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Category: World Trip 2017-2018

A 62-day trip covering eleven countries; United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa between 22 November 2017 and 22 January 2018.

  • Africa 2017-18 Retrospective

    The hardest part of a long an enjoyable trip is saying goodbye and transiting back into the so called ‘real’ life of Monday to Friday work. You end up in a half way situation of remembering fondly your trip but not wanting to look back too thoroughly as you’ll be sad you aren’t still there…

  • Africa Trip 2017-18: Day 62 Johannesburg to Melbourne, Australia

    Monday 22 January 2018. Highlights: Qantas Business Class experience, Returning home. The last day of the trip was here and started with boarding the QF064 Johannesburg to Sydney for the 11 hour flight home. I flipped over my Fitbit watch back to Australian time and according to my watch it was now Monday 22 January…

  • Africa Trip 2017-18: Day 61 Cape Town to Johannesburg, South Africa

    Sunday 21 January 2018. Highlights: Cape Town Airport Lounge, Business Class Flight to Johannesburg The trip is over and it was time to start the long trip back home. My flight wasn’t until 1.25 pm and checkout from my room was at 10 am. I took advantage of staying in a room with both a…

  • Flight Review – QF064 Johannesburg to Sydney

    Airline: Qantas Plane: Boeing 747-800 Gate: A6 Seat: 5B (Business Class Window seat) Pushback: 18.58 (Scheduled 18.50) / Takeoff: 19.09 Arrived: 14.57 (Scheduled 15.30) / At Gate: 15.04 Duration: 10 hours 59 minutes Length: 6,863 miles / 11,045 kms Summary: A good hard product (in seats 5B and 5J), good soft product and service. Would…

  • Flight Review – BA6416 Cape Town to Johannesburg

    Airline: Comair (Part of British Airways) Plane: Boeing 737-800 Gate: A8 Seat: 2A (Club / Business Class window seat) Pushback: 13.25 (Scheduled 13.25) / Takeoff: 13.40 Arrived: 15.21 (Scheduled 15.25) / At Gate: 15.25 Duration: 2 hours Length: 790 miles / 1,272 kms Summary: A very good short domestic flight, good soft product.