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Putting the Fun in Funicular!

Savvy Navigator posted on May 16, 2009 03:05

We've been on the road for nearly a week, and Savvy Navigator has been terrible about blogging about this amazing gay tour we're on right now. Over the next few days, however, I'll be posting some highlights of the journey. We've quite simply been SO busy that there has been little time for me to sit down and document our experiences.

So, for now, here's a quick little video of our trip yesterday up to the Cape Point lighthouse, down at the Cape of Good Hope (the southwestern-most point in Africa).

As you can see, we put the "fun" in funicular!

Posted in: South Africa

Building the Savvy Dream

Savvy Navigator posted on May 05, 2009 18:02

I'm sitting the in the JFK Admiral’s Club reflecting on the events that have transpired over the past year, and what lies ahead over the next 4 weeks. At 10:25 pm tonight, I’ll fly down to Buenos Aires, and after ½ day on the ground, I’ll connect on over to Johannesburg and Cape Town, thus fulfilling long-held dream #1:

Crossing the South Atlantic from South America to Africa

After a few days of work in Cape Town with my partners, a terrific group of guys from the USA, Canada, and the UK will arrive on Saturday, May 9^th to start the inaugural group trip of Savvy Navigator Gay Tours to South Africa. Over 10 days, we’ll visit the Cape Winelands, an authentic South African farm that harkens back (for better or worse) to the colonial times, Cape Town and its environs, and then on to the Sabi Sands Game Reserve’s Londolozi Tree Camp for the superlative safari experience. A few will continue on to Livingstone, Zambia to visit Victoria Falls.

Fulfillment of long-held dream #2:

Bringing life-changing travel experiences to my fellow gay men, in off-the-beaten-path locations that are favorites for me and Savvy Husband

This past week, Savvy Navigator has been written up in the New York Times Style Blog, as well as both the print and online editions of the Washington Post Travel Section. Savvy insiders have known and loved the Savvy Husband’s passion for ink, so this attainment of “ink in my own right,” is the fulfillment of long-held dream #3:

Defining, building and bringing to market a new brand that redefines gay travel and gay honeymoon

Lastly, spending the entire month of May 2009 on the road, working by leading the Savvy Navigator gay tour, and then later in the month on vacation in Argentina, celebrating our 5^th wedding anniversary, with Savvy Husband and Savvy Friends, is truly the fulfillment of another long-held dream:

Living my passion for global travel, every day, experiencing new events at every turn, all while getting paid for it

Please join me this month while I Tweet, photograph, video, and write about my experiences in South America and Southern Africa.

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Posted in: Gay

How to Survive an Airplane Crash

Savvy Navigator posted on April 24, 2009 11:07

OK, it's kind of morose, this topic, but I think you'll find this short video interesting and helpful. I always try to sit in an exit row because of my long legs, but I'm also more comfortable in those seats since I'm pretty sure I know how to open an exit in an emergency.

This video dispels a few of the myths surrounding aircraft seating and crash survivability.

Savvy Navigator thinks it's worth a look:

Posted in: Today's Cool Thing

Leopard Kills and Loses

Savvy Navigator posted on April 07, 2009 14:08

While on our private little gay safari last summer, we witnessed one of the most amazing acts found in nature, a leopard kill! We were in the Sabi Sands game reserve, scoping out the Londolozi Tree Camp to make sure it was the right venue for Savvy Navigator's gay tours. (Yes, it passed muster and our May and November tours will go there). On our final day, we were invited out on a game drive with an experienced ranger and witnessed this amazing act of nature.

Our guide had us tracking a leopard for most of the morning. About an hour into the drive, we observed the leopard sneaking up on a herd of clueless impala. We drove around to the other side of the herd and waited to see if there would be an attack. Within minutes, the leopard sprang out of the bush, and we actually witnessed it killing an impala.

Sadly, the actual attack was not captured on video, as it happened so quickly. We do see, however, the leopard placidly suffocating the impala. Now, the real bonus of this video, as you’ll see, is seeing the leopard lose his kill to an aggressive hyena.

Oh yes, there’s another bonus at the end of the video – a ranger in another Land Rover, wearing shorts, showing us his legs.

Enjoy!

Want to see this in real life? Please click here to book one of our tours, or receive more information.

Posted in: Gay

WOW! FREE Airfare for our May South Africa Trip!

Savvy Navigator posted on April 02, 2009 11:08

Savvy Navigator just got word from our friends at South African Airways that we'll be able to offer free airfare for our May 8-19 South Africa gay tour from their US gateway cities of New York (JFK) and Washington Dulles (IAD) to and from Cape Town and Johannesburg. The total price for this amazing itinerary, including economy-class airfare, is just $5995. For those of you desiring the opulence of business-class air (and SAA has an amazing lie-flight product), the airfare-inclusive price is just $12,995. With this exciting offer, there is no better time to make your first trip to fabulous South Africa.

Click on this link to see the full itinerary.

FREE AIrfare for May 2009 Gay Tour

The fine print on these offers is that they are based on double-occupancy travel, and are good for any bookings made directly with the Savvy Navigator office before Friday, April 24th. Single supplements will amount to an increase in package pricing, so call for details.

Posted in: Gay

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