Enjoying a heli-tour over South Africa’s Western Cape
Given a few days bumming around in Cape Town, South Africa, there were several different tours of the Cape on the itinerary. One of the...
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Big game sightings on safari in Africa
What’s the one animal you want to see most? The one that would make today’s game drive a "win" for you? This was the question,...
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A cold, wet and muddy safari adventure
Our arrival at the Kichaka Game Lodge was met by a most unexpected interloper: rain. Lots and lots of rain. So much that they had...
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Arrive like a pro at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport
There are two things I concern myself with on every airport arrival: cash and transportation. Getting some money in the local currency – preferably from...
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The Aerotropolis as the hub of global economic growth
There are three main lessons that I learned from reading Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next: Logistics and speed are unstoppable forces that will define...
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Breaking down the new United/Continental award chart
Yesterday it was announced that Continental and United Airlines are aligning their award charts for flight redemption. Initial reviews were mixed (Lucky didn’t think it...
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Spending a day in Mauritius (Part 1)
If you’ve traveled the twenty-odd hours on an airplane from New York City to make it all the way to Mauritius, odds are you’re going...
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Award booking awesomeness (Part 2)
In part one of this report I recounted a great award booking – even though it was all in economy and on small planes –...
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A tale of two airlines: Flying long-haul on South African Airways
It was the best of flights, it was the worst of ground service. The seat was good, getting it was miserable.The fare was phenomenal, the...
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South African Airways extorts additional fare at departure
Last week I took a quick jaunt over to South Africa and Mauritius. The trip overall was great and I’ll be sharing plenty from it...