Seriously - WHY so fly though? The Final List!

This trip reminded us that the world is a beautiful place. And men are even more beautiful. Some extensive research went into compiling the content of this post, and we trust that you will appreciate this shortlist of the gorgeous people running around New York, unaware (well, for some we made things very obvious) of the effect they are having on a bunch of South African women. It's a tough job - but someone has to (gladly) do it. Happy Women's Month ;) 

The pleasures of Harlem... Wow

The subway is really hot... I mean really??

See what we mean???

We had to do a double take

Stalked from far... Sigh..

Getting to know Dorothy...

Industry?
Luxury Marketing 


What are you hoping to get out of the New York trip?
Great Food, Summer Love and stock up on Cinnamon Toast Crunch 


How often do you travel?
Not as often as I should 


Past travels?
Thailand, Algeria, France, London, Dubai, LA, Ghana, Nigeria, Spain, Italy, Kenya, NY 


And why do you think going with a bunch of your girls is the best summer holiday?
Is it? LOL

So we missed our flight...

Ya ne. After our 'farewell', which ended at about 7am, we got ready, finished packing, and then headed off to hail a cab (which is often a very quick process) to get to the airport. 

We waited. 10 mins. 20 mins. Started slightly panicking at the 30min mark, especially as it was 9:40 and our flight was leaving at 11:20am.

After waiting for 50 whole minutes, it started raining. HARD! This is when we knew, we were not going anywhere. Still holding out for a slight miracle, we finally found a cab and we set off to the airport at 9:55am. Lo and behold - we jumped into the cab with the slowest. driver. in. the. world. Not even a slight tinge of urgency as we went on the long traffic-filled trek to JFK, with the rain falling down and minimal hope in our eyes.

As we entered the airport the hope in us rushed back, as we excitedly asked around for the Emirates check in counter. Our excitement was met with looks of shock, dismay, and horror, as one guy slowly pointed to the empty, desolate check-in desk. Our reaction - we immediately cracked up loud and hard! What else can you do when you miss a flight from New York to Johannesburg?!

After sorting out the flight admin and luckily finding a flight the next morning with no extra charge, we set off on the streets, again. We thought what better way to deal with our situation than to enjoy a lovely lunch in the sun at one of our favourite Lower East Side restaurants, 'Inoteca. Absolutely delicious bruschettas and crisp white wine for the “pain”, and a subsequent visit to a nail bar in Chinatown made us feel much better.

By late afternoon, missed flight panic out the way, we saw this as a second chance at a farewell. So we had to end it big, and that we did. We danced like no one was watching at the Hotel on Rivington to the awesome sounds of DJ Moma, and ended the night/morning at our neighbourhood diner for some pancakes, eggs, and bacon. The only way New York nights should end :-)

This traffic only added to the depression

But this view! What depression!!

Delicious bruschetta situation

Chinatown

Dude looks like a chinese boss type in some gang movie

Farewell…Well..Kind Of...

Our epic trip was coming to a close, so of course we had to ensure we end it off on an extremely high note - by surrounding ourselves with amazing people while enjoying the madness of New York City. We had a brilliant day made up of laughter, eating, drinking and dancing with our good friends from Fela! on Broadway at Bembe in Williamsburg. We wrapped up the night/morning with some self-proclaimed gymnastics-related behaviour, and a 'last' visit to our favourite 5am spot -The Remedy diner on the Lower East Side, where we stuffed ourselves up with pancakes, eggs, bacon, syrup, toast, etc before we set off on the long flight home.

The Dopeness of This Photo!

Fela! On Broadway

If there’s one thing we did well on our trip, it would definitely be making new and hopefully lasting connections with some really awesome people. Through Vie and her inviting energy, we met and made friends with a few of the guys from the Fela! musical which is currently on Broadway. It really is seldom that you meet people who touch your heart with beautiful energy and authentic vibes as these guys did. We formed a connection with them immediately, and spent most of our last days enjoying laughs, dancing, drinks and music together.

Being the generous souls they are, they invited us to come and see the show on a day that our good friend Duain was playing lead as the legendary Fela. Some of us had seen the show before, but seeing it again felt like it was the very first time seeing it. The energy, the beautiful music, the beautiful people, the vibrant colours, the “oh my word, thats amazing” kind of dancing made for a stunning experience. There’s just something about this musical that pulls at your heartstrings. Something about this show that makes you so proud to be African.

Thank you dear friends, for this wonderful experience!