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A Detour to Cape Town

Sorry about being away for so long. We’re having a great time, but we do miss Korea and our friends there. We had 2 great weeks in India. A very cool place, but it was monsoon season, so it was really very wet, all the time. The sun did manage to come out the last few days we were there and India literally transformed.

We’re now in Cape Town, we were supposed to be in Kenya, but that got cancelled because there are pirates on the eastern coast of Africa, the water their are unsafe. I wouldn’t mind about the pirates if one of them looked like Johnny Depp. So, our first day was scrambling to find accommodations. We were fortunate enough to find one of the best Cape Town South Africa hotels with room available and for a very reasonable rate. We told them our story about Kenya and the pirates, hoping they’d take pity on us, and we feel they did.

So, by just winging it, we went skydiving at 10,000 feet. I think I’ve definitely conquered my fear of heights. We could see Table Mountain and Robyn Island and the country side of Cape Town. We also visited Simon’s town, which is where Cape Town navy is located. We ate lunch at Kalk Bay and we were able to see a ton of whales, which are here currently because it’s mating season.

We went to Boulder beach to visit the penguins and hiked Table Mountain, which by the way, took us over 6 hours, mainly because we got lost, and the trail we picked was the hardest one. Later, did we find out that there are 12 trails that go up Table Mountain. There’s so much more to tell you about Cape Town, but right now, I’m off to spend my last day in Cape Town checking out the local market and visiting the District 6 museum. Kenya will just have to wait.

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Leonardo DiCaprio Visits Ibiza

Ibiza is not the largest or most heavily populated of the Balearic Islands located off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean Sea, though it is becoming the most well known in the international eye. This is due largely to the vibrant club scene the island enjoys, though there are also great and beautiful beaches as well as many historic landmarks and fabulous scenic elements. One of the specific populations in which Ibiza continues to gain popularity is with that of celebrities. They are continually seen in growing numbers on this relatively small island paradise. Perhaps soon, Ibiza car rentals will have a new customer who is strictly interested in celebrity chasing. The latest spotting was of the American film actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

Leonardo first rose to fame in the film What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, which starred one of the most famous and respected actors of our time Johnny Depp. Although, he had already achieved great critical acclaim in the film This Boy’s Life. His performance in Gilbert Grape earned him both Golden Globe and Oscar nominations. DiCaprio was born in 1974 and demonstrated his great talent at a young age. Showing such a great commitment and awareness of human emotions and nature at such a young age is extremely rare.

It was the film Titanic, however that skyrocketed DiCaprio into major superstar status. In this film, which was written and directed by James Cameron, DiCaprio played Jack Dawson, a young man who falls in love on board ship before the tragedy strikes. English actress Kate Winslet played opposite DiCaprio and her character’s name was Rose DeWitt Bukater. These two characters are central to the film though they and their love story are one of the fictional elements in the movie. However, many of the other characters are based on the actual historic figures that were present on board the ship. The love story was created build a stronger empathetic identity aspect with the audience and contribute to a greater appreciation of the tragedy of the event.

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