by Mike Wood | Jan 23, 2026
The best option to see the sights from Aswan to Luxor is to take a cruise along the Nile. Unfortunately, there were no point options available. So we contacted cruise companies and asked if they had any cancellations that they needed to fill. The (let’s just...
by Mike Wood | Jan 20, 2026
Full story is on FB, but the short version is that we loved Mt Kenya. It was everything that Mt Kilimanjaro was not. Beautiful trails, .01% of the trash that Mt Kilimanjaro had and 1% of the people. We were the only ones on the summits and at three of our five camps...
by Mike Wood | Jan 19, 2026
Lodging: cash out of pocket was $1,375. If we hadn’t used points, the cost would have been $10,905. (Itemized details on the Africa Happening Now page) Flights: cash out of pocket was $4,043. If we hadn’t used miles the cost would have been...
by Mike Wood | Jan 5, 2026
Seychelles were a mixed bag. The Seychelles comprise 155 islands with the three main islands being Mahe, Praslin and La Digue. Populations are about 100,000; 8,000 and 3,500 respectively. We spend five nights on Mahe. The first two nights were at the...
by Mike Wood | Jan 2, 2026
We spent a week in Mauritius. The first four nights were at the fabulous intercontinental resort Mauritius. We stayed for free though using 253,000 Ihg points. The cash cost would’ve been $3340. This may have been the nicest place we’ve stayed at, with a private...
