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Uitenhage Concentration Camp site – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Uitenhage Concentration Camp site: A few weeks ago we took part in an Amazing Race in and around Uitenhage, organised by one of the local churches as a fundraiser.  The race started at the old festival grounds on the outskirts of town.  While waiting for everybody to arrive I took a walk over to the Concentration Camp Memorial with my camera.Not a lot of people know that Uitenhage had a concentration camp right on their … [Read more...] about Uitenhage Concentration Camp site – Featured Blog

Coastal view – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Coastal view: The view of the coastline from the road between Beachview and Maitlands Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. The history of North End Cemetery: Over the years my interest in cemeteries has taken me to most of the cemeteries around town with the notable exception being the North End Cemetery.  Not because I didn't want to but rather a case of never really being in that part of town with time to go.  A week or … [Read more...] about Coastal view – Featured Blog

Be Inspired: Women’s Day 2017 – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Be Inspired: Women’s Day 2017: Today we are celebrating national Women’s Day in South Africa; a day commemorating the 20 000 women who have marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria in 1956 in protest against the apartheid laws. We’ve asked some influential and inspiring women from all over South Africa to tell us about their female role models, to share why they’re proud to be a woman in South … [Read more...] about Be Inspired: Women’s Day 2017 – Featured Blog

Waves over Bird Rock – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Waves over Bird Rock: A couple of weeks ago the sea was slightly angry one morning and as I was driving down Marine Drive I noticed that the waves out Pollok Beach way looking quite impressive.  Grabbed my camera and headed over to Lovers' Lane, snapping the waves smashing right over Bird Rock. Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily feature. CLICK HERE to get a … [Read more...] about Waves over Bird Rock – Featured Blog

Empty highway – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Empty highway: Some abandoned highway somewhere after the outbreak of the zombie apocalypse?  Nope, the N2 just past Coega, taken from the overpass at just the right time to show an empty road. Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily feature. CLICK HERE to get a daily digest of PE Goodness straight into your inbox with the MyPE Monday to Friday Newsletter. … [Read more...] about Empty highway – Featured Blog

Smiles and roses on 6th Avenue Walmer. – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Smiles and roses on 6th Avenue Walmer.: Always ready with a broad smile and a friendly wave, Wilson Mthalane’s spot for selling his beautiful roses is on the corner of 6th Avenue and Heugh Road in Walmer. He can be seen usually on Fridays and often during the week when he walks the intersection cheerfully interacting with motorists while selling his roses. He hails from Ladismith and enjoys his job which puts bread on the table for … [Read more...] about Smiles and roses on 6th Avenue Walmer. – Featured Blog

Cruising along the Port Elizabeth beachfront – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Cruising along the Port Elizabeth beachfront: While looking for a video to share for this week's Video Friday post, I found this one by YouTuber David Everard cruising along the PE beachfront on his skateboard.   Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily feature. CLICK HERE to get a daily digest of PE Goodness straight into your inbox with the MyPE Monday to Friday … [Read more...] about Cruising along the Port Elizabeth beachfront – Featured Blog

Markets in the Bay – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Markets in the Bay: Local markets have definitely entrenched themselves in the Port Elizabethan culture, but with more and more popping up, it’s hard to keep up with where and when everything is happening. Nothing a little market guide can’t easily set straight, so grab a cup of tea or coffee whatever your preference and get your diary out. It’s time to fill in all your market excursions for the month. … [Read more...] about Markets in the Bay – Featured Blog

Giraffe at Kragga Kamma – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Giraffe at Kragga Kamma: Addo Elephant National Park, as with all National Parks, has a policy to only have animals that occurred there naturally.  Giraffes didn't thus you won't find them in the park.  The best place to see them though is at the Kragga Kamma Game Park just outside Port Elizabeth.   Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Rural Port Elizabeth: Isn't it amazing that we live in a city with so much rural to … [Read more...] about Giraffe at Kragga Kamma – Featured Blog

Rural Port Elizabeth – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Rural Port Elizabeth: Isn't it amazing that we live in a city with so much rural to it as well? Source: Firefly The Travel Guy. A historic walk around Graaff-Reinet: History buffs totally love Graaff-Reinet, what with it being the oldest town in the Eastern Cape (fourth oldest in South Africa) with about 220 listed historical buildings.  Best of all, you can see just about all the best ones on a relatively short walk around … [Read more...] about Rural Port Elizabeth – Featured Blog

Lilies along the Shark River – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Lilies along the Shark River: Flowring lilies along the Shark River in Happy Valley Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily feature. CLICK HERE to get a daily digest of PE Goodness straight into your inbox with the MyPE Monday to Friday Newsletter. … [Read more...] about Lilies along the Shark River – Featured Blog

Schoenies rocks – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Schoenies rocks: We all know Schoenies rocks!  It also has rocks... Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Donkin after dark: The Donkin Lighthouse and Pyramid lit up after dark Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily feature. CLICK HERE to get a daily digest of PE Goodness straight into your inbox with the MyPE Monday to Friday Newsletter. … [Read more...] about Schoenies rocks – Featured Blog

Bee friendly at Dempsey’s Guest House. – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Bee friendly at Dempsey’s Guest House.: On a few occasions over the years bees have moved into our irrigation system at Dempsey’s Guest House, not without drama. The recent safe removal of them ended with the beekeeper offering to place a bee hive in our garden. We hope this will become their new home and working place and that the irrigation system might have a chance to work again once the drought has broken. Previous posts of … [Read more...] about Bee friendly at Dempsey’s Guest House. – Featured Blog