Undiscovered Seaside Paradise (Just don’t tell anyone)
The Eastern Cape of South Africa is a wild beauty that you should check out.
The Eastern Cape of South Africa is a wild beauty that you should check out.
March 23-26 2018 El Chepe! You just can’t say it or write it without the exclamation mark. I think they should copyright the punctuation as the official part of the name. Beloved by the people of the area and no one should visit the Copper Canyon without at least going one way on this train.
I did it! That last connection was a nail biter but due to an awesome (and handsomely tipped) cabby I made the flight to Hong Kong with time to spare. Of course the train was late, we were due in at 6:15am and the damn porter actually had the nerve to come by at 5:30…
So here’s how my Monday went… why do I have such a hard time with Mondays? Even when I am not working? Sunday 1:30pm – Leave my new friends: elephants, people, dogs and cats behind. 😦 4:20 pm – Flight leaves. 6:00 pm – Arrive Bangkok, taxi to Hua Lamphong train station after futilely dragging…
Well “1” with a caveat, I caught the train, barely but it ended up 2 hours late and the air-con I paid extra for, died at about 2am. So I got the point but barely. It really was such a cool experience, just not a comfortable one. I often mused on all the safety measures…