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St. Francis Links Clubhouse. this and unless you are flying in a super luxury category, what is very akin to being airborne for hours in a poor quality bus with wings stuck on its sides.I am pleased to report that the flight both ways with Ethiopian Airlines was blissfully uneventful – a real compliment these days. The cabin staff was effortlessly charming and helpful on all four legs and the stopovers only a minor inconvenience. My only real criticisms would be that to compete with the best, as is this airline’s stated goal, then they will, during pre-take off, need to play the on board music at a lower volume (Jazz is also an acquired taste), vastly improve the Cloud 9 lounge facility at Addis and ‘watch’ the food quality, which was very inconsistent on the various legs. The upcoming part 3 of this feature scheduled for early in 2019, will be entitled ‘Happy Landings’. In this piece we shall touch on some of the wonderful vacations to be had and the great golf courses you can play once you have made your way South. We shall also provide some suggestions as to how to plan and get the best out of your stay. This experience will provide a mix of tropical islands set in turquoise colour seas and vast savannah and miles of empty beaches with thundering white surf rolling in off a deep blue ocean. It will include the wonders of the Cradle of Humankind and the Waterberg in the north, to the Drakensburg and beaches of Indian Ocean in the east, with the Garden Route flowing down to the point where two Oceans meet in the south. By John Cockayne Destination Golf - Southern Africa & Indian Ocean Islands Email: [email protected] Mobile: [phone] Volume 4 • Issue 46 33