What do you do when you have more money than you could ever spend? You turn your plane into the most luxurious form of air travel ever seen, of course.
Remember that time when planning an overseas holiday was an absolute logistical nightmare? You’re not alone, as this recent study has found.
This private jet is flying from Cape Town to Johannesburg on Saturday and it’s yours for just R19,000. That price is for the whole jet – whether you fill the 7 seats or not. You can even take a dog if you want.
My 86-year old gran arrives tomorrow for a ten day stay with me, but she prefers the trains so this probably won’t happen.
It was a case of third time almost being the charm for Elon Musk and the SpaceX project. Yesterday’s attempt was the closest they have come to nailing the much sought-after platform landing.
My best is when you’re checking in and they ask you if you have anything valuable in your checked-in bags… Err, yes, actually. The whole thing. It’s my stuff I paid for.
This guy deserves some sort of award for what he did on this flight, and I’m not sure whether we go Darwin Award or Ultimate Survivor Award.
Watch two astronauts going out for a stroll and performing some maintenance on the International Space Station. Cue flashbacks to wanting to be an astronaut.
The ease in which Uber has infiltrated my day to day life is wonderful. The fact that I can use it all over the world makes it even more wonderful. It just never stops.
We must take our hats off to this young man. A first-class ticket flying to 13 locations around the world free of charge? Teach us your secrets…
Ah, Planet Earth, for the most part you are doing alright. You give us beauty and most of us get to appreciate it. It really can be called ‘Earth Porn’.
It’s a good thing the planet is getting a long weekend tomorrow – seems we’re all a bit stressed out with life and need a few days of rest and relaxation. Maybe a beer, also.
There have been a few less-than-desirable airplane stories in the past few months, so we thought we would just continue to add to the list…
We all think, from time to time, how much we would love to live off the grid and away from pesky people and problems. Meet the folks of Tristan then.
Hopefully they manage to locate the absolute wally who let the celebrations get completely out of hand…
One would think the fact that the Germanwings plane is on the side of a steep mountain is bad enough. But, no, there are a multitude of other things to worry about.
It’s little actions like this one that restore your faith in humanity – they can be small and simple and have the largest impact. Just look at the difference this guy made.
The film crew for the latest James Bond movie caused a bit of a ruckus on a private flight a few days ago and have been compared to drunken football fans.
Well, here’s another star for the failing plight of South African Airways. I am absolutely ecstatic to be flying it on Thursday, mind you, especially after reading this.
At the rate air travel is going, I am starting to think I would like to be in control of my flying-mobile, thank you very much. Yay for the future!
It is quite terrifying how a big and solid airplane can simply be torn into a thousand pieces and scattered around a mountainside like confetti.
Long gone are the days when pilots would welcome children into the cockpit for a bit of real life Flight Simulator. Nope, it seems now you just pray you’re going to make it to an airstrip.
With eight major airplane crashes in the past year, it’s a wonder we don’t all start taking ships again. #aintnobodygottimeforthat
The Airbus A320 plane that crashed yesterday in the Alps could have been too old – is that what caused the crash? Let’s have a look at what the pro’s have to say.
If the ticks on your bucket list are looking dismal, I suggest you do something like this guy did: work and travel at the same time. You only live once, remember?
Ah, but of course sunny South Africa features in the top ten of this list, but which city is it? We could keep you guessing but it’s a pretty obvious choice…
Charles and Camilla – they have done a lot in the past few days, most noticeably their spending of R4.5 million on the plane from the UK to the USA and back…
There’s nothing better than a competition that you actually have a good chance of winning – especially if it’s a travel prize (those are the best!) near a beach.
We’ve all gone through the tortuous process that is commercial flying but have you ever wedged yourself into a suitcase and attempted to travel long-distance? Only the French.
Look, I understand if after 11 hours on a flight you are desperate for a ciggie, but unfortunately you just need to hold it in. Not this lady. Especially on a 150 minute flight.