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Jon Fleming Travelogue: April 27th – Absolute Luxury in St Barts
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015. April 27th – Absolute Luxury in St Barts. St Barts is chiefly known for two things:. 1 Its Exclusive Luxury – attracting the worlds rich and famous to be pampered to the max. 2 Its Gorgeous Beaches – unbelievably attractive powdery white sand washed by warm milky turquoise waters. It was stiflingly hot, but when you have a beach as perfect as this to cool off in between courses, then thats no problem. In this heat, everyone else wisely chose salads, but I foolishly ordered ...
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Jon Fleming Travelogue: April 28th – Puerto Rico Without The Crowds
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015. April 28th – Puerto Rico Without The Crowds. Puerto Rico sometimes gets a bad press – people who have been in San Juan when 4 monster cruise ships are in can find the crowds unbearable, while many people who havent been here before dont realise that the Old Town is such a charming place of beautifully preserved Spanish colonial architecture. Puerto Rico offers a nice combination of attractions – we didnt even go to the beach or the rainforest this time, but we still saw p...
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Jon Fleming Travelogue: April 9th – Wonderful Experiences in Walvis Bay
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Thursday, April 16, 2015. April 9th – Wonderful Experiences in Walvis Bay. If yesterday was about exploring Namibias history, today was all about discovering more of its fantastic nature. While Tracy was out exploring the wildlife of the desert, I joined the ships tour taking a boat trip to Pelican Point, where we got up incredibly close to a wonderful array of bird and sea life. Im running out of superlatives for this World Cruise – theres just been so many wonderful experiences. April 28th – Puer...
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Jon Fleming Travelogue: April 1st – Tala Game Reserve From Durban
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Saturday, April 4, 2015. April 1st – Tala Game Reserve From Durban. Durban is one of those places that seems to have it all – miles of golden beaches right in the city centre, a fabulous sun-kissed climate and fertile soil, beautiful landscapes outside of the city, fascinating Zulu culture, plus of course it provides access to some great game parks to view yet more of South Africas fabulous wildlife. This was my last fix of game drives on this world cruise, and while it couldnt compare with Ngorongor, it...
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Jon Fleming Travelogue: April 5th – Exploring Cape Town
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Sunday, April 12, 2015. April 5th – Exploring Cape Town. It was time to hop back onto the bus, to take us to Camps Bay for lunch, but first it took us up to the cable station at the foot of Table Mountain. Fortunately we didnt have any plans to catch the cable car, because strong winds meant that it was shut; but the views across the sprawling city in front of us were pretty good anyway. Click on the image to return to Jon's home page. Search my blog for your favourite destination. April 5th – Expl...
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Jon Fleming Travelogue: April 2015
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Thursday, April 30, 2015. April 30th – The End of The World Cruise. The World Cruise is partly about the onboard experience (which was great), and partly about the destinations, which were as good as ever. My personal highlights (in no particular order) include:. 1 The night at the Opera in Sydney. 2 Swimming with those enormous tuna in Port Lincoln. 3 The Elephants of Pinnawela. 4 Going on safari at Ngornogoro. 5 Going to see the Cricket in Grenada. Let me know your travel plans for the rest of the year.
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Jon Fleming Travelogue: April 26th – Scenic St Lucia
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015. April 26th – Scenic St Lucia. St Lucia is often touted as the most attractive island in the Caribbean, and our trip today did nothing to dispel that impression. We saw some of the most spectacular scenery in the West Indies, from beaches, to rainforests, to volcanoes, plus of course, the magnificent Pitons – twin pyramidal volcanic plugs sticking straight out of the water, like something from a fantasy film. Click on the image to return to Jon's home page. April 6th – Jou...
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Jon Fleming Travelogue: April 15th – Not Arriving on Ascension Island
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Saturday, April 18, 2015. April 15th – Not Arriving on Ascension Island. Plus, because of its extreme isolation, and because human settlement is limited by the military, theres a fascinating ecological dimension to one of the most untouched places on the planet. Instead, we had to settle for our views of the island from the sea, and in meeting a delegation from the islands conservation team who gave us a presentation on their work on Ascension, and sold a few Ascension souvenirs.
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Jon Fleming Travelogue: April 22nd – Devil’s Island – Hell in Paradise
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Monday, April 27, 2015. April 22nd – Devil’s Island – Hell in Paradise. In fact, the breezy and cloudy conditions made this the most pleasant weather that Ive ever had to explore Devils Island – normally its like a furnace here, and hotter than hell. Obviously, in a place where the oppressive weather and humidity contributed to two-thirds of the prisoners dying here before theyd even completed their sentence, it wasnt that pleasant, but it was at least bearable. April 30th – The End of The World Cr...
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Jon Fleming Travelogue: April 13th – Sampling St Helena
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Friday, April 17, 2015. April 13th – Sampling St Helena. So, at last I was back in the UK, as we visited the tiny British Territory of St Helena. The inhabitants of this remote island live a fairly precarious existence, stuck in a vast expanse of South Atlantic, largely cut off from the outside world. Especially, if the Americans ever decide that they dont want to let the British use the airbase on Ascension Island (that last bit sounds a bit unlikely, but it is a possibility). April 6th – Journey ...
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