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Category Archives: Africa 2012
May 31: The Butcher Shop and Grill
Tonight we had dinner at, “The Butcher Shop and Grill” (http://www.thebutchershop.co.za/), at the Nelson Mandela Square. This restaurant is located across the square from the previously panned Trump BBQ and Grill. This restaurant features prime South African beef, some cuts … Continue reading
May 31: Cradle of Humankind
Today, we visited two of the fourteen South African sites that collectively form the World Heritage Site that is known as, “The Cradle of Humankind”. These two are the closest to Johannesburg and are about 90 minutes outside of the … Continue reading
May 30: Off to Soweto
We were picked up this morning by Elia (our driver). He took us out to Soweto (more formally known as the South Western Townships). The Soweto I “knew” was fixed in my mind due to the news coverage of the violence and … Continue reading
May 29: First day in Johannesburg – ups and downs.
We arrived right on time at Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), made the usual hike through the terminal, and managed to quickly retrieve all three pieces of our checked luggage… and they were even undamaged! Even our trip through South … Continue reading
May 29: A couple of hours and we’re off.
A couple of hours of sleep a we’re out the door. It’s 3:30 Am and we’re already checked out of our hotel room and waiting for boarding to commence. The second leg of our journey to Africa begins with Flight … Continue reading
Dubai Airport Layover
We have a 10 hour layover in Dubai. Unfortunately, as this layover happens during the evening and into the wee hours of the morning, we couldn’t justify leaving the airport and going into the city. We did splurge a little … Continue reading
Flight EK 230 on Emirates Airline
It’s a little bit ironic; we drove 3 hours south to SeaTac only to find out Flight EK 230 takes the polar route… it flew us north back over BC and then over the Arctic. As this 14 1/2 hour flight took us over the … Continue reading
We’re finally on our way!
Despite Eron’s Bubonic Plague (she’s had the flu since Tuesday) and our usual tendency to be fashionably late, we actually got out of the house before 10 AM – we’re finally on our way! We dropped off the truck in … Continue reading
East to Hedon
East to Hedon 