Honeymoon in just over two weeks, and it’s getting very real. Thankfully the flight is basically straight down, so no issues with jetlag. Last time I was in South Africa it was Joburg on the merger world tour, and I saw the InterCon airport and meeting rooms… with one dinner at Pigalle, which was nice.
It’ll be a wonderful opportunity to see what the country is really about, eat the food and sample the amazing South African wines…
But like with most project management jobs, the planning is reaching ridiculous levels of minutiae. Do we have the right coloured trousers? How many shirts will I need, if we have laundry service for half the trip? What does one tip in Rands, or Rupees, and will we have enough cash?
There’s a point where the details become so pervasive and irrelevant that I just want to throw up my hands and let it ride – travel the way I used to, before responsibility caught me and pinned me down.
But at least I still have my Tilley Hat!