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Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Jul 31st, 2018, 10:14 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,638
Posted By 61luv2travel

Sorry for the late reply - I hadn't checked back...

Sorry for the late reply - I hadn't checked back in a while.

Our trip was taken in early Sept 2017 - I have to say that Botswana was somewhat hot, but not unbearably so. The hottest part of the...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Jan 2nd, 2018, 04:56 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,638
Posted By 61luv2travel

annhig and peggieonthego - thank you for your...

annhig and peggieonthego - thank you for your comments. It is always fun and exciting to get feedback on trip reports. I realize that mine is probably too long but it helped me to extend the...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Nov 6th, 2017, 04:58 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,638
Posted By 61luv2travel

deladeb - your welcome! Have found the forums so...

deladeb - your welcome! Have found the forums so helpful over the years for planning and getting ideas. I like to pay it forward -though the sheer length of this report might be a bit overwhelming.
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 16th, 2017, 03:28 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,638
Posted By 61luv2travel

PART 8 – TRIP PLANNING: THE NITTY GRITTY I...

PART 8 – TRIP PLANNING: THE NITTY GRITTY

I left this part for the end as only the most hard core Forum follower would probably have any interest by the end of this trip report.

Choosing the...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 16th, 2017, 03:21 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,638
Posted By 61luv2travel

tjhome1 - thanks for the kind words. I am envious...

tjhome1 - thanks for the kind words. I am envious that you were able to get that reservation! However, I really can't complain as our meals at Pot Luck Club and La Colombe were fabulous. I think...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 13th, 2017, 03:24 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,638
Posted By 61luv2travel

PART 7 – MALA MALA RATTRAY’S, SABI SANDS ...

PART 7 – MALA MALA RATTRAY’S, SABI SANDS

Charlie picked us up early in the morning for our transfer back to Cape Town International Airport. Table Mountain had clouds surrounding it so I was...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 11th, 2017, 07:31 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,638
Posted By 61luv2travel

PART 6 – CAPE TOWN The next morning we met...

PART 6 – CAPE TOWN

The next morning we met our BIL and SIL downstairs for a wonderful breakfast provided by the hotel. There were freshly baked croissants, a nice variety of fresh fruit and hot...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 10th, 2017, 02:56 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,638
Posted By 61luv2travel

PART 5 – MAUN TO CAPE TOWN, CAPE CADOGAN ...

PART 5 – MAUN TO CAPE TOWN, CAPE CADOGAN

Opie drove us to the dirt landing strip to wait for our charter flight. We had to scatter the red lechwe from their peaceful grazing. We turned to wait in...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 9th, 2017, 03:46 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,638
Posted By 61luv2travel

PART 4 – SHINDE, OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA ...

PART 4 – SHINDE, OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA

Part of the problem with writing a trip report after the fact is that somehow the memories start to blend together. Which day was it that we saw the 2...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 9th, 2017, 03:35 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,638
Posted By 61luv2travel

ekscrunchy - yes - I think it was specifically...

ekscrunchy - yes - I think it was specifically your mention of Liesl which initially piqued my interest. Her enthusiasm and willingness to both answer my many questions and assist with ongoing...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 6th, 2017, 01:21 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,638
Posted By 61luv2travel

Sorry - tried to just make the title of the last...

Sorry - tried to just make the title of the last post bold and somehow made the entire bold. Was not my intent - hopefully not too hard on your eyes.
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 6th, 2017, 01:20 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,638
Posted By 61luv2travel

Here is the next installment - my apologies as to...

Here is the next installment - my apologies as to how long this is. It was such a great trip for me!

PART 3 – Shinde, Okavango Delta, Botswana
We arose early and stressed out a bit on how much...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 4th, 2017, 05:36 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,638
Posted By 61luv2travel

PART 2 - Victoria Falls, Chobe One of the...

PART 2 - Victoria Falls, Chobe
One of the reasons it was so hard to convince my husband and BIL to visit Africa was their fear of how rough the entire experience would be, including the...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 4th, 2017, 03:33 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,638
Posted By 61luv2travel

plambers - I think you are right. Since most of...

plambers - I think you are right. Since most of the time we were being driven around on safari she did well. By the time we actually did more walking in Cape Town her foot was feeling much better -...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 3rd, 2017, 07:50 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,638
Posted By 61luv2travel

We arrived to JNB at about 5:30AM so the airport...

We arrived to JNB at about 5:30AM so the airport was pretty quiet and because of my SIL's need for a wheelchair we went through a different line that was very short. The interesting part is that all...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 3rd, 2017, 12:34 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,638
Posted By 61luv2travel

Africa – after 10 years of waiting – an amazing and wondrous journey.

This will be a l-o-n-g trip report but I will break it up to make it more manageable. As is probably true for most Fodorites, I like posting these trip reports to help me remember and relive the trip...
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