Upon arrival in Nairobi, our flight was parked remotely and we had to wait for about 30 minutes on the place until the appropriate stairs, etc were brought to the flight so we could disembark. It had been a few years since I’d flown into JKIA, but had never quite seen such as scene of [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 12, 2008
Underwhelmed at London Heathrow
Historically I’ve not seen it worthwhile to pay for business class on long flights. I’ve just never been able to rationalize the additional cost, when I could sleep relatively well and fare just fine in coach. So perhaps I’m just getting older, or perhaps air travel is becoming less and less comfortable, I’m not sure. But [...]
July 10, 2008
World Travels with Julia and Robin… Ethiopia!
World Travels is a Canadian TV show that follows the lives of travel writers Julia Dimon and Robin Esrock.
Check out their Northern Ethiopian Adventure here. The learned first hand that traveling in Ethiopia is always an adventure, but the rewards are hard to describe with words alone.
And their account of Ethiopia’s southern Omo Valley.
Having just [...]
July 1, 2008
Our favorite little West African country in the spotlight!
How about that? Gabon, one of our favorite little West African countries, will be hosting this next round of Survivor.
The US TV show Survivor will take place in Gabon for its 2008 (and seventeenth!) season. What’s it like in Gabon? Where will the Survivors be in Gabon? Where on earth is Gabon? Find out all [...]
