Monthly Archives: August 2023

D Day +7 CapeTown

We had a half day tour booked to see around Cape Town. Weather was cold and wet but fortunately today did not involve a lot of walking as the majority of the tour was by car. First a quick trip … Continue reading →

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D Day +6 CapeTown

I had thought that todays blog would be very short as we intended to have a relaxed day, not doing a lot, just chilling in the hotel.Didn’t work out just like that although it was a really great day.Started off … Continue reading →

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D Day +5

Travel day. Brutal start with 2am takeoff and 11hr 45min flight down to Cape Town but it actually worked out pretty well. The pickup from the hotel was on time and the flight got away on time. Both Chris and … Continue reading →

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D Day +4

Right early blog today. It’s 12:45 and we have just checked out of the hotel BUT our flight does not leave until 2:00 am tomorrow morning so we have a 9 hour wait until our ride to the airport arrives. … Continue reading →

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D Day +3

Today we had a tour around Istanbul for just Chris and I with a very charming guide called Mustafa, who was a fount of knowledge about the history of Istanbul which is both complex and spans a great period of … Continue reading →

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D Day +2

Woke up after 12 hours sleep still feeling rubbish. Decided we would have some breakfast and then go out to the Hagia Sophia and see how we got on. It’s a very popular tourist destination so is a great place … Continue reading →

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D Day +1

Not necessarily the smoothest start to the trip. Our flight was delayed by over an hour, we had a bit of a tour of Istanbul airport trying to find our lift to the hotel, and when we did find it … Continue reading →

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D Day

Well it’s here. I think we are ready, no actually I know we are ready and waiting. Just a short trip down to Heathrow today. We’ve had too many instances in flying from Heathrow where its ended up being a … Continue reading →

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D Day -1

Well it’s getting very real now. We leave for Heathrow tomorrow ready  for an early flight on Friday morning to Istanbul. Spent most of the day sorting out the  packing and worrying that there is something very important that we’ve … Continue reading →

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D Day -6

A day for a tech rehearsal to try out the “new tech” we will be using on our trip. These include how to write this blog on an iPad, how to use Synergic off line SatNav, how to get photos … Continue reading →

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