Travel to Johannesburg, South Africa – Episode 211

Ilana Fayerman

Thanks for the opportunity to talk about all-things Jozi, Chris! I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge that I misspoke when we were briefly discussing Gumboot dancing. I DID mention that the dance form was born in the mines of South Africa. When we were discussing the workers, themselves, I SHOULD have said that the conditions in the mines were horrible, almost slave-like; however, the miners were not, in fact, slaves.

Nir

Ilana’s discussion of her visit to Johannesburg included several inaccuracies that need to be pointed out.

Johannesburg is referred to locally as Joburg and NOT Josies.

The mine workers, had horrible working conditions, but there were NEVER slaves. They were very lowly paid laborers that came from different parts of Southern Africa and that’s the reason that they created the mine unique language so that they could communicate with each other.

It’s a pity she did not really do her homework.

Jaki

I just wanted to say thank you for having such an animated guest on. Ilana was so passionate about Joburg and all the great things you can do and see there, that I found myself smiling while listening to the podcast at work. It was genuinely exciting to hear about a destination that I wouldn’t have normally considered myself interested in. Thank you for enlightening me about another great holiday destination.

Rebecca

Really enjoyed this interview. Llana was a fantastic guest (one of the best I’ve heard on the show IMHO) and I hope you have her on the show again. It seems like a lot of travelers elect to skip over Joburg entirely…or quickly hit the Apartheid museum and get out of dodge. This interview gave me some great ideas and a much better sense of the city. I’m pumped for my visit later this year!

Daniel Gardner

Going to Joesies on Monday, and later to Mozambique. What a great podcast before the trip, thanks!