Hello. I’m somewhere over Iran. And I’ve just got this message on my cellphone:
Network On Air (Aerospace) is a satellite. Travel Saver rates do not apply. We encourage you to make calls at R23/min for int’l calls rather than receive calls at R150/min, R2.75/SMS & R128.00/MB for data. For T&Cs and rates visit www.vodacom.co.za/roam
I’ve already checked that my mobile data is switched off, but if you could all avoid calling me for the foreseeable future, that would be just great. Thanks.
We’re on our way down to London. A very quick, functional, educational and only mildly touristy visit.
But I am struggling to log in to the back end of 6000.co.za (which is obviously where all the magic happens), and that means that I am struggling to write a blog post.
If you’re reading this, I’ve found a workaround, and so I’m putting this up to preserve the at-least-a-post-a-day record of several or more years, and if I can get back in later, I’ll write some more.
Have a great day.
Yes I’m travelling by plane again today, so I don’t really want to think about this sort of thing, but equally, I’m going to be very short of time to blog, so I’m just going to direct you to this (long, but worth it) read, titled:
‘We’re the Only Plane in the Sky’
and subheaded:
Where was the president in the eight hours after the Sept. 11 attacks? The strange, harrowing journey of Air Force One, as told by the people who were on board.
It’s very good.
I’m flying to Dubai today, and that’s got me quite excited.
Travelling is exciting anyway, but Dubai is especially thrilling.
Reason: Loads of ANC-related people seem to have gone to Dubai in the past, and returned with lavish gifts, bonuses, jobs and property. (Not literally property, obviously, but the legal documentation thereof.)
Now, I’m not an ANC-related person, but I really don’t see how this will adversely affect my chances of hitting the big time in the commercial hub of the Middle East. It seems to me that all I have to do is attend a meeting that I will thereafter swear never took place, say yes to the right people, and suddenly Atul and Ajay are my metaphorical uncles.
Ker – if you’ll bear with me for one more moment – Ching.
I can’t wait. I might even take a R600m bribe if when I’m offered it.
Well, it’d be rude and wholly ethical not to, wouldn’t it?
And I’d hate to be rude.
I’ll be back presently, and in the meantime, blog posts will obviously continue, as they always do. Once I’m completely captured, I’ll be able to travel a lot more to Dubai, launching 6000.ae before potentially retiring there and avoiding numerous criminal charges.
Impunity and immunity can like to be my middle names.
I mean, have you seen their extradition policy with SA?
No? Exactly.
The:
21 Best Travel Photos Of 2017 Were Just Announced By National Geographic, And They’re Amazing!
screamed the clickbaity headline.
Perhaps I should have ignored it, but I dived in anyway and here’s what I found.
Of course, all those photos are really good, but there were two that stood out for me. One was this one, from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The other (predictably), this…
Norway; Drone; Football? Some frantic box-ticking going on there.
Says ‘togger (no pun intended) Misha De-Stroyev:
In Norway’s Lofoten Islands, the Henningsvær football field is considered one of the most amazing in Europe. This photo was taken during a sailing trip from Tromsø to the Lofoten Archipelago. After a week of cold and rainy weather, the sky finally cleared up enough to fly my drone. We were absolutely astonished to learn that the entire football field is heated, so after lying down and soaking in the warmth, I launched my drone and took this photo from a height of about 390 feet (120 meters).
That’s pretty much exactly what I would have done, which gives me high hopes for a personal win next year.
Now – who’s funding my trip to Norway to get some practice?