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Part 1 -- Planning for a vacation to South Africa
Less than two months ago, my wife and I decided to spend the year-end holiday period in the Southern Hemisphere. We picked South Africa because we had never been there, it is warmer now than in the frozen US, and we had heard good things about the country and its people. Our past travels had left us with the expectation that the planning stage would be the easy part (doing the research, booking flights, reserving accommodations, etc.) and the challenging part would be doing the trip itself (the jet-lag travel, the unfamiliar laws and customs, the unanticipated glitches, and the physical dangers -- both human, animal, and microscopic). As it turned out, the exact opposite was the case: the pre-trip activities dealing with US officials and business were painful and frustrating, and the actual trip itself was joyous and rewarding. For these reasons, we am going to recount -- in some detail -- both the problems and delights of this particular trip. The intent is to provide useful information for Americans (or others) seeking to duplicate such a vacation, and to any South Africans who have an interest in foreign tourist travel to their country. As has been my practice for many years on Usenet, I will parse this report into several parts in order to better manage the varied topics, channel responses into appropriate threads, and offer the reader a choice of matters of interest without having to read through lots of non-relevant information. So just ignore what does not interest you. Also, because many of you in this group generously attempted to answer our oddball questions posted here prior to the trip, this will be feedback on your suggestions and advice. Without that help, this trip would not have happened. We are grateful for your tips and assistance. On to part 2... |
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