Traversing Africa
24 January 2009 | Writing and Photography by Erika Blumenfeld

Day 2; January 24, 2009; in flight from Amsterdam to Cape Town The plane arrived almost an hour early to Amsterdam, due to the 115 mph tail wind, which was fortunate because my scheduled layover was hardly sufficient to grab a quick bite to eat and reach my connecting flight in time.  This is the third time in the last two months that I have been through this airport, and my hope was to find the little gourmet bakery I had enjoyed last time before having to endure the dreaded airplane food, which I would no doubt be subjected to on the very long flight to Cape Town. Approaching my…read more »