Author Topic: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report  (Read 43537 times)

Offline Joe4007

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Feb 2013
  • Posts: 4077
  • Total likes: 154
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 11
    • View Profile
  • Location: NY
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #140 on: September 09, 2015, 11:33:42 PM »
Awesome TR! Thanks so much for sharing!

Offline ponash123

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite
  • ****
  • Join Date: Jun 2015
  • Posts: 473
  • Total likes: 264
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #141 on: September 10, 2015, 09:49:24 AM »
It was holding at 7.5 average for a long time; now's a great time to do with it over 13 and getting higher.
We did rough calculations in our head but when we got back and checked, the cc charges were all way lower than expected. Really cool.

Offline Aaaron

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Jan 2012
  • Posts: 1360
  • Total likes: 39
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 3
    • View Profile
  • Location: Baltimore
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #142 on: September 10, 2015, 10:20:51 AM »
With every post on this TR a safari is getting higher and higher on my bucket list.

Offline ponash123

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite
  • ****
  • Join Date: Jun 2015
  • Posts: 473
  • Total likes: 264
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #143 on: September 10, 2015, 10:46:48 AM »
With every post on this TR a safari is getting higher and higher on my bucket list.
Push it to top. You won't regret it.

Offline Aaaron

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Jan 2012
  • Posts: 1360
  • Total likes: 39
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 3
    • View Profile
  • Location: Baltimore
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #144 on: September 10, 2015, 10:58:18 AM »
Push it to top. You won't regret it.

Currently sitting pretty at number 4.  Keep on posting and let's see if we can get it higher  :)

Offline ponash123

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite
  • ****
  • Join Date: Jun 2015
  • Posts: 473
  • Total likes: 264
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #145 on: September 10, 2015, 11:07:59 AM »
Sadly, I'm all done my TR  :(

Offline stbaum

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Apr 2014
  • Posts: 1336
  • Total likes: 60
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Female
    • View Profile
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #146 on: September 10, 2015, 12:55:01 PM »
Sadly, I'm all done my TR  :(

in that case i'm looking forward to your next tr. Antarctica next? can we petition for SPG to get a fancy hotel down there? :D
My greatest achievement? I am fluent in FRIENDS quotes

Offline Yehoshua

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Aug 2011
  • Posts: 10172
  • Total likes: 213
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 1
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: Los Angeles, CA
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #147 on: September 10, 2015, 12:56:33 PM »
in that case i'm looking forward to your next tr. Antarctica next? can we petition for SPG to get a fancy hotel down there? :D
Ha! Although there is an Antarctica TR if you want.

Offline DMYD

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jul 2013
  • Posts: 2909
  • Total likes: 4
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 1
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: Brooklyn
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #148 on: September 10, 2015, 01:18:03 PM »
WOW extremely amazing!!! enough said! Thanks for taking the time.

Offline stbaum

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Apr 2014
  • Posts: 1336
  • Total likes: 60
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Female
    • View Profile
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #149 on: September 10, 2015, 01:19:44 PM »
Ha! Although there is an Antarctica TR if you want.
lol thanks! i just read through all of that. i still think Ponash's style is just more fun. more background, more personal, etc.. ya know? (can't beat those pics though... obviously)
My greatest achievement? I am fluent in FRIENDS quotes

Offline Yehoshua

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Aug 2011
  • Posts: 10172
  • Total likes: 213
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 1
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: Los Angeles, CA
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #150 on: September 10, 2015, 01:22:17 PM »
lol thanks! i just read through all of that. i still think Ponash's style is just more fun. more background, more personal, etc.. ya know? (can't beat those pics though... obviously)
No doubt, however without any other TR from the 7th continent, we'll have to settle for the pics without the better writing style, at least until another TR is written.

Offline ponash123

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite
  • ****
  • Join Date: Jun 2015
  • Posts: 473
  • Total likes: 264
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #151 on: September 10, 2015, 01:41:33 PM »
Thanks, I think Hawaii is next on my list though.

Offline Yehoshua

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Aug 2011
  • Posts: 10172
  • Total likes: 213
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 1
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: Los Angeles, CA
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #152 on: September 10, 2015, 02:01:14 PM »
Thanks, I think Hawaii is next on my list though.
Of trips or of TRs to write up?

Offline ponash123

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite
  • ****
  • Join Date: Jun 2015
  • Posts: 473
  • Total likes: 264
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #153 on: September 10, 2015, 02:04:34 PM »
Trips

Offline stbaum

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Apr 2014
  • Posts: 1336
  • Total likes: 60
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Female
    • View Profile
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #154 on: September 10, 2015, 02:29:28 PM »
My greatest achievement? I am fluent in FRIENDS quotes

Offline ponash123

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite
  • ****
  • Join Date: Jun 2015
  • Posts: 473
  • Total likes: 264
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #155 on: September 10, 2015, 02:36:45 PM »
enjoy! have fun!
I wish. Certainly not for a while... We'll see.

Offline Yehoshua

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Aug 2011
  • Posts: 10172
  • Total likes: 213
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 1
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: Los Angeles, CA
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #156 on: September 10, 2015, 02:38:49 PM »
I wish. Certainly not for a while... We'll see.
But when you do it, do you plan on paying cash for the whole thing or using points/miles?

Offline ponash123

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite
  • ****
  • Join Date: Jun 2015
  • Posts: 473
  • Total likes: 264
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #157 on: September 10, 2015, 02:41:50 PM »
Probably a combination of both.

Offline Chapshnell

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Apr 2013
  • Posts: 4818
  • Total likes: 275
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: BP
  • Programs: Delta Skypesos, AA Shilling, AS Pounds.
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #158 on: September 10, 2015, 02:49:44 PM »
Probably a combination of both.

this time use SQ & fly on a lay flat ua bed :) get a taste for it...

Offline ponash123

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite
  • ****
  • Join Date: Jun 2015
  • Posts: 473
  • Total likes: 264
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana Trip Report
« Reply #159 on: September 24, 2015, 02:58:04 PM »
My friend reminded me that I left out 2 awesome parts.
1. On our bush walk our guide hands us impala dung and says: "let's play a game!" He then proceeded to stick the dung in his mouth (at which we point we politely bowed out). The guide and tracker played to see who can spit it out the furthest. He said nobody ever wants to play except for one time that the joke was on him. He got bested by a US Marine who grew up in Georgia playing with watermelon seeds.
2. On our way out, we had some time to kill in JNB and were sitting around. I was eating and had my bag open with some food in it.  A policeman came over to us, looks around and says: "treats? You have treat?" After not understanding him for a while he put his hand by his mouth and says "treats! Bubble gum". I told him I didn't have any bubble gum but I handed him a fruit leather and he walked away munching happily.