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Setting Up Shop in Pretoria

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 19, 2017November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment

Heidi made arrangements for us to stay at an Airbnb in Pretoria for our first few nights in South Africa. This would allow us time to request the police clearance certificate in person and become acclimated to the new season (though the time zone was the same as in Germany, we had gone from autumn to spring).

Our Airbnb ending up being a tiny studio apartment in a gated office building in the outskirts of Pretoria. The accommodation was modest but comfortable and reasonable at about $30/night.

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I had rented a car at JNB and after getting settled we drove over Shoprite, a major grocery chain in South Africa. After parking and locking our car, a man came up to us and asked whether he should watch the car for us.

Before I could answer, Heidi said, “Yes please.”

Puzzled, I asked what that was about and she explained very matter-of-factly that these men ensure your car is not broken into while you are shopping. If you tell them no, “They turn the other way when your car is broken into.” She insisted this was normal and said we only needed to tip about 10 Rand (75 cents).

We would set foot in a lot of Shoprites over the next month and would go through the same ritual each time of agreeing that our car should be watched. Tonight, we just bought enough food for dinner and breakfast.

Back in the parking lot, I tipped our friendly “guard” and we returned “home” where Heidi prepared a nice puedo-Mexican meal for me (my comfort food wherever I am in the world).

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The internet worked and I settled in to start working. Would we just spend a quiet month in a tiny apartment in Pretoria? We could have…but we didn’t.

Thankfully, the road trip would soon begin.

Have you ever “lived” in another country for a month (i.e., not vacation)? Did you stay in one place or move around?


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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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