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Just a quick apology. I've reread through the whole report this morning and gee there are a lot of spelling mistakes. I needed to keep creating the content in google docs and then posting here afterwards. Note to self for next time. We're also going to create some 'grouped' videos and then post...

Thanks Sue. A few long weekends booked through to Easter, and southern India for a couple of weeks over New Years, so far :) Next year undecided. Maybe time for another cruise on The World.

Time to wrap up. 3:22am and wide awake :(lots of people wandering looking for somewhere to sit. Can WP use the Emirates lounge in JNB? I guess no. The BA lounge gradually turned into a zoo. Lots of people with bags on seats meant TripIt says we departed JNB at 7:39pm after it was originally...

Quick pre-airport recap Shoe wash Breakfast included and it was a great spread. Just the omelette was a miss. Too much extras and not enough egg to support it then overcooked War just wandered around Rosebank Mall for a couple of hours then watched tele in the room. 2pm late check-out but...

We haven't ever since the last time in Cambodia!

JNB is such a cough show. I suppose no more so than plenty of other airports around the world. Takes forever to get out of it and forever to get in it. Beer o'clock at the BA lounge. Departure is slowly getting later. Guessing 63 must have been late getting in

Check that I haven't left our passports in the room safe, again

The thimble was very nice. I should have had more!! After first drinks service and lunch, the crew hid behind the curtains. I should have just pressed the call button a few times!

We nearly got up to do a hop on and stay on this morning, and then thought, nah :)

We stayed in Stanton last year and this year decided to try the Radisson Red at Rosebank. The Gautrain is easy to get to and easy to use - just tap a paywave enabled card. Missed a train by seconds but they run frequently and were on the next 10 minutes later. Rosebank is on the red commuter...

The menu. Mine had less wines than bAlt's. Told the full wine list was correct and gthat was good beacuse bAlt wanted the chardy then Kili, again. Twice in a day. Just amazing drinks service. Gin for me, chardy for bAlt then the meal soon after. I really liked my biriyani but bAlt's lamb...

Time to begine our long journeys home. bAlt super concerned for bStut as he's flying to a potential warzone but no news from Emirates is good news. We were all on the same flight to Kenya Airways flight to Nairobi. 9.30 departure with final bag drop by 8.30. Sammy had originally said an 8am...

Monday's coughtail list of which we tried one, two, four and maybe three as well so to the Italian dinner. the 'restaurant' was set up in the Swahili Lounge that overlooks the ocean and the adults only pool. Arrived just after 7.30. There were five tables. A group of two, us a three, a four...

Sammy was surprised, and I bet a relieved, that we had no plans to leave the hotel on Monday. Being on call was part of the exhorbitant charge I guess. Late breakfast, late lunch, coughtails and Italian for dinner. The latter had to be booked in advance. Tide out sports pool? This one supper...

All of us a little concerned about how we'd go on the dhow if it rained but as I had said throughout the whole holiday, what will be will be. We'd tried to book for our night in Old Town as we mistakenly thought the dhow, and Tamarind Restaurant, were on the island. Lucky for us only Sunday was...

I forgot to say that when we got dropped off at the Amboseli gate after the balloon adventure, Jackson was waitinf for us in our original vehicle. He had driven a three hour round trip at some stage overnight to get it back after repair. Great gey, great safari company. Back to Mombasa Sammy...

Kennedy then offered us a tour of the Old Town for another USD10/KES1200 and we're all glad we said yes. It was super interesting and he showed us places we would not have seen. Although there are three well marked walking trails through the area, local insight is invaluable original door...

Decent nights sleep and a late breakfast. I'm not sure why I didn't book breakfast as it was KES5000 for the two of us, $30 each a different view of the pool, this time from the roof top terrace We checked out right on 10 and stored our bags at reception. It was only about 15 minutes walk to...

Sentrim Castle Royal Hotel isa very cool old building that has lived through a number of incarnations before being bought by Sentrim. We chose this place so we could walk to Fort Jesus and the Old Twon before heading for the beach. Sentrim has carried out a fairly sympathetic renovation. A...

It was a pretty short drive through Voi to the station. As with most modern infrastructre in Africa, the train line and rolling stock were built by the Chinese. We had to pick up our tickets an hour before the departure time. We got there at 11, eight minutes before the hour. With Jackson on...