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April 16, 2017
South Africa, London, Doha Matthew Burns
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April 16, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Passport ready to go. Leave home Easter Sunday in route to London Heathrow.
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London, Kensington Palace
April 17, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Arrived easter Monday in London. Checked into Copthorne Tara hotel in Kensington. Went to Elephant and Castle Pub for drinks near Kensington Castle. Toured Church walk and gardens at Kensington Castle.Read more
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London, Car tour
April 18, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Car tour with Jason, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tower of London, Crown Jewels, Windsor Castle.
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London, Walking Tour
April 19, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Walking tour of the sites. Underground Tube subway at High Street Kensington station to Windsor station. Big Ben, Westminster Abby. Grave site of scientists Newton, Joule, Maxwell & Kelvin. Walk through Hyde Park to Buckingham Palace and changing of guard. Lunch at Nails & Bucket pub for pints of London Glory.Read more
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Johannesburg
April 20, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Arrive in Johannesburg to meet hbs opm 34 group. After checking in and nap needed from overnight flight, went for luncheon and light shopping. Currency exchange 13.2 Rand to dollar. Seems like a bargin as glass of wine $4. Reconnected with HBS group, Bonny, William Crothers, Peter, Murry, DP, Paco.Read more
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Thornybush Lodge,Timbavati Game Reserve
April 21, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Arrive Hoedesprivit airport. Checked into Thornybush Lodge at game reserve. Had an evening drive and great dinner.
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Thornybush Lodge
April 22, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Game drive today at 6:30 AM and 4:30PM for 3 hours each. Lion, Rino, Leopard, Zebra, Wildebeest.
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Thornybush lodge
April 23, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Day 2 of game drive. Elephant, Hyena, Lion, Leopard. HBS group business update presentation. Dinner outdoor BBQ.
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Thornybush Lodge
April 23, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Morning and afternoon drive and walk. Giraffe, lions, plants.
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Thornybush Lodge
April 24, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Morning drive to see roaring Lion, Black Rino and Big elephant. Mid day flight from Hoedspruit airport to Capetown. Check in to Oude Werf hotel in Stellenbosch.
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Stellenbosch
April 24, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Arrived in the European town of Stellenbosch and stayed at Ode Werf hotel, for wine country tours. The Napa Valley of South Africa.
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Rustenburg Winery, Simon Barlow
April 25, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Visited Simon's home at Rustenburg Farms. Did tasting and tour of gardens. Lunch at Glennelly winery. Dinner and speaker at Takara winery.
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Capetown
April 27, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Arrived in Capetown at V&A Hotel on the waterfront. Dinner at Grand on the Beach.
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Cape of Good Hope Tour
April 28, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Bus tour of Cape Peninsula around Cape of Good Hope and scenic coastal drive to Simon's towns. Spectacular views.
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Capetown, Table Mountain Tour
April 28, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Gondola ride to top of table mountain. Lunch at Groot Constantia winery. Stop at Penguin beach.
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Hermanus, beach front resort
April 30, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Bus drive over Sir Lowrey's Pass to Overberg to Hermanus. Checked in to Birkenhead house hotel beachfront. Swimming in Indian Ocean and beach walk. Elegant reception and dinner. Sea-facing rooms for 2 nights. This gorgeous small hotel is perched along the rocky cliff face of the Walker Bay coastline and is totally luxurious, superbly run and just the place to chill and relax.Read more
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Rovos Rail
May 1, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Cape town Station to the Departure Platform for Rovos Rail. Depart for this 2 night journey. Deluxe cabins, fully inclusive. Travel by rail hrough countryside. Relax in lounge car before lunch. Stopped at Big Hole Kimberly Diamond mine for tour.Read more
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Pretoria Station, Rovos Rail
May 3, 2017 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Countryside view of ostrich, flamingos and beautiful African sunset. Arrive at Pretoria, the end of our 2.5 day train trip. Transferred to West Cliff Four Seasons hotel Joberg.
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Livingston, Victoria Falls, Zambia
May 4, 2017 in Zambia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Arrive in Royal Livingstone Hotel, Zambia. Lovely hotel poises along the banks of the river with the magnificent falls thundering the in near distance. Zebra, giraffe and monkeys roaming the hotel grounds. Sunset cruise of Zambezi river to see birds and hippopotamus.Read more
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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
May 5, 2017 in Zimbabwe ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Crossed Victoria Falls bridge and border check into Zimbabwe to view falls from a guided walking trail. Returned to Zambia and a 15 minute helicopter tour over the falls.
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Doha, City tour
May 7, 2017 in Qatar ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
Arrived for 2 nights in Doha, Mavenpick Hotel after overnight flight from Joberg. City tour 9 hrs Monday with private guide and driver. Mosque, Harbor, mall, education city, traditional lunch, cultural museum, Falcon center, Arabian horses, World cup soccer stadium 2022.Read more
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Doha, Souf Waqif market
May 8, 2017 in Qatar ⋅ ☀️ 38 °C
Walking tour of waterfront and market areas for shopping. Hot mid day temperatures so shutdown from 12-4pm.
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Return home
May 9, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Landed at PHL, overnight flight 14 hrs from Doha, Qatar.
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Trip end
May 9, 2017