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Zimbabwe to USA and Adventure Reflections
... and on. They also come on and do a worthless security check...and spray again....bugs? But once we take off we are served a snack and then lights out for the next 8 hours or so and we all get to sleep again. We are awakened in time for a nice hot omelet for breakfast and I get in a few more hands of Texas Hold-em poker on the interactive personal entertainment screen! These planes are great!!!
In Dulles we do passport check, claim luggage and then ...
Wks 67 & 68 - Northern Drakensberg to Joburg
... br> I was greeted by a smile to match the massive hug I received from my uncle Russell (brother to my mom) who with his wife Terri, kindly agreed to put me up for the duration of my week's stay in Joburg. It was a little weird being thrown back into the craziness of big city life after the past few days in the mountains but good to be around family in a fairly familiar environment. My uncle and his wife had just sold their house and were in the process of selling bits and bobs ...
The Visa Saga
... We were rebooked on BA over Heathrow - which means another visa - our hardearned pennies have to pay for a visa for Mr G for transit in the UK to catch a connection to Madrid. So that was the first glitch. The second glitch - The Spanish Embassy no longer issue short stay visas directly-my beloved had to go to an agent - who shows a complete disinterest in our departure date. Anyhow Monday is the last day ...
Satisfactory is our only concern.
... this. So, part of the agreement was that if they built the casino, they would build the Apartheid museum. The Apartheid museum happens to be world-class...and is ******* fantastic. We really enjoyed it. It really was spectacular. When you get your ticket, there's a racial classification on the front. You walk through either 'WHITES' or 'NON-WHITES'. There are amazing photographs, interesting videos and lots of history written all over the place. ...
Last day of the tour
... millionaires quarters, but mostly row upon row of small but neat working class and lower middle class houses.. After the tour I spent a few hours in the East rand Mall doing some last minute shopping before going back to the guesthouse. There I met the others from the tour who were also flying out this evening. We went togetehr to the airport where we said our farewells, and then it was back to the snow in ...