it's time for the mini-suitcases to come out of their all-too-brief retirement. squirreled away under jared's ikea bedframe, they emerge no worse for the wear. bright hues or fuchsia, tangerine, lime, crimson, and blueberry ... we are (almost?) ready for takeoff! but first ... a run to blockbuster for dvd's on the nineteen hour flight (new york to dakar, senegal; then the longer leg to cape town, south africa).
hmmm. africa. never really thought about visiting, then suddenly ... the fourth trip. morocco in the north (so different than sub-saharan), then rwanda twice (inspiring), and currently a hedonistic retreat in the most south-westerly corner of the continent. it hasn't necessarily been a lack of interest; rather, we picture ourselves frolicking under the sails of the sydney opera house, or trudging through chiang mai; picking through design objects in copenhagen, or revisiting shibuya in central tokyo.
now that we are organized, the bags layered with fresh h&m t-shirts, the hyper cool restaurants in cape quarter, mouille point, and kloof street reserved, we all seem to be quite excited! the lovely iconographic and geographic scenery awaits; the cape of good hope (with the chilly atlantic on your right, the warmer shark-infested indian ocean on your left); and warm summer weather promises to envelop us as we sip our vintage 'sundowners' on the terrace, soaking it all in. yes, nothing wrong with a bit of un-reality in february!
we're not overly concerned about a nineteen hour flight; i-phones loaded with the partridge family and bob newhart; macbooks with belkin headphone splitters so the kids can watch their favorite dvd's; kashi bars, hershey kisses, peanut butter nips; m&m's; and twizzlers in tow ... we'll be fine.
more from abroad ... it's time for france 24~
hmmm. africa. never really thought about visiting, then suddenly ... the fourth trip. morocco in the north (so different than sub-saharan), then rwanda twice (inspiring), and currently a hedonistic retreat in the most south-westerly corner of the continent. it hasn't necessarily been a lack of interest; rather, we picture ourselves frolicking under the sails of the sydney opera house, or trudging through chiang mai; picking through design objects in copenhagen, or revisiting shibuya in central tokyo.
now that we are organized, the bags layered with fresh h&m t-shirts, the hyper cool restaurants in cape quarter, mouille point, and kloof street reserved, we all seem to be quite excited! the lovely iconographic and geographic scenery awaits; the cape of good hope (with the chilly atlantic on your right, the warmer shark-infested indian ocean on your left); and warm summer weather promises to envelop us as we sip our vintage 'sundowners' on the terrace, soaking it all in. yes, nothing wrong with a bit of un-reality in february!
we're not overly concerned about a nineteen hour flight; i-phones loaded with the partridge family and bob newhart; macbooks with belkin headphone splitters so the kids can watch their favorite dvd's; kashi bars, hershey kisses, peanut butter nips; m&m's; and twizzlers in tow ... we'll be fine.
more from abroad ... it's time for france 24~
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