http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/BeverlyZ/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from BeverlyZ en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:19:42 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:19:42 UTC March 1 Escape from Luanda Volume 10 Yet another Luanda airport adventure. On our last venture on South African Air we had actually just walked up to the counter to check in so imagine our dismay when we arrived at the airport only to be greeted by the line from hell Just a few minutes after settling into the end of the line we were approached by a well dressed gentleman who we mistook http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/blog-272166.html 27 Nov Another escape from Luanda. Some arguments over carry on luggage Steve believes in trying to carry on everything but the kitchen sink and we were forced to consolidate down to one bag each and the flight was an hour and a half late but otherwise it went smoothly. We discovered that one of our suitcases had been checked through to Kigali in spite of telling the agent we wanted all http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Uganda/blog-226123.html Just a typical Sunday bike ride....The rainy season has provided just enough moisture so far to firm up the sand kind of and make things look deliciously green making for some stunning photographs http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Angola/North/Luanda/blog-222801.html Trip Report NamibiaBotswana September 2007 Day 1 LuandaWindhoek. A smooth flight out of Luanda. We were mistakenly informed to arrive at the airport at 1030 only to find out that checkin didnrsquot open until noon However this meant that we were first in line. After only one person successfully cut in front of us in spite of our best efforts to maintain position we were second http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Namibia/blog-218985.html It's hard to believe we've been here almost 3 months and are on the cusp of our first big vacation Time has flown by very fast which I suppose is a direct result of how busy we've been. So I figured it was a good time to send out an update and tell some stories of our exploits to date.We finally moved into our house on October 28 after 7 weeks in a temporary guest house. It's funny as we meet pe http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Angola/blog-216057.html What an adventure 33 days 4 continents 9 countries 19 flight legshellip Whew we made it. Sounds like The Amazing RaceThe voyage got off to an inauspicious start right from the get go. Exiting a West African country is never a picnic and is typically good for some stories in itself. We arrived at the airport over 3 hours in advance of the flight time Flight 1 Luanda Lisbon and then w http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/blog-216055.html