BA in Club World to the Western Cape
Dec 25, 2016, 8:53 am
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Hi, roger, and many thanks for your tips on the Africa forum! ^
Yeah, we are going to have to go again, for sure. How/where/when is a different question, and whether 2 oldies really want the hassle of exploring further afield. 'User-friendly' does us nicely
And we did see a bit of wildlife ... grey squirrels in Company Park and a rat at the V&A by some recycling bins.
Yeah, we are going to have to go again, for sure. How/where/when is a different question, and whether 2 oldies really want the hassle of exploring further afield. 'User-friendly' does us nicely
And we did see a bit of wildlife ... grey squirrels in Company Park and a rat at the V&A by some recycling bins.
Dec 27, 2016, 7:19 pm
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Agreed, my first visit to SA was Sept 2015 and I've been hankering to go back. 2017 is filling up already, so I'm looking to book something for North America winter/spring 2018.
Dec 30, 2016, 1:11 am
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Thank you for your irresistible promotion of the Cape! Any who were wavering will now surely already be booking their flights.
Just to put a silver lining on some clouds... The Western Cape is suffering a terrible drought and there are very severe water usage restrictions in place. So as disappointing as you may have found that one day of unseasonable rain, I can assure you we locals were thrilled for the brief respite for our parched gardens.
Oh the irony! Everywhere else you got it right!
Just to put a silver lining on some clouds... The Western Cape is suffering a terrible drought and there are very severe water usage restrictions in place. So as disappointing as you may have found that one day of unseasonable rain, I can assure you we locals were thrilled for the brief respite for our parched gardens.
Dec 30, 2016, 5:20 am
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A nice report T8191, thanks for posting. The places you stayed outside Cape Town itself looked particularly peaceful.
BA's inconsistence is so annoying. I have four CE and two CW sectors coming up next week, and already know that each of them will be completely different in all except the lack of bread plate.
BA's inconsistence is so annoying. I have four CE and two CW sectors coming up next week, and already know that each of them will be completely different in all except the lack of bread plate.
Dec 30, 2016, 7:26 am
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Thank you both - glad you appreciated my efforts. nI must do my TripAdvisor reviews this weekend, but we've been so busy!!
Thank you for your irresistible promotion of the Cape! Any who were wavering will now surely already be booking their flights.
Just to put a silver lining on some clouds... The Western Cape is suffering a terrible drought and there are very severe water usage restrictions in place. So as disappointing as you may have found that one day of unseasonable rain, I can assure you we locals were thrilled for the brief respite for our parched gardens.
Oh the irony! Everywhere else you got it right!
Just to put a silver lining on some clouds... The Western Cape is suffering a terrible drought and there are very severe water usage restrictions in place. So as disappointing as you may have found that one day of unseasonable rain, I can assure you we locals were thrilled for the brief respite for our parched gardens.
Oh the irony! Everywhere else you got it right!
- That is supposedly one of the rationales for writing TRs. I think we should get paid by the Tourism people!!
- Ah, so glad the drought persisted for the rest of our stay! Surprised nowhere we stayed mentioned it, but then we were consuming more wine than water.
- Oh, FFFFFFFFS Franschhoek ... there, just like that!
A nice report T8191, thanks for posting. The places you stayed outside Cape Town itself looked particularly peaceful.
BA's inconsistence is so annoying. I have four CE and two CW sectors coming up next week, and already know that each of them will be completely different in all except the lack of bread plate.
BA's inconsistence is so annoying. I have four CE and two CW sectors coming up next week, and already know that each of them will be completely different in all except the lack of bread plate.
- Yes, they really were ... minimal traffic noise, and utterly relaxing. iWife's researches paid off very well!
- Sadly that's the way BA is these days. Just booked a slab of AA flights an hour ago - at least we have a fair idea of what to expect
Feb 6, 2017, 1:56 pm
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Oh, I suppose I should mention that last month I found some BA redemption seats for December 2017, so we're going again!!
Price now Ł500 each for JER-LGW-CPT, which is 'survivable' [up from Ł420 on this trip, what's it usually in Club World? Ł3,500?] and a similar but fine-tuned itinerary. Less Cape Town, more Stellenbosch, maybe somewhere else, and Franschhoek. Oh, what a lovely place for a couple of Elders to relax, wine and dine in a warm climate!!
Price now Ł500 each for JER-LGW-CPT, which is 'survivable' [up from Ł420 on this trip, what's it usually in Club World? Ł3,500?] and a similar but fine-tuned itinerary. Less Cape Town, more Stellenbosch, maybe somewhere else, and Franschhoek. Oh, what a lovely place for a couple of Elders to relax, wine and dine in a warm climate!!
Feb 14, 2017, 5:10 am
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Feb 14, 2017, 5:41 am
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Feb 14, 2017, 8:20 am
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Mar 12, 2017, 5:46 am
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Hotels now booked for December 2017
All pretty much the same, and asked for the same rooms [except in Stellenbosch)We had some nice e-mails from Management after our TripAdvisor reviews, thus hopefully leveraging some small benefits next time. Direct contact with a Managing Director can't be a bad thing, and justifies the time spent writing reviews.
All pretty much the same, and asked for the same rooms [except in Stellenbosch)
- 4 nights C.T. (Cullinan)
- 5 nights Stellenbosch (Eendracht)
- 3 nights Franschhoek (F'h Country House & Villas)
Mar 13, 2017, 2:26 pm
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Hotels now booked for December 2017
All pretty much the same, and asked for the same rooms [except in Stellenbosch)We had some nice e-mails from Management after our TripAdvisor reviews, thus hopefully leveraging some small benefits next time. Direct contact with a Managing Director can't be a bad thing, and justifies the time spent writing reviews.
All pretty much the same, and asked for the same rooms [except in Stellenbosch)
- 4 nights C.T. (Cullinan)
- 5 nights Stellenbosch (Eendracht)
- 3 nights Franschhoek (F'h Country House & Villas)
Even Hermanus, where I spent many Easter holidays as a kid, is also pleasant, with cliffs, and to the east, beaches. There are also wine farms out that way in the Hemel en Aarde valley. Also, if you like something more distilled, like Grappa, (although we cannot use that word anymore), there is a wonderful gin place in Hermanus, and also, close by, in Stanford, https://www.robertstanfordestate.co.za/
Hope that you have many more pleasant travels, and I appreciate reading them, like so many others on this forum.
Mar 14, 2017, 2:58 am
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Thanks for your kind remarks and suggestions. We were half-minded to include Hermanus this time, but in the end decided not to bother. As our flights are effectively 'fixed' by availability of reward seats and the schedule, we could see the trip becoming a bit 'busy' with going here, there and everywhere.
And, of course, I don't want to rent a car. Not worried about driving, but just don't want to have to do it.
And, of course, I don't want to rent a car. Not worried about driving, but just don't want to have to do it.
Mar 14, 2017, 2:54 pm
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Thanks for your kind remarks and suggestions. We were half-minded to include Hermanus this time, but in the end decided not to bother. As our flights are effectively 'fixed' by availability of reward seats and the schedule, we could see the trip becoming a bit 'busy' with going here, there and everywhere.
And, of course, I don't want to rent a car. Not worried about driving, but just don't want to have to do it.
And, of course, I don't want to rent a car. Not worried about driving, but just don't want to have to do it.
Hope that you have you have a lovely trip down here, and I look forward to reading your TR......