{"id":4881,"date":"2019-01-14T11:45:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T09:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/?p=4881"},"modified":"2019-02-25T08:39:33","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T06:39:33","slug":"travel-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/travel-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"KEEP CALM AND TRAVEL SOUTH AFRICA!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa is a beautiful country and there are many reasons to visit our Rainbow Nation as there is something to see for everybody \u2013 whether you like luxury accommodation and pampering, have your first encounter with wild animals in their natural habitat or even if you are an adrenaline junky.\u00a0 There is something for everyone, \u00a0\u00a0come and experience it!<\/p>\n<p>This being said, it does not mean that nothing will happen to you.\u00a0 South Africa is as safe as any other tourist travel destination in the world as long as you use your travel savvy.\u00a0 Crime does happen anywhere in the world if you do not take care.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4889\" src=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/22.01.2012-022-LOGO-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/22.01.2012-022-LOGO-300x217.jpg 300w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/22.01.2012-022-LOGO-768x556.jpg 768w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/22.01.2012-022-LOGO-1024x742.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/22.01.2012-022-LOGO-980x710.jpg 980w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/22.01.2012-022-LOGO-600x434.jpg 600w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/22.01.2012-022-LOGO.jpg 1954w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Being a local myself, and having travelled quite a bit in my own country and abroad, I am going to share some tips and tricks with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>When travelling by car<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep all doors locked while travelling in cities and even passing through smaller towns. Your attention will be focussed on navigating and not on your surroundings at all times.\u00a0 People are opportunists and will make use of the situation.<\/li>\n<li>Distances in South Africa are vast. We have petrol attendants that assist with refuelling.\u00a0 Double check that the attendant fills up with the right type of fuel (diesel versus gasoline) and that all fuel caps are replaced properly <strong>before <\/strong>you leave the filling station.<\/li>\n<li>When you leave your vehicle in a parking lot and you cannot take your valuables with you rather keep it locked out of sight in the trunk of the vehicle. This also includes expensive jackets or tops.\u00a0 The rule is simple:\u00a0 no temptation=no problems!\u00a0\u00a0 Look out for parking attendants.<\/li>\n<li>Parking attendants are part of job creation in our country.\u00a0 Make eye contact and identify the parking attendant and ask him\/her to look after your vehicle.\u00a0 Do not pay them upfront, but rather reimburse the attendant \u00a0on your return when everything is in order with your vehicle.<\/li>\n<li>It is best not to pick up hitch hikers. You never know what can happen.\u00a0 This can spoil your whole trip if things turn out bad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4887\" src=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/22.01.2012-106-logo-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/22.01.2012-106-logo-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/22.01.2012-106-logo-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/22.01.2012-106-logo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/22.01.2012-106-logo-980x653.jpg 980w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/22.01.2012-106-logo-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day it is about being street wise.\u00a0 Keep your eyes open and stay cool in a difficult situation \u2013 appreciate and enjoy our Rainbow Nation!<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<!\u2013\u2013wordoftravel Topics [\"budget.shoestring\",\"style.adventure\"] -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa is a beautiful country and there are many reasons to visit our Rainbow Nation as there is something to see for everybody \u2013 whether you like luxury accommodation and pampering, have your first encounter with wild animals in their natural habitat or even if you are an adrenaline junky.\u00a0 There is something for everyone, \u00a0\u00a0come and experience it! This being said, it does not mean that nothing will happen to you.\u00a0 South Africa is as safe as any other tourist travel destination in the world as long as you use your travel savvy.\u00a0 Crime does happen anywhere in the world if you do not take care. Being a local myself, and having travelled quite a bit in my own country and abroad, I am going to share some tips and tricks with you. When travelling by car Keep all doors locked while travelling in cities and even passing&#8230; <a class=\"read-more-button\" href=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/travel-south-africa\/\">Read more &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[125,139],"tags":[1307,1306,1305],"geo":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>KEEP CALM AND TRAVEL SOUTH AFRICA! - TRAVELBUCKET<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"South Africa is as safe as any other tourist travel destination in the world as long as you use your travel savvy.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/travel-south-africa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"KEEP CALM AND TRAVEL SOUTH AFRICA! 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