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South Africa
From Vladivostok to Sakhalin Island — rediscovering the Russian Far East
Knowledgeable South Africa guide
We and another couple enjoyed an amazing 5-day safari in Kruger National Park, South Africa, staying at four different park camps. Our safari, in September, was carefully planned and smoothly executed by Dries de Bruyn (De Camdeboo, 10 Swart St., Eldoraigne 0157, South Africa; phone [012] 653-2178 or e-mail driesdebruyn@mweb.co.za). (Pronounce “Dries” like “trees and ...Enjoyable trip to South Africa
My husband, Lewis, thought if we checked into South African Airways (800/722-9675, www.flysaa.com) at Washington Dulles Airport 3½ hours before our flight to Cape Town on Jan. 11, 2007, we might have a good chance of getting an exit-row seat, knowing they give preference to their SAA Voyager program members (which we are not). Alas, ...
Far Horizons » On becoming a G.O.
In the travel industry, G.O. is the abbreviation for the term “group organizer.” Most ITN readers probably know at least one person who has functioned as a G.O. Who are G.O.s? The definition of a group organizer, broadly stated, is someone who organizes a group of people to travel together with a common group itinerary. A group ...Keeping in touch with the folks back home
Bill Steltzer of West Grove, Pennsylvania, lamented that on a May ’07 trip to France he had trouble finding public Web-access points. “Now that computer ownership is universal, the Internet cafés have vanished,” he wrote. “We used to find public libraries good spots for Internet access but not on this past trip. At the mediatheques (small-town ...Driving Namibia
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