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LAG stands for Liquids, Aerosols and Gels. If you can POUR it, PUMP it, SQUEEZE it, SPREAD it, SMEAR it, SPRAY it or SPILL it, it is considered a LAG.

Notice that with the addition and changes in security with the airlines – here is a release from Emirates:

Please note LAGS restriction will apply to passengers transiting in selected countries adhering to the following measures:

If passengers are transiting through countries where they are required to disembark along with their hand baggage and go through security check, they will not be able to take duty free liquid goods past the transit security check.

Passengers travelling to Australia transiting through KUL/SIN/BKK are required to disembark and go through security check hence will not be allowed to take their duty free liquid goods. These items will be confiscated by airport authorities.

Countries where LAGS already implemented:
Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, European Union, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Maldives, Mauritius, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, UAE, Uganda, USA, Yemen.

The routes between George and Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth to East London, Port Elizabeth to Bloemfontein and Nelspruit to Livingstone, Zambia will be permanently scrapped.

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Paid For Seating Update – Preferred Exit Row Seat Booking Available Online

From 19^th January, customers wishing to request and pay for Preferred Exit Row seating will be able to do so online at ba.com without contacting the call centres. (This date is subject to any last minute disruption, should this date change you will be advised in a further Update.) Customers will be offered this option in their confirmation email and the functionality will be available in either “Manage My Booking”, for direct-booked customers, or MMB cul-de-sac for Trade customers (to ensure that we do not drive direct sales through this initiative).  We will be encouraging customers either directly or through the Trade to follow this process and not to contact the call centres.
Customers should only phone the call centre to amend or upgrade an existing Paid Seating booking, all other Paid Seating bookings and queries can now be made online.

Here is a TV report of the devastation on Haiti

NEW YORK (Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp plans to offer free Wi-Fi service at most of its U.S. restaurants, starting on January 15, a spokeswoman said on Monday.

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Is that just not the greatest move for clients that will certainly own a new wave of service for clients. This is for the benefit of their clients certainly for the locals and travellers alike. Yes certainly I believe we are years away before we see anything of this magnitude here in SA. We are generally a few years behind such bold developments however as an end use I am certainly excited at the scope and bold step of Mc Donalds.

This is certainly what is called trend setting! Lets hope we see this trend at airports in the near future…

Nope that is not a spelling error in the title, this place certainly is a guest home. We are just wrapping up a week at this magnificent place.  In the past I have always been a tad perturbed by guesthouses in that you expect to share the house with the owners and use the same communal areas as the owners. This may be ideal for a short stop over in a town or large city however certainly not ideal for a holiday.

This place is fantastic, the owners welcomed us when we arrived, showed us around and that was it ,we were 5 adults and 2 kids so we took over the whole house. The owners stayed across the road and seriously we hardly saw them, which is ideal. They give you the keys for the house, leave you alone and the house it yours, they were close on hands to sort out any issues. The house is located in the Koro Creek Golf Estate which is very peaceful and tranquil. – not no dogs allowed! (Your ideal breakaway from the city)

The house has 3 double bed rooms ensuite and can comfortably sleep 6 adults and 2 kids. The house is decked out with all the mod cons that can be expected from air cons to microwaves, double door fridge and many other extras that really made us feel at home in the luxurious place right from the first night. Their new addition of the pool was certainly used this holiday in the hot summer days that we spent here.

The hosts Lizelle and Ivan are very accommodating and have a great place here in the Waterberg suited to any larger family or small group that would like to break away at only 2 hours from Johannesburg. When we were deciding on holiday you can certainly see how amazed I was at how full the area was. We were disappointed we could not get into Forever however are really pleased things worked out this was as we found an excellent alternative that in future would trump any local resort. The privacy, luxury and security of this place is advised for any nature or golf loving family.

Not mentioned on their website is that they are located right next to a private game farm that you have access to we, we climbed on the mountain bikes and explored this area which will give an MTB nature lover 10 – 15 kilometers of dirt track. We saw giraffe, kudu, wildebest, impala, zebra, hartebeus, a flat tyre and a wipe out  – it was fantastic.

www.waterbergguesthome.co.za