While I looked at a number of lodges in the Greater Kruger area for the safari trip that I did with my dad last year, I ended up booked three nights in the Umkumbe Safari Lodge (which is separate from the neighboring Umkumbe Bush Lodge). At just over $2,000 for the stay including airport transfers, […]
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Happy New Year! With 2025 here, it’s time to continue the tradition of taking a look back at what aviation-related things I did last year. I mainly write these posts to have something to return to in the future and remember some of the aviation-related activities I did. They are some of my favorite ones
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After a day in Johannesburg during which my dad and I did a tour of Soweto and visited the aviation museum at Rand Airport, and a night at the City Lodge hotel connected to the airport, it was time for us to take a quick Airlink flight to Mpumalanga Airport near Kruger and start the
Review: Airlink ERJ-135/ERJ-140 from Johannesburg to Kruger and Back Read More »
Prior to taking an Airlink flight from Johannesburg to Nelspruit on a trip to South Africa with my dad earlier this year, I briefly visited the Bidvest Sky Lounge in Johannesburg Airport’s domestic terminal. Continue reading this review to see what the lounge was like and whether it is worth a visit. Location & Opening
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When making our way to Sabi Sands, my dad and I had a one-night layover in Johannesburg. To keep things simple, I decided to book us a hotel within walking distance of Johannesburg Airport. That limited the selection to two hotels: the upscale InterContinental and the more affordable City Lodge. I opted for the latter,
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With aviation not being the main purpose of my trip to South Africa earlier this year, I did not do much plane spotting while there. That said, in addition to visiting the amazing museum at Rand Airport, I had a chance to take a few photos at Johannesburg, Nelspruit, and Cape Town airports. Since I
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Since my dad and I had almost a full day in Johannesburg before continuing to Kruger on our trip to Africa, we visited the South African Airways Museum at Rand Airport on the way back to the airport from our tour of Soweto. Continue reading this article to learn more about the museum that is
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Following a flight from Vienna to Zurich that kicked off our trip to South Africa, my dad and I took a Swiss flight to Johannesburg. I was excited about this flight not only because it would be my first to Africa (other than a brief transfer at Cairo Airport several years ago) but also because
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The main part of my trip to Africa earlier this year started in Vienna from where my dad and I took an Austrian flight to Zurich before continuing to Johannesburg on Swiss. Continue reading this review to see what the short hop to Zurich in business class on Austrian Embraer E195 was like. Check-in, Lounge
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