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Martins Guest House shares some unsolicited and highly relevant, important letters received.
Aug 2000
My name is xxxxxx and I'm from Aberdeenshire in Scotland. I got your address from the net while searching for towns close to Monza. A couple of friends, my husband and me recently decided to travel to Italy to see its Grand Prix (It's to be my husband's 40th birthday present). We have never been before and I had no idea how difficult it would be to find accommodation nearby. I apologize for the intrusion but I would be very grateful if you could provide any help or suggestions of bed & breakfasts, student accommodation, hotels,
"Bring hubby to South Africa rather. We'll sponsor a barbeque up the beach somewhere. In need, we'll supply spaghetti and a TV to watch the Grand Prix. Fly to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg, call us and we'll fetch you guys at the airport. Hows that ?"
Jul 2000
I am a swimming teacher from Holland and found your pages on the Seychelles very interesting. I am going there next week again to teach lessons.
Mar 2000
Your pages on the Comores Islands are very enlightening. Particularly the Caelocanth.
Dec 1999
im so glad u ended the page with a bike ;)my names Andy (andycapp but not the same one) my page is http://geocities.com/motorcity/highway/1988 please pay a visit by the way i loved the story about the octipus :) lol
"Thanks Andy, good hearing from you. Nice page...careful on the track, huh."
Nov 1999
Are you near the cricket ground?
"Yes your booking is confirmed, thank you. See you here !"
Nov 1999
To answer your question, I'm a Soutie from Durbs. Actually, a little dorp called Westville, but not many people have heard of it. Came here (to Windsor) 7 years ago. Any time I feel really homesick, I just have to drive to Detroit which is about 15 minutes away. After an hour in Detroit (gun shots, murder, car-jackings, rape, drugs,..and all that good stuff) I feel like I've never left. I've even invented my own Kudu biltong, "want ek verlang". Basically, take a Kit-Kat and break it into its strips to simulate the shape. Next, take a beef stock-cube (Oxo) and disolve in a mug. Cut strips off the Kit-Kat using the back of the knife (to simulate texture) and dunk in the stock-cube mixture. Eat & enjoy. By vairying the ratio of pepper and corriander in the mug, It's the closest thing I've had to Kudu Biltong.
To simulate the "gevoel" of Klippies Brandewyn trickling down ones throught (this can only be done in winter in Canada) I sit out on the stoep when its about minus 15...and sip anti-freeze. This is a popular remedy for S. Africans in Canada, and makes spotting them easy. Just drive around in Winter and the guy sprawled out on his stoep in a T-shirt and takkies in the snow, with a Kit-Kat, Oxo cubes and anti-freeze, is a fellow South African (Hy sal jou lekker groet, maar wil nie sy biltong deel nie!). To simulate "Kommando Brandewyn", one can use paint stripper and Coke.
Greetings from Canada.
As a homesick South African living in Canada. By the way, your site and facility are "Bak-Gat". Regards, D
"Thanks D. Good hearing from you. Hey, great to hear that you still have some of the lingo. Hamba Gathle...Martin"
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