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Feel Free in Nelson Mandela Bay

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO5kb_-nrhA&w=500&h=400]I was looking for a video to post for today's Video Friday post and found a little bit of nostalgia for me.  I worked for Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism from 2008 to 2014 and when I started there this video was the destination marketing video used to promote the city.  I think it dates back to probably 2006 which means it's about 10 years old.  It was replaced by a newer video in 2010 but it's distinct music will always…

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20/05/2016
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A selection of Port Elizabeth’s Haunted Venues

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sAkt8ltCkc&w=500&h=400]I was looking for a video to share for this week's Video Friday and came across this video by Mark Rose-Christie of the Mystery Ghost Bus of South Africa featuring a selection of Port Elizabeth's haunted venues. Spooky stuff and many well known PE places.

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13/05/2016
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Skateboarders and Instagrammers unite

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m50OA9kRAZc&w=500&h=400]The King's Beach Skateboarding Crew jointed the Port Elizabeth Instagram community for a fun couple of hours out in the city center a Sunday or two ago.  Other than a whole bunch of Instagram pictures being taken, the skateboarders also filmed their own video which I'm sharing with you today.

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06/05/2016
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A penguin party video, kinda

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qiBBaWWLv0&w=500&h=400]On 25 April we celebrated World Penguin Day. Here in Algoa Bay we are very fortunate to have the biggest breeding colony of African Penguins on St Croix Island.  But we're not just fortunate to have them here, we are thus also aware of the desperate plight of the African Penguin.  Penguin numbers have plummeted since the 1980's with only around 18000 breeding pares left out in the wild.  As a belated celebration of World Penguin Day, I'm posting this…

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29/04/2016
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Chasing the Rainbow hiking in The Island Nature Reserve

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck6YfO5YZ3s&w=500&h=400]Sarah and Ralph from Chasing the Rainbow dragged  the kids (ok, so they did go willingly but you know teenagers) off for a hike through The Island Nature Reserve just outside Port Elizabeth last weekend.  I've done the Bushbuck Trail through the reserve and it is one of my favorite trails in PE.  Check out the video they made and then head over to their blog and read the post by clicking the link above.

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22/04/2016
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Port Elizabeth is the Bottlenose Dolphin Capital of the World

Last night I attended the launch of Port Elizabeth and Algoa Bay as the Bottlenose Dolphin Capital of the World at the Algoa Bay Yacht Club.  The initiative was the brainchild of Lloyd Edwards of Raggy Charters and isn't sommer maar so.  It's not like Lloyd just got up one morning and decided that he wants a new gimmick to promote the city and Algoa Bay with.  The tag comes with some hard facts.  Algoa Bay and the coastline around…

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19/04/2016
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Nelson Mandela Bay – The place I call home.

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOjV06tAIak&w=500&h=400]Earlier in the week I came across this awesome YouTube video on Facebook posted by Renaldo Gouws.  Renaldo is well known for his political related comments but this time he sent his drone up to show off this beautiful place he (and I) call home.  This particular video shows off a bit of the Kings Beach area and it would be great to see similar videos from him in future.

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15/04/2016
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Ironkids video

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GucppFH6TxU&w=500&h=400]Ironman weekend is upon us and tomorrow (Saturday 9 April 2016) we will be in the beachfront to support Drama Princess participation in the Ironkids event.  Ironkids take place on the Saturday afternoon and is made up of a swim in McArthur's pool and a run to the main Ironman finish line at Hobie Beach.  The video I've posted is a highlights video from a few years back as I couldn't find one from last year.

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08/04/2016
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Ironman African Championship 2015 highlights

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE4BkXrfXpA&w=500&h=400]Next weekend the 2016 edition of the Ironman African Championship takes place here in Port Elizabeth.  The Ironman vibe is going to be picking up around the beachfront and Boardwalk over the next week and to put you all in the mood, here is the highlights video of the 2015 event.

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01/04/2016
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Splash Festival weekend – video

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxuqZOgdFEE&w=500&h=400]It is Easter Weekend and time for the annual Splash Festival.  After a few lean years, the municipality allocated a proper budget for this year's event again and hopefully it would mean that quality artists and activities would attract more people back to one of the city's flagship event.  The last few years the event has really been reduced in size and quality but from the look of it this year may just be the turning point again.  That is…

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25/03/2016