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Travel
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Luxury Cederberg Adventure For Two – From R1,699 (Save R1,800)
02 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Luxury in the wilderness, anyone? Take a few days to yourselves and venture out into this game reserve nestled in the heart of the glorious Cederberg. Choose how many nights you want to stay at the Kagga Kamma Private Game Reserve, the special will still apply.
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The Winter Specials At The Mount Nelson Are Here – Try Not To Freak Out
30 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Given it’s classic, stately vibe, the Mount Nelson is objectively the best hotel to choose if you’re going to survive the winter in Cape Town with any shred of sanity in tact. The Nellie is beckoning us for a snuggle in her classy arms with these stunning specials.
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Mystery South African Buys Greek Island Over The Phone
12 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
An unidentified millionaire made history yesterday by being the first South African to buy a Greek island for the not insignificant price of R34 million – and they did it over the phone!
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R1,340 Per Night For 5 Nights At Barra Beach Club In Mozambique, Including Breakfast And Airport Transfers
09 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mozambique in winter is where it’s at, friends. Jump in for R6,700 less.
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Travel Diaries: Singapore Fling – 48 Hours In Asia’s Hottest Pot
25 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
“I really need some sleep. I have 48 hours to visit a trade fair, explore the city’s trendiest food and design stores, and review one the worlds most beloved hotels. No problem.”
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The World’s Most Expensive Holiday Is Pretty Special [PICS]
20 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is basically a season of Idiot Abroad. But without the complaining, and with significantly more comfortable hotels. VeryFirstTo has out together a magical journey that visits every World Heritage site. It’s a short, sharp bucket list. And by “short”, we mean it lasts for two years. Over the course of the trip, travelers visit […]
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Cape Town Hotel Makes It Into ‘Top Hipster Hotels In The World’ List [GALLERY]
07 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Pop Culture juggernaut, Daily Beast has sourced their top hipster hotels and hostels in the world, and would you just know it, Cape Town’s very own Grand Daddy Hotel made the list. Yay! Craft beer, for everyone! From Paris to Osaka, the gallery below shows some of the weirdest and and most wonderful places to […]
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This Is The One You Want – This New Airbus Private Jet Is Off The Chain! [Photo Gallery]
27 Feb 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
The new Airbus ACJ319 is basically the one you always dreamt of. The little issues of ‘range’ and ‘comfort’ don’t come up when you’re in this league. Being able to fly from London to Cape Town comes as standard. Does it have beds, you ask? Oh please..
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WATCH: Chinese Official Throws A Tantrum At Airport Boarding Gate [VIDEO]
26 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Whoopsie. Here we have the classic boarding gate near miss scenario, combined with your standard government official self-entitlement complex, whipped into a beautiful medley of foot-stomping. After Yan Linkun (a mining company executive and CPPCC member) and his family arrived late for their flight back to Guangzhou from Kunming Changshui airport, it wasn’t the end of the world […]
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R2,995 For 2 Night Stay For 2 People At This Crazy-Beautiful Zululand Bushveld Retreat (Save R7,499)
12 Feb 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Cast against the rugged beauty of the Zululand, Isibindi Zulu Lodge makes for a peaceful, enlightening and romantic bushveld retreat from which to appreciate a combination of luxurious accommodation, game viewing, battlefields and Zulu cultural experiences.
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Take A Load Off At This 1930’s Pad In The Natal Midlands And Save Two Grand
04 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Everyone deserves a holiday, and we know a place. Meandering through the Natal Midlands and staying at a four star country home can be a costly affair. But with this deal, you and your partner stay at The Bend Country House for two nights, for a paltry R1 190! Seriously? That’s less than R300 “pps”. […]
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What Do Hotel Guests Really Want?
14 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
We’ve already found out what the Hosties think about their passengers. But what do Hotel guests really want when they choose and check in to a hotel or guest house? GO Airport Express have just completed a study of guest what is their favourite freebie, a 57% rating said “Free WiFi”. A free breakfast is […]
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What Flight Attendants Hate About You
19 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Have you ever sat on a plane and wondering what those hosties and gentlemen stewards are thinking? Whatever you do, don’t snap your fingers. “Passengers who click their fingers to get the staff’s attention” is the biggest gripe for a quarter of cabin crew (26 per cent), according to a new survey. The Skyscanner survey […]
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Lanseria Airport Sold
16 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Lanseria International Airport has just been sold to a new consortium of investors, it was reported last night.
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City of Berlin: “No Entry For Hipsters”
18 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Berlin has just shot to the number three most visited tourist destination in Europe, coming in just behind London and Paris. The difference is that London and Paris have been hosting tourists for a good few hundred years. Berlin, on the other had, has only been welcoming guests for the last 20. Ze Germans aren’t too happy about this.
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Track Any Flight, From Anywhere To Anywhere, In Real Time
13 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Flightradar24 has been around for a while now yet it seems that it’s slipped under the, er, radar, of many people. The flight tracking service gives you “real-time information for thousands of aircraft around the world” – you’ll never miss a flight, or an important airport pickup, ever again.
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Travel: Meandering Through Malta
11 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Malta. Middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Occupied for hundreds of years by marauding Ottoman Turks, Crusaders, the British – you name it. Some country you know has probably made an attempt at conquering the cluster of three islands – Malta, Gozo and Comino. Malta is not a destination that you think of when contemplating a […]
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The Go! Travel App Planned The Rest Of My Long Weekend – What About Yours?
10 Aug 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and I took The Muse to The Mount Nelson for a spot good old fashioned loving. While we were there, relaxing, as one does, on a public holiday, I decided that the rest of the weekend needed to be used appropriately. That’s when I once again turned to the go! Travel app on my iPad for some motivation and some ideas.
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The Go! Travel App for iPad Is All You Need To Plan Your Next Holiday
06 Aug 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Have you heard about the go! Travel South Africa App for iPad? My goodness it’s mind blowing!
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Choosing An Airline: Legacy Carriers Vs Low-Cost Airlines
31 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Michael O’Leary of Ryanair – the world’s most profitable airline – says that Ryanair does three things well, no more, no less: “We arrive and leave on time, we give good fares [read: competitive], we do not lose your bags”. It’s a winning formula!
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Top Traveling Tip: Beware The “Added Value” Trap
20 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
“When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.” In this day and age of every airline in the world looking for ‘added value’, this quote could not be truer.
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Yum! Delta Flights Now Serving In-Flight Needle Sandwiches
17 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ah business class, the good life, more comfortable, roomier seats, better service and, crucially, better food. Unless of course you were amongst a group of business class travelers on-board Delta Air Lines flights from Amsterdam to Atlanta who were served sandwiches containing needles.
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Flying Is For The Birds – ROVOS Rail Presents The Golden Age Of Luxury Train Travel
12 Jun 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
It sounds like one of those Indiana Jones movies, don’t you think? Indiana Jones and The Golden Age Of Luxury Train Travel! We weren’t too far off, to be honest – as The Muse and I (accompanied by the Hardimans!) journeyed across South Africa, from Pretoria to Cape Town, stopping off at Kimberley and Matjiesfontein […]
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Cape Town To Joburg Is One Of The World’s Busiest Air Routes [INFOGRAPHIC]
28 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Anyone traveling from Cape Town to Johannesburg, especially on the “business run” on a Monday morning, knows that it’s a heck of a busy route. Exactly how busy, though? The Economist crunched the numbers and it turns out its one of the world’s busiest, outranking anything in the USA.
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I’m Seriously Considering Going To Space
14 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
That’s right, I am officially considering it. I spent some time with Virgin Galactic‘s Commerical Director, Stephen Attenborough (no relation, but an appropriate coincidence, nonetheless) the other day, as we shot the breeze at the Mount Nelson hotel. ETV News captured our conversation, so keep an eye out for the Tech Report on Thursday nights (channel […]
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Passenger Calls Attention To Poor State Of Kulula Planes
07 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
It is no secret that I am deathly afraid of flying. It takes me a fistful of meds just to get off the ground, and even then I’m in a mild panic until I’m back on terra firma. Which is why articles like this worry me, because I want my plane in the best condition possible.
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Hello Kitty Brand Gets Its Own Airline [PICS]
02 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’ve wondered what it would be like to travel inside the brain of a Japanese schoolgirl, then now is your chance. Taiwan-based Eva Airlines, and Sanrio, the company that owns the Hello Kitty brand, collaborated to launch a Hello Kitty-themed aircraft. See all the pink cuteness inside.
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Minister Denies Dropping K-Bomb After Having To Fly Economy Class
02 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This weekend, the City Press reported that Minister Lulu Xingwana, on being told she couldn’t have her flight seat upgraded from economy to business class, she merely enquired, “whether or not this was because she is a k****r?” Xingwana has responded by saying it is all “sensational hot air”, and accused the paper of “one-sided and biased journalism.”
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Nine Grand For A Week In Zanzibar – Incl. Flights, Taxes, Accommodation, Meals, Transfers
16 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Don’t you dare lift a finger – we’ve got it covered. All you do is you make use of this new deal which gives you a week stay in Zanzibar (incl. three meals a day and airport transfers) for R3,999 per person (kids under 12 FREE). Check it out below: Then, once you’ve done that, […]
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2oceansvibe Launches 2ov Flights – Compare Multiple Airlines Prices In One Place [+Mobile]
14 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Living the holiday is very important to us, here at 2oceansvibe. And whether you’re searching for great prices for overseas flights, or wanting to compare local low-cost domestic flights in one place, 2ovflights.com is all you need – and it even works on mobile! Our pricing matrix and usability couldn’t be simpler and the system […]
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