Another day trip, up early to head to the small country in the midst of a legal battle over the king changing its name without asking anyone else how practical the idea is: Swaziland becoming eSwatini. We went to the Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary and did a self-drive. It was $4 each to enter, what a…
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We were up early and drive out to Maseru, Lesotho for a day trip to this micro-nation entirely landlocked within South Africa. We were actually surprised at the passport control/customs process being so rigorous/taking so long, because we’d expected that it would be next to nothing, given the fact this little country is entirely inside…
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We had a bunch of points saved up for a trip, and my wife wanted to do a great internship somewhere that would look good on her résumé. We found the right combo: South Africa. Through some weird situation, business class seats were actually less points than economy seats, so this was a steal, and…
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The airlines clearly don’t own maps. Somehow, the cheapest flight to fly from Ghana back to Angola was through Ethiopia, with an overnight layover. Cool enough, Ethiopian Airlines gives you a free hotel room and free ‘overnight transit visa’ as part of this. Wanting to maximize my time, I got a recommendation for a good…
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I arrived late in Accra from São Tomé and had a fun time clearing passport control before getting on the plane. The guy literally went stamp-by-stamp through my passport and asked why I’d been to those places. “Tourism. Tourism. Tourism.” It got old. I also had a good laugh about showing my boarding pass 4…
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