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Ascending Table Mountain, Seal Colonies and Penguins Around Cape Town

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In addition to Robben island, there is a lot to see in the area surrounding Cape Town. Immediately after we got off the Robben Island ferry, we hopped in a taxi to take a ride to the Table mountain gondola. On our way I stopped at a camera shop to pick up two extra batteries for my DJI Phantom Quad Copter, which only took a few minutes to complete. Views from the top of Table … [Read more...] about Ascending Table Mountain, Seal Colonies and Penguins Around Cape Town

Live From FTU Seattle – The Final Launchpoint Competition

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All the way back in April of 2013, I participated in an event at Frequent Traveler University in Washington DC called Launchpoint. At that time, 10 startups pitched their ideas to the audience at FTU in order to win $50,000 in funding for their business. A winner and runner up was chosen from the presentations to move on to the final round of entries. While my idea of Free … [Read more...] about Live From FTU Seattle – The Final Launchpoint Competition

Business Class Every Flight – How Much Money Do You Need to Make Per Year?

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I came across an interesting article the other day that poses a question that I have often asked myself, but never taken the time to do any research. The premise is simple: How Much Money Do You Need to Make Per Year in Order to Fly Business Class On Every Flight? My thought has always been that you probably need to be a multi-millionaire in order to fly business class every … [Read more...] about Business Class Every Flight – How Much Money Do You Need to Make Per Year?

Visiting Robben Island Outside of Cape Town

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When Papa Jeffsetter and I booked our trip to South Africa and decided to stay in Cape Town, we knew that it would be important to visit Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years as a political prisoner. While I had read some reports online about the trip being anything from boring to taking "too long" to complete, we wanted to form our own opinion of … [Read more...] about Visiting Robben Island Outside of Cape Town

Westin Cape Town Hotel Review

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After a long and exhausting experience of flying MSP-ATL-JNB-CPT over the course of about 26 hours, we finally arrived in our first destination in South Africa. Right from the beginning, I was sure we chose the perfect hotel for our needs. The Westin Cape Town is kept in excellent shape, has some of the benefits I look forward to as a Gold Preferred Guest, and has … [Read more...] about Westin Cape Town Hotel Review