Johannesburg Experience

My Somewhat beautiful Johannesburg

Advantages: Vibrant, plenty to do, fantastic people
Disadvantages: crime

...I had the opportunity of visiting Johannesburg in a very different light in January of this year, as a tourist. For you see I was born and raised there, but my boyfriend is very much English and had never been to Africa. When you are born somewhere you ...

jessica801127 07.09.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Johannesburg

A divided city

Advantages: beautiful weather, friendly people
Disadvantages: crime

I went to Johannesburg with my husband an 4 month old daughter in November 1999. It was summer there which means moderate heat (25 C) during the daytime and stormy showers in the evening. We stayed at the Hilton Hotel in a "posh" (read white) area of th ...

ckmukisa 22.07.2000 · Read full review
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There are dangerous places in Jo'burg

Advantages: Bustling hubbub of a city
Disadvantages: Could be limited in activites

Safety is always one of the major aspects of any tourist visiting Johannesburg. Like any major city there are the dangerous areas but in the case there are more than other major cities. Tourists will be very safe if they stay on well troden paths and do n ...

AndrewField 12.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Johannesburg