About Us
Traveling Geeks is a consortium of entrepreneurs, thought leaders, authors, journalists, bloggers, technology innovators and influencers who travel to countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public to educate, share, evaluate, and promote new, innovative technologies. The initiative was founded by Renee Blodgett and Jeff Saperstein in 2008.
Trips are funded by sponsorships from corporations, organizations and governments. The first tour was sponsored by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a trip that successfully marked the proof of concept that could expand to other countries around the world.
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Does anyone know what the Khalil Gibran quote was doing on this orange jumpsuit, spotted at Click’s In Rosebank?
This march in London I support – the right to vote
Last year I wrote a very heated and controversial post about an anti-crime march that was held in London. I was a bit confused about the action and that people abroad should come home and fight for their country.
This year on December 6th 2008 South Africans living in London will gather to march for […]
The Brendan JACKast hits the waves
I have to admit that I am a massive fan of Brendan Jack’s incredibly dry humour and great approach to everything.
So I would like to introduce my readers to the Brendan JACKast. The guy is hilarious and has some great guests to boot. This episode features [briefly] Politics, expats, comedy, nuclear submarines and a […]
Thanks for South Africa
Controversial new Nandos ad
This one should get a few tongues wagging. Here’s the new Nandos ad that is being released today on TV. Given the recent launch of the new breakaway Congress of the People (Cope) party from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) — and imminent elections next year, this one is going to be hotter than […]
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Upcoming: Tech Blogging from South Africa
I’m leaving for south Africa for a tech blogging tour. I’ll be posting from there and you can come back to this site shortly to see what I’m up to. In the meantime, here are a few tech facts:
- Mobile calls in and out are $1.49/mn (T-Mobile)
- Unlimited BlackBerry email: $20
- mobile browsing: $15/MB
- Getting charged $1.49/mn for incoming calls, even when I don’t answer: priceless. (I’m serious)
Let’s see if I get charged when using unlicensed mobile access (UMA) over WIFI. I get conflicting answers from T-Mobile reps.
Prime Circle in photos
I haven’t featured a photographer from the SA Rocks Flickr Group in a while and thought this was a great opportunity.
Charlotte_ZA from on Flickr just added the following stunning photographs to the SA Rocks group on Flickr.
Charlotte_ZA has some absolute phenomenal photographs of bands on her flickr profile page so head over and […]
FOKOFPOLISIEKAR in a movie – Oh Yes
This movie, film, production, whatever you want to call it, looks absolutely stunning. I cannot wait to see these maniacs rocking out on the screen. The passion of these dudes has always made me wish I had a better grasp of the Afrikaans language.
Fokofpolisiekar Movie Trailer from Fly on the Wall on Vimeo.
First found […]
USA-SA Blogger meetup in Cape Town
Party alert! Local bloggers and digital citizens are invited to attend and meet up with a touring US blogger “delegation” on Sunday 8pm, at Asoka Bar in Cape Town. The US bloggers will be out here on a tour, organised by the International Marketing Council (IMC).
Dave Duarte and myself are helping the IMC, […]
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Foschini Group – 16 charities, 16 days
Q&A with Karde Buys – Senior HR Manager: CSI & Wellness of The Foschini Group
1. The Foschini Group has historically supported the 16 Days of Activism campaign. What makes this year’s campaign different?
In previous year’s, we selected one NPO to support. This year, we have aligned our […]
