Laying Low in Durban

Good day,

I’m at a somewhat social spot right off Florida Road which is a pretty busy street in Durban, South Africa. It’s a place with lots of restaurants, nightlife and the like. Busy two weeks here and it’s catch-up mode, on everything. I could have left on Sunday when the campaign I came here for ended but last time I was in Durban, I wanted to get to know it better.

Bunny Chow is something that is uniquely Durban; it’s curry in a bun called a bunny. It was made so that people feeding lots of workers could get them all some curry in a bowl without the hassle of plates and the like; simple, cheap and easy. I had the mutton one a few years ago and didn’t care for it; kinda stayed away from the bunny after that but it all changed at Johnny Roti’s. This place is a legendary curry spot and for ~5US you can get a curry roti enough to feed an obese family of four. Got back into the mutton game, glad I gave it a second go. Mutton and cheese is a good way to go, I do believe.

Durban is right on the beach and it has a coast which almost rivals the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. It’s also got great surfing and you’ll find plenty of bums around but not the ones begging for your spare change. The weather here is a bit cool at night but perfect during the day and it’s winter now. Supposedly in the summer it’s a scorcher and lots of people from Johannesburg have places along this coast as it’s cool and laid back. The top photo is from my old hotel room and all day the whole break is lined with surfers.

One thing I have to mention is that drinking here is beyond affordable. I’m talking beers under $2 at bars and shots of anything about the same. I went to a whole slew of places and some are a slight bit pricier but not much and some are even cheaper. Roccabar Niteclub is good times and black label could be called blackout label; it’s stronger than you think. Also, if you’re someone just traveling through somewhere and into social media, tap into the igers network if there is a big one; met a lot of cool people from #IgersDurban at an organized meetup. Cities get a lot more interesting in a hurry when you’ve made new acquaintances based on similar interests.

Durban is largest city in the KwaZulu-Natal province and glad to be spending more time here. Played some golf the other day and have another round on Friday before leaving back to Nicaragua on the 17th. This will be my second time in South Africa and definitely not my last. I hung out at INDABA for a few days and it’s a massive African tourism trade show; you name the country or company from the region and they were there. What’s cool is that a few years ago digital marketing for tourism was new; now it seems everyone is seeing the value in it. Very interesting times ahead for anyone in the space.

Big thanks to my friends at the South African Tourism Office for inviting me to their country a second time and making this whole trip possible. I’m here as part of a campaign hosted by them and managed by the fine people at iambassador; obviously all opinions are my own.

Tips hat,

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