Freelance writer with itchy feet (of the travelling kind). Lives in Cape Town, but watches planes fly over with envy. richard at onanotherplane dot com
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Experience #StHelena in one epic day. Escape to exceptional beauty, immerse yourself in diversity, feel the love of our small island culture.
We hope our little slice of heaven puts a smile on your face, and creates a sense of longing to come and visit for yourself.😊
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Wondering where to stay next? In his review for @Afarmedia, @onanotherplane recommends Loapi for “safari fans in search of a compelling wilderness experience that makes a positive impact and the opportunity to reconnect in perfect privacy” - l8r.it/5Hdi #southafrica
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Air passengers' rights, when on flights from outside to the UK via hubs in the European Union: earlier I tweeted an article saying that our status as a 3rd country removed entitlement to care and compensation.
The government says that is not the case, so I have deleted the tweet.
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To be a freelance journalist all you have to do is think of your new best idea ever every week, pitch it, then 9 times out of 10 have it rejected. Repeat ad infinitum.
What's so burnout-inducing about that?
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On the futility of travel bans...
Cartoon for @dailymaverick
#TravelBan #TravelBans #Omicron #COVID19
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South Africa’s ongoing presence on the UK’s travel #redlist is as illogical as it is destructive. It needs to end now. My piece for @timestravel bit.ly/3zu18R6
@satsa_sa @aardvarksafaris @cedarberg @eNCA @southafricauk
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This is a kick in the teeth for 1.5 million South African tourism workers who were relying on UK visitors this spring. There isn’t a shred of scientific evidence to support keeping #SouthAfrica on the #redlist. Get us to 100k petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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On a rooftop in Johannesburg, @KhayaMaloney is charting a new future for South African hops. @LucyCorne has the story: goodbeerhunting.com/blog/202…
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Mukuzai Muyahamba scans the sky as thousands of Cape gannets circle overhead in a wheeling blur of white feathers, black tails, and yellow heads.
hakaimagazine.com/news/ganne…
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And third place was awarded to @onanotherplane and his wonderful photo of @constancehotels Lemuria.
Thank you to everyone who entered #DunhillChampsComp and keep your eyes peeled on our channels for another competition in the near future 👀
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The winter issue of @ontapmagza is out and yours to read for free! Grab a cup of something (or wait until you feel a beer is legit) and download the issue here:
ontapmag.co.za/ontap-digital… – at Cape Town, South Africa
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This is the best "marketing" story travel industry & politicians & leaders trying to reopen it should read, succinct and brilliant: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
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This is great writing. I live here and I miss my city. "The city had a grimy patina of millions of past lives. It was seasoned like a cast iron pan, nonstick." nytimes.com/2020/05/02/nyreg…
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Rush hour over the North Atlantic four weeks apart.
🗺 flightradar24.com/54.36,-31.…
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Travel is the most consequential industry in the world, as the world is now finding out due to lack of travel. Skift aims to be the most consequential company deciphering this and the path ahead. Support our work. skift.com/2020/03/15/the-day… via @Skift – at Queens, NY
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The flight carrying South African citizens home from Wuhan has just departed. flightradar24.com/LMG755/242…
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The Complicated Business of Saving Elephant Tourism: A Skift Deep Dive skift.com/2019/12/12/the-com… via @Skift @RainiHamdi