I arrived home from Baltimore last night, quite a bit later than planned due to weather delays in the Orlando, and later Baltimore area; not uncommon for late afternoon in summer time. That’s one reason I don’t like to…
Dinner night out in Johannesburg
After our morning tour of the K.Y.P. Village and Mandela House, I had a relaxing afternoon back at our hotel, The Fairlawns Boutique Hotel, while Steve (DOS) went shopping with a few others from our AMA Waterways group. Later in…
Welcome to the Fairlawns Boutique Hotel – Johannesburg
After arriving at our hotel in Johannesburg (actually the wealthy suburb of Sandton), we were immediately greeted in the lobby of the main building by the Manager and Assistant Manager, handing us each a welcome glass of bubbly, and a…
Victoria Falls by Land, Sea, and Helicopter!
Ok, after a bit of a break from my work trip to Baltimore, I’m resuming the blog of our Africa trip, where I left off at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Our second and last day in Victoria Falls was a busy…
Sunset train ride over The Victoria Falls Bridge on the Bushtracks Express
On the last post we had just arrived into the town of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Victoria Falls itself is one of the 7 natural wonders of the world, and I first remember hearing about it in my 4th grade geography class,…
Farewell to The Zambezi Queen – Hello to Victoria Falls!
The blog continues on with our last evening aboard the Zambezi Queen. Tonight’s dinner at 7:30 would be an authentic African farewell dinner complete with entertainment by the crew afterwards. We were docked in a quiet and remote lagoon area…
Happy Easter from Roanoke!
I got back from my work week in San Diego on Friday evening around 5pm. I was home just overnight as Steve (DOS) and I headed up to Roanoke, Virginia on Saturday to see my parents for Easter. As I’m…
Dining in São Paulo, at a true Brazilian Steakhouse
I was a bit tired after our arrival into São Paulo,and was definitely ready for a nap when our room was ready around 1:30pm. We had flown in the night before, arriving at the hotel around noon, but as we had…
Post-Thanksgiving travels . . .
I had a wonderful Thanksgiving with my family in Roanoke this past week. It was nice to be off work for four days, and travel to and from Roanoke was on-time and stress-free, probably because I traveled up on Thanksgiving…
Steve’s (DOS) birthday week in Sarasota
After a quick weekend trip to Roanoke, we woke up Monday morning up and had breakfast at McCoy’s Restaurant, at the Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport, where we stayed last night. After breakfast we checked out and headed to Sarasota, Florida,…