by Traveller | Nov 30, 2012 | Asia, China, Round The World
I don’t know why. Well, I do know. It’s because I’m an anomaly. But I love flying. Most people don’t. Actually, to clarify, I’m probably the only person who enjoys flying. I’ll put up with the long lines to take off my shoes....
by Traveller | Nov 29, 2012 | Europe, Holland, Round The World
The guy next to me on the flight from Cape Town was very talkative. At some point during the flight, he was complaining about his three hour layover, which prompted me to counter with the 11 hour stint I have here in Amsterdam. Apparently, another guy on the plane...
by Traveller | Nov 29, 2012 | Africa, Round The World, South Africa
As I sat in a bar way back at Cape Town, International, I had no choice but to watch cricket. It was on the only television I could watch 13 hours ago. Come to think of it, that’s been the only live television I’ve watched on this trip. Putting aside for a...
by Traveller | Nov 28, 2012 | Africa, Round The World, South Africa
If you haven’t been to Cape Town, get here. It’s a wonderful city even though “Call Me Maybe” is playing in the restaurant where I’m sitting now. Oh, wait. New song? “Truly, Madly, Deeply” by Savage Garden. Really? Well, at...
by Traveller | Nov 27, 2012 | Africa, Round The World, South Africa
This morning, I felt a bit like a guy that I saw at Kirstenbosch Gardens yesterday. He didn’t particularly want to be there so he was asking his friends, “What are we supposed to do here?” After a lengthy internal dialogue, I chose not to remain in...
by Traveller | Nov 26, 2012 | Africa, Round The World, South Africa
This morning I was greeted again by Phillip — this guy is everywhere. He helped me piece together some of the foggy memories from yesterday’s wine tour. You see, when someone says they’re going on a “wine tour,” it’s really just...
