Today’s post comes to you from the Ultimate Thailand Explorers Blog Archive (originally published 1/4/2010). The Dusit D2 was one of the hotels we stayed at while in Pattaya. The Dusit D2 is by far, the best hotel I have ever stayed in (with the exception of the South African Game Lodges). What made it so special? Read the post to find out.
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Caught your attention with the title, didn’t I? Well it’s true – to a certain extent. On my first experience to a game reserve in South Africa I was nearly attacked by a lion. Today’s tale was originally posted (on my old blog) on July 9th, 2007 after my first stay at a game reserve. Here’s what happened…
Our game reserve was located in Limpopo, which was about 3 hours from our hotel. It was in rural South Africa. Game reserves are a growing form of tourism for the country. In our case, the reserve was a former tobacco farm. As the price of tobacco dropped, the farmers were challenged with earning a profit. Instead, the land was converted into a game reserve.
My sense of time is very off right now. I’m tired, but I can’t sleep. I’m not hungry, but I just ate. I’m finally here in South Africa, staying at the House of Pharaohs. Any guess how long it took me to get here, door-to-door from Orlando? I’ll tell you in a future post, but you can guess.
It’s rare these days that you get anything for free without a catch. The Ogden Marriott in Utah proved me wrong. After a hard days work on the road I look forward to dining out. It is an opportunity to relax, eat a good meal and see the city. I try to avoid spending the evening in the hotel. However, I made an exception to this rule in Ogden.
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