ~ the free translator...

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New Apple "Premium" Store opening at Eastgate soon... unless this sign is to be believed...? ;)

Eastgate Shopping Centre in Johannesburg has changed so much in recent years, and being someone who rarely visits the place anymore, it can be a little confusing trying to figure out all of the alterations that have been made, and all of the new shops that have sprung up. One such shop, which...

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