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Anne & Audrey’s South Africa Adventure - The Finale

Friday, February 18th, 2011

Another day full of excellent adventures. . .
We were awakened before first light for a morning game drive on which we saw:
- male and female leopards
- spotted hyena
- baboons
- impala
-kudu
- giraffe
- elephants
I never thought I would be happy to be awakened at 5:30 and dragged out for a 3-hour ride in a bumping car, the [...]

Anne & Audrey’s South African Adventure - Sabi Sabi -Super!

Sunday, February 13th, 2011

We went back to Johannesburg for an overnight before flying to Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve near Krueger National Park. We flew in a darling 18-seat plane. The airline – Federal Air – has a private terminal with first class lounges and personalized service throughout – no tickets necessary. They simply have your name on [...]

Nothing Stops the Adventurous Traveler

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

Well, it’s been another interesting year in the travel business.  Economic woes world-wide, natural disasters and terrorist threats; one would think, would keep people home.  And yet, we cannot keep up with all the requests, many of them last minute, for travel assistance. Nothing, it seems, can stop the adventurous from [...]

Moments When Oprah Is Right

Monday, February 7th, 2011

Last month Oprah declared being a travel agent was one of the top 5 “Happiest Jobs in America.” She featured author Dan Buettner as a job happiness expert - and he said to go for “bliss, not bucks.”  Hmm.  Bliss?  Hard work is more like it. But there are moments - wonderful moments - when [...]

Anne & Audrey’s South Africa Adventure/ Rainbows & Warthogs

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

So, here is the latest from Africa:  VICTORIA FALLS - OMG! - you cannot begin to imagine it – very wet and wild. We got soaked just from walking along the edge of the surrounding cliffs. It was beautiful and we saw lots of rainbows, but the best was a DOUBLE RAINBOW which we took [...]

The Swiss Chocolate Train - Yum!

Monday, January 31st, 2011

For a real Willy Wonka adventure, hop on board Switzerland’s Chocolate Train.  And what do you get?  A train ride AND all the chocolate you can eat!  My idea of a perfect day.  In Montreux, Switzerland we boarded vintage “Belle Epoque Pullman” 1915 carriages – with beautiful woodwork and velvet seats – and enjoyed croissants [...]

Anne & Audrey’s African Adventure/Victoria Falls

Sunday, January 30th, 2011

We drove to Johannesburg from Pretoria and then flew to Victoria Falls - “The Smoke That Thunders”.  Hello Zimbabwe!  Oh my, the things we have seen since arriving here about 3 hours ago!  In the middle of town there were baboons and warthogs (I think I saw Pumbaa) wandering freely.  Is that crazy or what?
In [...]

Anne & Audrey’s South Africa Adventure/1

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Thanks to South Africa Airways, our flights from Washington Dulles to Capetown were comfortable (well as comfortable as you can be in coach for 19 hours.  But who cares?  We were headed to Africa!)  As expected, Cape Town was beautiful.  We had a full and fun day exploring and taking in the sights: Table Mountain, [...]

On The Map’s Favorite Afternoon Tea in London

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Well, of course you have to pretend to be British at least once during your stay in London!  One of the best ways?  Afternoon tea. I love everything about it.  The good smells, the warm homey scones, the relaxing pace and mostly, I suppose, the fact that it takes place at that time of day [...]

10 Movies To Watch Before You Travel To Italy

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

One of our favorite ways to prepare for a trip is to watch a film about where we’re going. Other than actually being there, nothing transports you quite like a film.  It can set the stage, remind you of something you want to see or do (or eat!) and generally is a fab way to [...]

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