There is usually one stop on the tour that you think “really? this is a worthwhile place to visit? or wow, just another shopping stop for the tourists” (think that diamond store stop – really, who is buying diamonds on vacation at the tour stop?). When I saw that the […]
I don’t have a green thumb, never had, never will, so I enjoy visiting gardens because they are pretty colorful, relaxing and give me so many photo opportunities. The Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden ,outside of Cape Town, was a stop on the day long private tour (we spent the morning […]
The Garden Route in South Africa is one drive that everyone tells you to do during your visit. As I did not want to rent a car and drive the three day trip alone, I signed up for a tour. The tour ended up being me, a pensioner from Australia […]
Living in Philadelphia, I am surrounded by history everyday and July 4th is a great reminder of the events that brought about our freedoms and liberties to draw up the U.S. Constitution (the Constitution Center is also a large reminder with life size statues of the signers). Celebrating July 4th […]
So while it sounds great to say “I’m going on safari in Africa with an award ticket”, the reality is that I needed to reposition myself to Washington, DC from Philadelphia via Amtrak for the SAA flight from IAD to JNB (Johannesburg, South Africa). The South African Airways (SAA) flight […]
So I had my award ticket to Africa on hold (back when you could do that) and had to ask my manager for the time off. When one asks for time off by email (he is in London) always best to start with “I found a award ticket to Africa […]