After our Safari adventures, we were headed to Cape Town for five nights. We didn’t really have any plans for this stay. After wedding prep, travel and safari we felt like leaving things open would be best. We chose the Westin Cape Town as our base camp. Continue reading “Westin Cape Town – A Great Hotel close to the V&A Waterfront”
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Four Magical Days at Arathusa Safari Lodge
Oh where to start with this one? This installment will focus on our four days and four nights at the Arathusa Safari Lodge in the Sabi Sands private game reserve. This game reserve borders Kruger National park. In this review, you will also find plenty of pictures from a memorable experience. Apologies in advance as this will also be long post. Continue reading “Four Magical Days at Arathusa Safari Lodge”
Getting around South Africa with South African Airways (SAA)
In this trip report installment, we are focusing on two flights we took within South Africa. These flights were to get us to and from our Safari in Sabi Sands. The first flight was from Johannesburg to Hoedspruit. The second one took us from Nelspruit to Cape Town. The first flight was on a propeller Bombardier Dash 8-Q400, while the second flight was operated by an A319. Continue reading “Getting around South Africa with South African Airways (SAA)”
Trip Report – Air France Business Class from Chicago to Johannesburg
In this post, we actually get started on our trip review. To set the stage, we got married on Saturday and left on Monday night for our honeymoon. Our flight left from Chicago O’Hare’s International Terminal 5. Our route would take us from Chicago to Paris, have a 12 hour layover and then continue on to Johannesburg. This would also mean two nights back-to-back on a plane.
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Trip Report – Honeymoon Extravaganza
This will be a preview of our awesome Honeymoon trip that we took in September 2017. I will be reviewing and describing a specific aspect of our trip in each installment. This will include reviews of a couple of airlines, hotels and a safari.