As I departed Gabarone, Botswana for the 6 hour bus ride to Johannesburg, South Africa I began to reflect on the journey I had just undertaken. What began as a 30 day journey through Southern Africa was quickly coming to an end. Time seems to go quicker each time I leave as it seemed almost [...]
I really am surprised how easy it is to travel between many of these African countries. I took a mini bus from Livingstone, Zambia to the border station of Kazungula where I received my exit stamp. From here I boarded a speedboat which whisked me across the Zambezi River in less than 5 minutes to [...]
When Scottish explorer Dr. David Livingstone first laid eyes on Mosi-ao-Tunya he recorded in his journal, “No one can imagine the beauty of the view from anything witnessed in England. It has never been seen before by European eyes; but scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight.†Victoria Falls [...]
I arrived in Windhoek, Namibia on the 3rd of April and relaxed for much of the day while making some last minute preparations for the safari on the next day. For the most part, Windhoek appears to be a fairly unattractive city. But the one thing that it is not lacking in is crime, which [...]
What are the first things that you think about when you hear, South Africa?    Wildlife, Apartheid, Nelson Mandela, High Crime Rates – these are what came to my mind when I first thought about coming to this part of the world, and although I wasn’t meant to spend much time here in the Republic of [...]
Current Location: Â Â Â Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, Nederland Local Time:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:20 (00:20 CST) Well here I am beginning another adventure. It hardly seems right that only 7-months I was in Iceland and now here I am heading to Southern Africa. Currently I am sitting in Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam awaiting the departure of my flight [...]
Today via e-mail I have been informed that my flight from JNB to AMS has been downgauged yet upgraded from a Boeing 747-400 (combi) to Boeing 777-200ER. The times still remain the same. Photo (c) Daniël E. Cronk, 2008 – Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, Nederland Boeing 747-400 Combi Boeing 777-200ER Overall length 70.6 m (231 ft [...]
Today via e-mail I have been informed that my flight from MSP to AMS has been downgauged from an Airbus 330-300 to an Airbus 330-200. The times still remain the same. Photo (c) Daniël E. Cronk, 2008 – Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, Nederland Airbus 330-300 Airbus 330-200 Overall length 63.6 m (208 ft 10 in) 58.8 [...]
Today I took a major step in travel planning. I have changed my flight from Costa Rica to South Africa. It’s quite a change if I do say so myself. But one I feel it’s time to make. The flights are going to be extremely interesting. I am going to be gone from 29.March.09 thru [...]
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