(Originally posted 4 October 2015) Watching the airport baggage carousel empty out without your bag appearing is a nightmarish situation. No matter what type of trip you are on, this is going to be a big inconvenience, to say the least. This four-minute video clip of comedian Rhod Gilbert on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (2009)Continue reading “Lost luggage nightmares”
Category Archives: Travel Planning
How low can your currency go?
(Originally posted 6 September 2015) The South African Rand is struggling. This month it reached an all-time high of 13.86 ZAR to $1 (Update: on 10 April 2022 it is 14.51 ZAR to $1). The weak currency is not good news for many South African individuals and businesses, but it is particularly bad news forContinue reading “How low can your currency go?”
Time ticks slowly but life as we know it has already changed
(Originally posted 25 August 2015) When you are planning something as exciting as a round-the-world vacation time slows down to a debilitating grind. A ‘quit-your-job’ and ‘sell-up-everything’ plan aimed at freeing up time and funds for an extended vacation takes a while. We reckon six months. And now that we have made the decision toContinue reading “Time ticks slowly but life as we know it has already changed”
Packing bags? Not quite yet!
(Originally posted 2 August 2015) Today we bought our bags for our extended trip next year. The logic behind this was so that I (Lauren) could wrap my head around how little space I will have to pack for a few months of travelling. Going forward, everything we buy for our 2016 travels will needContinue reading “Packing bags? Not quite yet!”
It’s 2016, where to now?
Originally written on 2 August 2015 So we have finally decided to take that plunge and go on an extended vacation. It was hard to tell our employers because we actually quite enjoy our jobs and love the people we work with, but it is now official – we want to leave in February 2016.Continue reading “It’s 2016, where to now?”