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ANSIE ZONDAGH DU TOIT describes herself with

the following words: 'mother, wife (widow now),
ouma, photographer and traveller, former air

hostess, teacher, trainer, and writer of training
manuals for big companies in subjects I knew

nothing about'. She is an intrepid traveller who

has slept in 56 countries and enjoyed unique
experiences in many exotic destinations. DAVE

GORDON asked her to share some of her adven-
tures with Cape Camera.

Photos provided by Ansie du Toit.

Right: Ansie du Toit with 'two gorgeous Pakistani girls' at a wedding in
Pakistan she attended with 1 400 guests.

Ansie du Toit

An intrepid globetrotter

Travelling, (as much as I can afford) and doing so on also a favourite. The people are very friendly and helpful,
the cheap, is something I love. However, as old age ad- even if they do not understand English. I travelled alone
vances, I must nowadays ask for a clean bed and my own and one day got on the wrong train. I still don’t know
bathroom. At the last count, I have slept in 56 countries. where I went, because reading Japanese is difficult.
Of these Japan (where I visited 3 times) and India (visited But then, I once stood on a pavement in Tokyo, swear-
6 times) are my favourites. ing aloud in Afrikaans at Google maps, when a voice said
In December I went with my son and his two children, next to me, “Kan ek jou dalk help?”
aged 6 and 10, to Sri Lanka, India and… Pakistan! The India is a point and shoot country. The women are so
latter was for a wedding of a client of his, attended by photogenic, with their colourful and gorgeous cloth-
1400 guests over two days. This must count as one of ing, especially in Rajasthan. And I am constantly amazed
my most interesting travelling experiences ever. at the traffic. But, everything is changing fast, with big
Because it is so different from anywhere else, Japan is highways being built, and fewer cam- Continued p11

The colourful dresses of the Indian women are beautiful.
Left: Ansie being draped in a sari.

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