What can we do to save our environment?
Yesterday was National Braai Day in South Africa and to go with a perfect braai, we had a great sunny day. Unfortunately there was one moment that I nearly lost my mind, just because someone had no respect for the environment. I am sure most persons are brought up to clean up after themselves and keep the environment clean. I went with my parents to Umdloti, which is about 20 minute's drive from Ballito. Umdloti is a coastal holiday town with a beautiful coastline. An effort is made to protect the environment and dustbins are placed all over the place - no excuse to not get rid of your rubbish in an orderly fashion. Image Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/botosynthetic/ Short after we parked in a quiet spot to take in the view, a number of parking lots away a vehicle's door opened, and some papers dropped to the ground. "How comfortable." I thought, sitting in the car thinking about people polluting the area. My thoughts did not have a chance to cool do...