Hilton Johannesburg

Hi there This is our big trip starting in London and ending in Australia/ New Zealand. We are going to- Turkey, South Africa, Namibia, Zambia,Zimbabwe, Dubai, India, Nepal, Egypt, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Brazil, Pacific Islands and who knows where else ...

... this entry with great excitement. Aaron Blue (the gentleman I will be traveling to Africa with) and I have booked our tickets to Johannesburg, South Africa. We will be meeting in Dallas, TX and then flying together to our destination. We depart on May 28, ...

We stayed at the Hilton Sandton. Didn't do a thing other than sit by the pool and have lunch with a friend of Paul's. ...

... worked there.  He pretty much jumped in the back of the car and said he wwould direct us there.  Now this was Johannesburg the supposed mmurder capital of the world but here was a guy just being helpful, getting us in an out of barriers with ...

... time to see the Jo'burg skyline dramatically lit by the setting sun. As its Christmas we opted for 5 star luxury staying at the Hilton Hotel. We spent Christmas Eve on a mini tour of Jo'burg. Our first stop was Constitution Hill, now the supreme ...

Jan 29, 2008: We reached Johannesburg International Airport and then boarded on a flight to Cape Town. We reached Cape Town about 2 PM and we were taken to Capetonian hotel. The room had a wonderful view of harbour and partial view of V&A waterfront. ...

Today Maija and I became colored and walked in to a world filled with hate when we entered the Apartheid museum through the Black only entrance. This morning we were up long before dawn, we watched the sun rise into a clear blue sky and the world looked ...

Live Earth Concert with John.   Soweto Gospel Choir, Angelique Kidjo, Zola, Joss Stone, UB40, Parlotones, Baba Maal, Vuhi Masala, etc. Dinner at Soulsa in Melville Dinner at Moyo in ...

It was my last night in South Africa and the family met me for dinner at Tivoli, Village Walk. It was good to see everyone again but yet sad. Afterwards I went to have some night caps with my sister and her ...

... This time we had a poolside room. For dinner, we went to the Carnivore restaurant. Judy had been to their restaurant in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1996. In addition to "normal" entrees such as beef and chicken, they served ostrich, kudu and camel ...

Robert, Paul and I arrived in what we thought was plenty of time for our flight to Johannesburg, connecting to Dar Es Salaam. We also thought we were on the 1050 AM flight with Paul since we had booked the same itinerary. We were on the 1015 AM flight, ...

... dealing with a wholesale agent for Singapore Airlines, who does not want to run the risk that I would be send back from Johannesburg, as I don't have a return ticket, work - or resident permit. As it was already after 17:00 hours with Singapore Airlines ...

... me your wallet or else you’ll both die.” Except of course none of this happened. But prior to our arrival into Johannesburg Airport, what I’ve described was in the back of our minds – especially with the media in a frenzy over the ...

... billigaste resan, som dock fortfarande kostade skjortan. Kinshasa till Addis, 13 timmars väntan på flygplatsen, Addis till Johannesburg, 17 timmars väntan (med dagsutflyckt till svenska ambasaden i Pretoria för att hämta upp mitt pass), Johannesburg ...

... back to 2001 and stepped off the plane at around ten at night. I was lucky enough to spend the entire plane ride from Johannesburg talking to a wonderful Nigerian woman - we met each other on line trying to get our VAT back in Joburg and she then ...

... like the crime capital that it is reputed to be. World Cup fever has certainly struck Africa and we spent the rest of the day watching football/soccer. Tomorrow we will make our way south to Johannesburg and join the world’s greatest ...

... appeared on the screen near the belt saying we needed to go to baggage services. We had 2/3 bags. Our bag had been left in Johannesburg. Bummer dude! It was about 2 am before we got out to meet Leanne and Scott who had been waiting for us for 2 hours ...

... woman whom she lives with, Caroline.  Louise is staying with me from March 31 until April 27 as Caroline is moving to Johannesburg.  I went with Glenda and several of her friends from her church to see U2 in 3-D one Fri. evening as she needed ...

... bush lodges, shared some safari stories over cocktails, and then dug into another delicious meal. We sat with Bill and Theresa Blair (Johannesburg), Frank and Malia Love (Oklahoma), and John and Carol Levy (Dallas) and what a great night we had. ...

... close to each other.  Just our luck for one of our longer flights.  Needless to say we made it to Johannesburg and than caught another 4 hour flight to Nairobi, Kenya.  We were jet lagged and exhausted from 20 hours of ...