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Ranked 098 on the IMDB Top 100 Movies. Watched July 2017.
Cast: James Dean (Jim Stark), Natalie Wood (Judy), Sal Mineo (John ‘Plato’ Crawford), Jim Backus (Frank Stark), Ann Doran (Mrs. Carol Stark), Corey Allen (Buzz Gunderson)
Director: Nicholas Ray
My rating: 6.5 / 10
Ranked 80 on the IMDd Top 100 Movies. Watched August 2018.
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss (Roy Neary), Melinda Dillon (Jillian Guiler), Francois Truffaut (Claude Lacombe), Teri Garr (Ronnie Neary)
Director: Steven Spielberg
My rating: 8.5 / 10
Ranked 100 on IMDB Top 100 Movies. Watched June 2017
Actors: Cary Grant (Roger Thornhill), Eva Marie Saint (Eve Kendall), James Mason (Phillip Vandamm)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
My rating: 9.5 / 10
Ranked 100 on IMDd Top 100 Movies. Watched May 2017.
Actors: James Cagney (George M Cohan), Joan Leslie (Mary), Walter Huston (Jerry Cohan), Richard Whorf (Sam Harris)
Director: Michael Curtiz
My rating: 9 / 10
So it’s over 4 months since I returned to so-called reality of the working life. A necessity for sure in the economic world we live in, I need that money to travel the world. So unlike the aftermath of other big trips which usually means 2-3 years before travelling again this time I have a short 17 day trip around Kathmandu and Nepal via short one day stopovers in Hong Kong.
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 but not able to fully commit back to your normal life. At least this is my experience after a great trip and that’s exactly how I feel back my African Adventure.
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 2018 not Sunday 21 January 2018 as the Johannesburg TV screens stated 🙂
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 TV and cable. This allowed me to watch a little of the Australia Vs England One Day International before checkout.
When visited: January 2018
Time of day: Late Afternoon / Dinner (16.15 to 18.10)
Rating: 3.5 / 5
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 be better if all business class seats had direct aisle access.
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