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IN-FLIGHT Drop anchor Vil2ancul1os in WORDS: IGA MOTYLSKA @IGAMOTYLSKA 10 \ fastjet taking you places \ www.fastjet.com october\december 2018

VILANCULOS Claiming a sandbar island as your own, floating in the lukewarm azure waters of the Indian Ocean and indulging in pasteis de nata, freshly caught king prawns drenched in garlic butter, and 2M beer are reasons enough to visit Mozambique’s seaside town of Vilanculos. FAST FACT The dugong is a species vulnerable to extinction, largely due to habitat degradation and hunting. Their long lifespan of 70 years and slow rate of reproduction means they're even more susceptible to extinction. october\december 2018 www.fastjet.com \ fastjet taking you places \ 11

IN-FLIGHT D THE BAZARUTO ARCHIPELAGO ugongs (from the Malay word duyong) are turtles, and moray eels. As our small group of six Vilanculos is the springboard probably one of the most popular reasons divers lazes about Bazaruto Island during our pre- to the Bazaruto Archipelago to travel and dive along Mozambique’s packed lunch stop, surveying the views from the of six islands off its coastline 2 500km coastline, and particularly in Vilanculos, sand dunes, wallowing in the inland shallows that that can be visited on a day which is 700km north of the capital city of Maputo. are created at high tide, snorkelling and walking trip or overnight. The largest I was determined, as along the golden beach, island at 12 000ha is Bazaruto. a newly qualified scuba our dive instructor comes From here you can visit Pansy diver with only a few dives running up to us. We only Island, go scuba diving and under my weight belt, to THE BAZARUTO hear one word of what he snorkelling, do a sunrise do a full-day excursion ARCHIPELAGO, says: “Dugong!” Everything horseback ride outride and along Two Mile Reef with WITH ITS CORAL else is forgotten. We take a day trip to Dolphin Bay Odyssea Dive in search REEFS, SANDBANKS tumble back into the boat in search of the resident flock of these plump, ever- elusive, herbivorous AND SHALLOW and head past the rock pools in the direction of flamingos. The five-star Anantara Resort and Spa on marine mammals that BAYS MAKES FOR where it was spotted. The Bazaruto is what tropical hold so much intrigue. The IDEAL GRAZING water gently bobs us about. island holidays are made of – Bazaruto Archipelago, with CONDITIONS FOR Each of us peer into the private, thatched beach villas, its coral reefs, sandbanks, SEA COWS. cerulean depths below and sundowner dhow cruises, shallow bays and seagrass at the water ahead. But as beachfront banquets by meadows, makes for ideal easily as it was spotted, it candle and starlight, massages grazing conditions for these sea cows with their has disappeared. We prepare for our second dive, and spa treatments, as well as fluked, dolphin-like tails and downturned snouts. invigorated with the hope that we may see it in the panoramic views of the bay We are told that these so-called ladies of the sea are water. We have no luck, but as we ascend, we speak from the hilltop. Because there more closely related to elephants than other marine of our determination to dive these waters again and are only a selected number of mammals. The other drawcard is a large variety of enjoy an encounter with a dugong. guests on the island, at times tropical reef fish, such as surgeon, parrot, trigger We return to the mainland along with the fishing it seems as though you have it and angel, as well as seven kinds of rays, reef sharks, dhows. The shoreline near Odyssea Dive is lined all to yourself. 12 \ fastjet taking you places \ www.fastjet.com october\december 2018

VILANCULOS SUNSET IN VILANCULOS BRINGS WITH IT CATAMARAN CRUISES, SUNDOWNERS AND SEAFOOD FEASTS. MALARIA Visit your general with sails of various colours on one side and hungry mornings start with casting baits and lures from the practitioner before travelling, customers on the other. Barefoot women wrapped beachfront, while afternoons are reserved for the as Vilanculos is a malaria in capulanas bring colourful plastic buckets and beer fighting chair. Black marlin bite in spring, between area. Also remember to pack crates down to the beach to be filled with handfuls mid-September and mid-December, though there insect repellent, citronella of fish. Gleeful children splash through the shallows are other fish species to go after, including sailfish candles as well as long- as they race to pick up the and giant trevally, while sleeved shirts and trousers. fish that slip into the water. tuna, dorado, billfish, rock Most accommodation The catch is spilled out onto cod and jobfish are caught options have mosquito nets the sand and separated BAREFOOT WOMEN between reef systems. and window mesh. according to variety and WRAPPED IN Another option is to size. Customers circle, CAPULANAS BRING spend a day aboard the vying with their voices to COLOURFUL PLASTIC Catsonova – Bahia Mar’s be helped first. The women fill their plastic bags, which BUCKETS AND BEER 44-foot-long motorised catamaran yacht –floating are weighed by the pot- CRATES DOWN past sandbars, reading a bellied dhow owner using TO THE BEACH TO page-turner beneath a a hand scale. Fistfuls of fish BE FILLED WITH parasol, keeping an eye out are either added to the HANDFULS OF FISH. for dolphins and taking a plastic bags or thrown back dip in the water before a IMAGES GETTY; COURTESY IMAGES onto the sand as money gourmet picnic lunch. It can exchanges hands. The fish are sold whole or gutted be chartered for a full day of island-hopping between Did you know that and cleaned – ready for the barbeque. This is the Paradise, Margaruque, Benguerra and Bazaruto all fares now include definition of fresh – from sea to grill to plate. Islands, or anchored off their shores overnight. a light snack and For those who want to reel in their own on a Sunset in Vilanculos brings with it sundowners your first checked catch-and-release basis, big game fishing happens and seafood feasts of baked crayfish, coconut prawn bag (23kg). aboard the 27-foot-long Nova Cat or the 25-foot- curry and calamari steaks at Casbah Restaurant and long Magnum Cat with Big Blue. Vilanculos Beach Bar. Before it all starts again tomorrow. october\december 2018 www.fastjet.com \ fastjet taking you places \ 13

NGORONGORO The Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania is an African Garden of Eden that attracts thousands of nature lovers looking for a completely different wildlife experience. Here, teeming wildlife exists harmoniously alongside the majestic Maasai people. Crater Ngorongoro nchini Tanzania ni Bustani ya Edeni iliyoko Afrika ambayo huvutia maelfu ya wapenzi wa asili wanaotafuta uzoefu wa wanyamapori ambao ni tofauti na sehemu nyingine. Hapa wanyamapori wanaishi pamoja na watu wa kabila la kimasai. ᄆrater ofEdeၖ WORDS: KERI HARVEY FAST FACT The Ngorongoro Crater has been named one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa. october\december 2018 www.fastjet.com \ fastjet taking you places \ 15

IN-FLIGHT ᄇ ANIMAL FACT raped in a blood-red check blanket, a lone Maasai herdsman carrying a slender stick walks slowly behind his cattle. He is Large animals in herding them down the steep track into the Ngorongoro Crater to graze the crater floor. Unperturbed by game-viewing the crater include vehicles and tourists – and the fact that the crater boasts the highest black rhinoceros, density of predators in Africa – the Maasai still use the crater for daily African buffalo and grazing. After all, their ancestors have been doing it for centuries. hippopotamus. The Surprisingly, there's very little conflict between wild and domestic crater has one of animals sharing the same space here. the densest known Magnificent Ngorongoro Crater has been a World Heritage Site for decades. Originally, the crater was part of the iconic Serengeti National populations of East Park, but in 1956 it was proclaimed a separate conservation area and African lions. forms part of the enormous 8 200km² Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The crater is so vast that it’s difficult to imagine it was once an active volcano, believed to rival Mount Kilimanjaro in size. It last erupted about three million years ago, when the cone collapsed inwards to create the largest intact caldera in the world – and an Eden for wildlife. 16 \ fastjet taking you places \ www.fastjet.com october\december 2017

NGORONGORO UKWELI ᄁ kiwa amevaa blanketi jekundu, mchungaji mmoja wa kima- sai aliyebeba fimbo nyembamba alitembea polepole nyuma KUHUSU ya ng’ombe na mbuzi wake. Akiwaingiza mifugo yake kwenye WANYAMA barabara ya mwinuko kwenye Crater ya Ngorongoro ili kula ndani Wanyama wakub- ya kreta. Wamasai hawa hupeleka mifugo malishoni na kuendelea wa wanaopatikana kuwalisha huku wakiangalia magari ya kitalii yakishuka ndani ya kreta hii – huku ukweli ukiwa ni kwamba mbuga hii ni moja ya mbuga kwenye kreta ni zenye wanyama wakali zaidi Afrika – Lakini wamasai bado hutumia pamoja na nyati na ki- mbuga hii kulisha mifugo yao kila siku. Hiki ni kitu cha kawaida saba- boko. Hawa ni wanya- bu hata mababu zao wamekuwa wakifanya hivi kwa karne nyingi. ma wanaojulikana Cha kushangaza, kuna migogoro michache kati ya wanyama wa Afrika Mashariki. mwitu na mifugo ya wamasai na wote hula kwa nafasi sawa. Ngorongoro kreta imekuwa sehemu ya Urithi wa Dunia kwa mion- go kadhaa. Mwanzoni, Crater Ngorongoro ilikuwa sehemu ya mbuga ya Serengeti, lakini mwaka wa 1956 ilitangazwa eneo la hifadhi linalo- jitegemea na lenye ukubwa wa 200km. Kreta hii ni kubwa sana na ni vigumu kufikiria iliwahi kuwa moja volkano yenye nguvu, inayoam- IMAGES COURTESY IMAGES Nunua tiketi yako popote na muda wowote kwa simu yako ya mkononi kupitia www.fastjet.com october\december 2018 www.fastjet.com \ fastjet taking you places \ 17

IN-FLIGHT Descending into the crater is heart-stopping, as our Land Cruiser inika kuwa mshindani wa Mlima Kilimanjaro kwa ukubwa. Miaka gently claws its way down the steep track to the crater floor 600m milioni tatu iliyopita, koni yake iliangukia ndani na kuunda kardera below. This is 4x4 territory for sure, and just a single track leads in and kubwa zaidi duniani - na Edeni ya wanyamapori. out of the crater. The magnificent Lerai Forest of green-trunked fever [Dondoo] Ngorongoro kreta ni moja ya maajabu saba ya Afrika. trees welcomes us and, in the distance, Lake Magadi twinkles. This Wakati tukishuka kwenye kreta hii ilikuwa ni kama moyo kusima- soda lake is home to thousands of pink flamingoes that add a splash ma, gari yetu aina ya Landcruiser ilishuka taratibu mita 600 kuelekea of colour to the idyllic scene. chini. Gari yetu imara ya 4x4 ilituongoza kuingia ndani na nje ya Wherever you look in the crater, there's wildlife. Herds of wildebeest crater. Msitu mkubwa wa Lerai wenye miti ya kijani ilitukaribisha. and zebra mingle together, while a huge bull elephant trundles along Ziwa magadi lilitushangaza kwa uzuri wake likiwa limejaa maelfu in the distance and various antelope species sprinkle the area in-be- ya flamingo wa pink ambao huongeza rangi kwenye eneo lenye mu- tween. However, giraffe are noticeably absent as their ungainly build onekano wa Edeni. makes it impossible for them to access the crater. Approximately Kila unapoangalia katika kreta ya Ngorongoro, kuna wanyamapori. 25 000 large animals call the 260km² crater. Thompson’s gazelle is Nyumbu na punda huchanganywa pamoja, wakati tembo wakitem- one of East Africa's classics – a bit like a springbok with a constantly bea wenyewe. Hata hivyo, twiga hawapo mbali nao hutembela na flicking tail. kujitafutia sehemu za malisho. Karibu wanyama 25,000 wakubwa With the sun now high in the sky, we head to salty Lake Magadi to wanaishi katika kreta hii yenye eneo la 260km². see the flurry of pink flamingoes. Against this pale pink backdrop, Na jua lilipokuwa la utosi, tulikwenda kwenye Ziwa Magadi ili kuo- comical zebra frolic on the lake shores, dashing around like crazy na flamingo wa pink. Kupambana na background hii ya rangi ya rangi horses. A lone spotted hyena nyekundu ya kijani, ngu- lies down in shallow water to ruwe walipendeza kwenye cool off and the flamingoes mwambao wa ziwa, huku don’t flutter a feather. But wakizunguka kama farasi vi- things change fast when lions chaa. Katikati, kulikuwa na enter the picture. fisi pekeyake amelala chini Not far from the lake, dust ya maji yasiyo ya baridi ili is rising in the air and vehicles kuvizia flamingo. Lakini are gathering. We arrive at mambo yanabadilika hara- the action to be told there's ka baada ya simba kuingia been a zebra chase by a kwenye picha. lioness. She missed. So we Karibu na ziwa, vumbi wait around to see if she’ll linaongezeka katika hewa take up the challenge again. na magari yanakusanyika. Within a few minutes she Tunawasili katika eneo na does, this time setting her kuambiwa pundamilia ali- sights on a wildebeest kuwa akifukuzwa na simba. standing knee-deep in a Lakini alimkosa. Kwa hiyo waterhole. She eases closer THE CRATER IS SO VAST AND tukaamua kusubiri karibu and closer, and two other OFFERS AN INCREDIBLE EDEN ili tuone ikiwa Simba yule lionesses join the stalk. The FOR WILDLIFE. atajaribu tena. Ndani ya wildebeest is oblivious to the dakika chache yeye akaanza impending danger and kumuwinda tena, Alisogea continues quenching his karibu na simba wengine thirst, and then swiftly joins the herd again. The pride may just go wawili wanajiunga naye, lakini bado walimkosa. Simba hawa wana- hungry tonight, unless the third time is a charm. weza kulala njaa usiku wa leo, labda wabahatike endapo watajaribu In the late afternoon, clouds tumble down from the crater rim as if mara ya tatu. it were a giant candyfloss machine. We head back out of the crater to Alaasiri ilipofika, mawingu yalizama. Tukatoka nje ya kreta hadi our camp for the night. The climb up is steep, and en route we greet kwenye kambi yetu. Nilimuona m Mmasai kwa upole akiondosha a different Maasai herdsman gently easing his cattle up the steep wanyama wake kwenye kreta. Ng'ombe hawa hufanya, safari hii kila incline. These cattle are superfit, doing this journey daily for grazing. siku kwa ajili ya kula. Wakishatoka nje ya kreta huenda kulala katika Once out of the crater, it’s level ground all the way back to their kraal kijiji chao,kabla ya kufanya safari hiyo kesho tena. Ng'ombe ni kipimo in the village, where they'll spend the night before doing the same trek cha utajiri wa Wamasai - kwa hiyo haishangazi kuona lugha yao ina tomorrow again. maneno zaidi ya 30 ya kuelezea ng'ombe. Cattle are a measure of Maasai wealth – so it’s no surprise their Maa Kwa wamasai, Ngorongoro Kreta ni bustani yao ya nyuma; kwetu language has over 30 words to describe livestock. sis kusimama kwenye mviringowa kreta, kunatufanya tuhisi tunataza- For the Maasai, the Ngorongoro Crater is their back garden; for us ma chini ya kipande cha paradiso ya wanyamapori, ambapo wanya- standing on the edge of the crater rim, it feels like we're looking down mapori na mifugo ya jadi ya wamasai pamoja na watalii wanaweza on a slice of wildlife paradise, where harmony prevails. wote kufurahia uzuri wa mahali hapa. 18 \ fastjet taking you places \ www.fastjet.com october\december 2018

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MWANZA Known as the central place to buy and sell all kinds of local produce, the sokoni can be an intimidating yet fascinating experience for first-time customers. Exploring WORDS AND IMAGES: SAKINA NANABHAI the of Inajulikana kama sehemu Mwanza kuu ya kununua na kuuza kila aina ya mazao ya ndani, soko linaweza kuwa sehemu nzuri na ya kuvutia kwa wateja wageni wanaoingia eneo hili kwa mara ya kwanza. october\december 2018 www.fastjet.com \ fastjet taking you places \ 21

IN-FLIGHT THERE ARE PLENTY OF ACTIVITIES TO LOOK FORWARD TO AT QUILALEA, FROM DHOW RIDES TO SPA TREATMENTS AND CANDLELIT DINNERS ON THE BEACH. D erived from the Arabic word, souq, the Kiswahili word, sokoni, means ‘marketplace’. Here you will find an array of wares rang- ing from vegetables, fruits, spices, grains, handcrafts and even herbal medicines to homemade massage and hair oils. From the chanting of the vendors calling the customers towards J ina hili lililotokana na neno la Kiarabu, souq, neno la Kiswahili, sokoni, linamaanisha 'sehemu ya kununua bidhaa mbalim- bali'. Hapa utapata vitu mbalimbali vinavyotokana na mboga, matunda, viungo, nafaka, vitu vya kutengenezwa kwa mikono na dawa zitokanazo na mimea na mafuta ya nywele. their stalls, to walking through the narrow, dingy lanes, making sure Wachuuzi huwaita wateja kuelekea kwenye maduka yao, kusogea you do not step in a puddle or bump into the person coming from the kupitia njia nyembamba, za kutembea, na kuhakikisha hawagongani other side, the sokoni can be a bewildering experience. This photo- na mtu anayekuja kutoka upande mwingine, sokoni inaweza kuwa graphic journey of the sokoni in the Tanzanian city of Mwanza will uzoefu wa kushangaza. Safari hii ya picha ya sokoni katika mji wa introduce you to the range of local produce and the vendors who have Mwanza ndani ya Tanzania itakuelezea mazao ya ndani na wauzaji been in this business for generations. ambao wamekuwa katika biashara hii kwa vizazi. Our journey starts with exploring a small sokoni located in the area “Habari?” I greet, as I look through the variety of fruits. of Kirumba, near Hotel La Kairo. The first few stalls that we come across “Nzuri, habari yako?” Naema responds. are fruit stalls selling a range of fresh produce, including pineapples, Safari yetu inaanza kwa kuchunguza soko dogo lililoko katika eneo la avocados, apples, bananas, mangoes and oranges. As I stand there Kirumba, karibu na Hotel La Kairo. Nguzo za kwanza ambazo tunapitia choosing some oranges and bananas, I chat with the stall owners: a ni maduka ya matunda na ya kuuza mazao mengi, ikiwa ni pamoja na young man, Musa, and a beautiful girl Naema. mananasi, maparachichi, maapple, ndizi, maembe na machungwa. “Habari?” I greet, as I look through the variety of fruits. Niliposimama pale nikichagua machungwa na ndizi, nilizungumza na “Nzuri, habri yako?” Naema responds. wamiliki wa duka: kijana, Musa, na msichana mzuri Naema. 22 \ fastjet taking you places \ www.fastjet.com october\december 2018

MWANZA THERE ARE PLENTY OF ACTIVITIES TO LOOK FORWARD TO AT QUILALEA, FROM DHOW RIDES TO SPA TREATMENTS AND CANDLELIT DINNERS ON THE BEACH. WE GO OFF ON A DAY-LONG SAFARI IN SEARCH OF THE LEOPARD WE CAUGHT IN OUR HEADLIGHTS AT DAWN, AS WELL AS THE TREE-CLIMBING LIONS WE’VE HEARD ABOUT. I tell her that the fruit looks very fresh, and she proudly nods. I ask "Habari?" Nasalimu, huku nikitazama aina mbalimbali za matunda. her if I can take a picture of her stall and she happily agrees. Musa "Nzuri, habari yako?" Naema alijibu. moves closer. “Sawa, chukua na picha yangu pia,” he says, asking to be Nikamwambia kuwa matunda yanaonekana kuwa safi sana, na included, and he strikes a pose next to Naema. akajivunia huku akitingisha kichwa. Ninamuuliza kama ninaweza ku- We continue our journey and enter the main market, crossing a tiny chukua picha ya duka lake na yeye akubaliana nami kwa furaha. Musa makeshift bridge made of wooden planks. The moment we step into akasogea karibu. "Sawa, chukua na picha yangu pia," anasema, aki- the sokoni, we are met by blaring beats of bongo music and echoes of omba kuingizwa kwenye picha kisha akaweka pozi karibu na Naema. “Habari” and “Mambo” from every corner, as the vendors try to attract Tunaendelea safari yetu na kuingia kwenye soko kuu, kwa kuvuka us to their stalls. daraja dogo ya daraja lenye mbao. Wakati tunapoingia sokoni, tuna- When I take my camera out to ask if I can take some photographs, I karibishwa na bits za muziki wa bongo, huku tukipewa salamu za am confronted with a range of reactions from everyone. Some vendors "Habari" na "Mambo" kutoka kila kona, hii ni kawaida kwa wachuuzi refuse to have a photo taken until I buy something from their stall, but wanapojaribu kutuvutia kwenye maduka yao. most of the vendors are extremely welcoming, and happily introduce Wakati ninachukua kamera yangu nje ili kuuliza kama ninaweza themselves and the unique items that they sell. kuchukua picha, nakabiliana na majibu mbalimbali kutoka kwa A young woman catches my attention, and she calls me towards her. wachuuzi wengine wakikataa nisiwapige picha hadi ninunue kitu She asks me to take a photo of her as she settles down on a low wood- kutoka kwenye maduka yao huku wengi wao wakiwa wenye furaha na en bench and starts washing some dishes. wakiniruhusu kupiga picha bidhaa zao nzuri za kipekee. As I take a few photos, I enquire whether she has a catering business. Mwanamke mdogo anachukua mawazo yangu, huku akiniita She confirms this, hardly looking up from the dishes. I ask her what kuelekea alipo. Ananiomba nimpige picha huku akiwa ameketi october\december 2018 www.fastjet.com \ fastjet taking you places \ 23

IN-FLIGHT kind of food she prepares and she responds, unintentionally singing kwenye benchi na kuanza kuosha sahani. the words: “Wali, ndizi, ugali, na maharagi.” This list of local dishes Nilipopata picha chache, nikamuuliza kama biashara yake ni ya translates to rice, plantain soup, Ugali (a local staple similar to porridge chakula. Akathibitisha hili, bila kuangalia juu huku akiendelea kuosha and made from maize flour), and red bean curry. I’m curious to know sahani. Nikamuuliza ni aina gani ya chakula anauza akajibu: "Wali, what the favourite dish is amongst her customers. With a proud, broad ndizi, ugali, na maharage." Nikawa na hamu ya kujua wateja wake smile, she tells me that they like everything! I shake her hand and wanapendelea chakula gani zaidi. Huku akitabasamu alijibu, kuwa thank her for her time. wanapenda kila kitu! Nilimshika mkono wake na kutikisa kama ishara We pass by a range of vegetables proudly stacked on top of one ya kumshukuru kwa wakati wake. another at one stall and sacks of grains, pulses and beans displayed at Tulipita kwenye maduka mbalimbali ya nafaka na mbogambo- another stall. I chat with some of the vendors and ask their names as ga, nilipiga stori na wauzaji na kuwauliza majina yao huku wakiwa they happily pose for a photo. kwenye maduka yao na walifurahi kuweka pozi kwaajili ya picha. Meet Vanansi, the man with the most vibrant stall of tomatoes in Kukutana na Vanansi, anayeuza nyanya katika soko hili. Mpan- the sokoni. The striking shades of red emerging from his modest stall gilio wa kuvutia wa nyanya zake ulinivutia na kuchukua mawazo catch my attention in an instant. I greet him with a joyous “Habari,” yang umara moja. Nilimsalimu kwa furaha "Habari," na kumuuliza and ask his name. As I struggle to pronounce it accurately, he carefully jina lake. Alinitajia namimi nilijitahidi kulitamka kwa usahihi wakati spells it out for me. akilitaja. The last stall we stop at is owned by an old man who calls himself Duka la mwisho tunalosimama linamilikiwa na mzee anayejiita Babu. Babu’s stall displays a range of locally-produced aromatic spices, Babu. Sehemu ya Babu ina aina nyingi za viungo vinavyotengenezwa mostly brought in from the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba. The spices ndani ya nchi, ambavyo huingizwa kutoka visiwa vya Zanzibar na are neatly packaged in small plastic packets and cost between 200-500 Pemba. Viungo huvi vimewekwa kwenye pakiti ndogo za plastiki na TSh, depending on the type of spice one wishes to buy. gharama yake ni kati ya TSh 200-500, kulingana na aina ya kiungo Having spent not more than 10 000 TSh on a variety of fresh fruits, ambayo mteja angependa kununua. vegetables and spices, and having had some really special conversa- Baada ya kutumia pesa isiyozidi tsh 10 000 kwa aina mbalimbali tions with the local vendors despite my broken Kiswahili, I leave the za matunda, mboga mboga na manukato, na kuwa na mazungumzo sokoni feeling energized. I had wanted to go to the market earlier in maalum na wachuuzi wa ndani licha ya lugha yangu ya Kiswahili the day, thinking by afternoon I might be too drained to enjoy the visit; kutokuwa nzuri, nilijikuta nafurahia safari yangu kwakuwa nilipata instead my visit to the sokoni proved to be a completely exhilarating kuongea na wenyeji na kufahamu mambo mengi mazuri na ya kusi- experience. simua. 24 \ fastjet taking you places \ www.fastjet.com october\december 2018

IN-FLIGHT THE CONGOLESE JUNGLE WAS A CHILDHOOD DREAM COME TRUE FOR COUSINS LUKE AND JORDAN. DID YOU KNOW SABIA QUE Mokele-mbembe O Mokele-mbembe is part of the faz parte do Congolese river folclore da bacia basin folklore and do rio congolês a river-dwelling e é uma entidade entity. The name ribeirinha. O nome means ‘one who significa "aquele stops the flow que interrompe a of rivers’. Some corrente dos rios". consider it to be a Por vezes é visto spirit, and others como um espírito e say it's a physical outras vezes como creature depicted uma criatura física as a dinosaur. que é descrita como um dinossauro. 28 \ fastjet taking you places \ www.fastjet.com october\december 2018

SA TO DRC Cousins and avid travellers Luke Macdonald and Jordan Deall embarked on the road trip of a lifetime to pursue a childhood dream in search of the world’s last dinosaur in the heart of the Congolese jungle. If the quest for this mythical beast sounds crazy, then their far-fetched plan to get there will leave you stunned: they hitchhiked through Africa! SOUTH AFRICA TO THE CONGO IN 107 DAYS WORDS: CANDICE LANDIE DA ÁFRICA DO SUL AO CONGO EM 107 DIAS Primos e ávidos viajantes, Luke Macdonald e Jordan Deall fizeram a viagem de uma vida para perseguir um sonho de infância em busca do último dinossauro do mundo no coração da selva congolesa. Se a procura por essa besta mítica lhe parece louca, então vai ficar pas- mado com o plano mirabolante deles para lá chegar: eles foram à boleia por África! october\december 2018 www.fastjet.com \ fastjet taking you places \ 29

IN-FLIGHT LUKE MACDONALD AND JORDAN DEALL AS THEY HITCHHIKE THROUGH AFRICA IN SEARCH OF THE WORLD’S LAST ALLEGED DINOSAUR. A U cool new South African series called Hitched, which aired in ma nova série sul-africana chamada Hitched, que passou na August and September* on DStv’s Discovery Channel, follows televisão em agosto e setembro* no Discovery Channel na Luke Macdonald and Jordan Deall (and the cameraman) as DStv, segue Luke Macdonald e Jordan Deall na sua viagem à they hitchhike through Africa in search of the world’s last alleged boleia por África em busca do alegado último dinossauro do mundo, dinosaur, Mokele-mbembe. The series follows the cousins’ epic o Mokele-mbembe. A série acompanha os primos na sua jornada journey of 107 days, travelling through 10 countries and covering a épica de 107 dias através de 10 países, percorrendo a impressionante staggering distance of 10 000km via 92 rides. Starting in South Africa, distância de 10 000 km ao longo de 92 boleias. Partindo da África do Luke and Jordan hitched all the way to the Democratic Republic of Sul, Luke e Jordan viajaram à boleia até a República Democrática do Congo (DRC), traversing countries from Botswana and Namibia to Congo (RDC), atravessando países como o Botsuana e a Namíbia, até Zambia and Tanzania. à Zâmbia e à Tanzânia. The cousins decided that the most epic way to get to the heart of O Luke e o Jordan decidiram que a maneira mais fantástica de che- the Congolese jungle would be to hitchhike. During their long journey gar ao coração da selva congolesa era à boleia. Durante uma viagem there were so many highlights, recalls Luke, including travelling tão longa houve muitos pontos altos, lembra Luke, como viajar ao along the Congo River by barge and getting stuck on a sandbank. Or longo do rio Congo numa barcaça e ficar preso num banco de areia. trekking through the jungle on foot. “Many countries we travelled Ou fazer uma caminhada pela selva. “Muitos dos países por onde through are characterised by various instabilities; this made for some passámos eram muito instáveis; isso proporcionou momentos muito interesting events, especially when you’re just a three-man team team interessantes, especialmente quando somos uma equipa de apenas not really knowing what it's doing,” he laughs. “In hindsight, it's always três pessoas que não sabe o que está a fazer", diz ele sorrindo. "Em the challenging times that are the most memorable.” retrospetiva, os momentos mais desafiantes são sempre os While the idea of hitchhiking may not sound like a smart move, mais memoráveis” it's a common mode of transport in Africa, so finding a lift isn’t too Embora o conceito de boleia pareça algo imprudente, em África a difficult. “However,” says Jordan, “since hitchhiking is a side business boleia é um meio de transporte bastante comum, portanto, encontrar for drivers, finding a lift at the right price was sometimes tricky. On uma boleia não é difícil. "No entanto", diz Jordan, "dado que a boleia average, the cost of a life was about a third of maybe half the price é um negócio secundário para os motoristas, por vezes encontrar uma of a bus or taxi – those were good deals for us.” Having said that, in boleia pelo preço certo era complicado. Em média, o custo de uma countries like the DRC where roads were destroyed by war, you pretty boleia era de cerca de um terço ou talvez metade do preço de uma ca- much take whatever you can get. For Luke and Jordan, the best part mioneta ou de um táxi – por isso era uma bom negócio.” Dito isto, em of hitchhiking was the interactive experience, which is what made it lugares como a RDC, onde as estradas estavam destruído pela guerra, fundamentally different from other means of travelling. “It often led us aproveita-se o que se arranja. Para Luke e Jordan, a melhor parte da to staying with the drivers for a few days or going back to their homes boleia foi a interação com as pessoas, que é o que a torna diferente de to meet their families. And that’s something special; it creates outras formas de viajar. “Muitas vezes isso implicou ficar com os mo- a more authentic experience of a country or place. It really is beautiful,” toristas durante alguns dias ou ir até casa deles para conhecer as suas says Luke. famílias. E isso é algo especial; proporciona uma experiência mais For him, both Zambia and Tanzania were extraordinary beautiful. autêntica de um país ou lugar. É realmente bonito ”, acrescenta Luke. “They’re typified by vast landscapes, so hitching across that terrain is Para ele, tanto a Zâmbia como a Tanzânia são extraordinariamente mind-blowing,” he reminisces. “Culturally, they’re so vibrant and the bonitos. "Possuem paisagens fantásticas, portanto, a travessia destes people are extremely friendly. We stayed with an amazing Rasta named países é arrebatadora", ele relembra. “Têm uma cultura vibrante e as Steven. He just invited us to stay in his house on Lake Tanganyika. We pessoas são extremamente amigáveis. Ficámos em casa de um Rasta managed to learn a little bit of Kiswahili and had some amazing broken chamado Steven. De repente, convidou-nos para ficar na sua casa English-Kiswahili conversations that went on late into the night.” no Lago Tanganica. Conseguimos aprender um pouco de Kiswahili 30 \ fastjet taking you places \ www.fastjet.com october\december 2018

SA TO DRC Reserve com antecedência e vai encontrar as tarifas mais económicas Often, Luke and Jordan had to get by on makeshift sign language. e tivemos algumas conversas com inglês e Kiswahili à mistura que According to the cousins, Zambia and Tanzania are quite similar duraram noite dentro. ”Frequentemente, o Luke e o Jordan tinham de to South Africa, as their cities share traces of global culture. Their se desenrascar com uma linguagem gestual improvisada. experiences of staying in the rural areas were vastly different to what Ambos descrevem a Zâmbia e a Tanzânia como parecidos com they’re accustomed to though, and these provided the two city a África do Sul, na medida em que as cidades partilham traços de slickers with ample learning curves. “We didn’t realise how easy we uma cultura global. “Não nos apercebíamos do fácil que é para nós have things; we were faced with different ways of living, different obtermos coisas; deparámo-nos com diferentes modos de viver, languages, food, and cultures. That’s when you learn and grow as a diferentes idiomas, alimentos e culturas. É nestes momentos que person,” shares Luke. aprendemos e crescemos como pessoas”, afirma Luke. The two countries that captured Jordan's imagination were the DRC O Jordan, por outro lado, destacou a RDC e o Ruanda. “Esses and Rwanda. “They are depicted in certain ways in the media, and to países são representados de uma certa forma pelos média, e vê-los experience them in person breaks these perceptions. This is exactly por nós próprios altera essa imagem. É exatamente por isso que se why you should travel,” he says. Jordan adds that Rwanda is one of the deve viajar”, diz ele. O Ruanda, por exemplo, é um dos lugares mais most amazing countries, as it's "so fertile – literally and figuratively. incríveis do mundo, segundo Jordan, que o descreve como “muito “You just have to go there to see what I mean.” fértil, literal e figurativamente”. “Then there’s the Congo – the jungle. It’s like a whole different "Tem de se ir lá para saber o que quero dizer", continua ele. world. And to stay in Aka Villages was an amazing privilege. Or places “Depois temos o Congo - a selva. É um outro mundo. E ficar nas like Brazzaville, which is a buzzing African metropolis boasting a crazy aldeias Aka foi um privilégio incrível. Ou lugares como Brazzaville, energy and an interesting youth culture.” It’s so good to see the rest of que é uma metrópole africana cheia de energia e com uma cultura Africa for yourself, he reiterates. While these countries are not without jovem interessante.” É tão bom ver o resto da África por nós próprios, their own difficulties, Jordan says that once you experience it for ele reitera. Apesar de estes países viverem muitas dificuldades, o yourself, you realise its uniqueness. Jordan diz que só conseguimos compreender a sua singularidades If there's one thing their travels have taught them, it's that there is depois de os vivemos por nós próprios. this perception that Africa is behind in terms of the rest of the world. Se há uma coisa que suas viagens lhes ensinaram, é que há But the more you see of it, the more you realise there's a lot that the uma perceção de que a África está atrasada em relação ao resto do rest of the world can learn from this amazing continent. “The concept mundo, mas quanto mais o conhecemos, mais nos apercebemos of the First World versus developing countries is such nonsense,” says que há muita coisa que o resto do mundo pode aprender com este Luke. He believes this notion is based on materialistic judgement, yet incrível continente. “O conceito de Primeiro Mundo versus países em life is about so much more than that. “Socially and spiritually, Africa is desenvolvimento é um absurdo”, afirma Luke. Ele acredita que essa miles ahead of the so-called developed world, and that’s something noção tem por base um fundamento materialista, mas a vida é muito money can’t buy.” mais do que isso. "Social e espiritualmente, África está quilómetros à Despite Luke and Jordan falling hopelessly in love with Africa, their frente do chamado mundo desenvolvido, e isso é algo que o dinheiro IMAGES GETTY; COURTESY IMAGES travels were not easy. The duo faced political unrest, war zones and não pode comprar". malaria. Within that, however, was a strength and beauty that's not Apesar do Luke e do Jordan se terem apaixonado perdidamente easily found in the rest of the world. por África, as suas viagens não foram fáceis. A dupla enfrentou All in all, it was a journey that showcased the diverse splendour instabilidade política, zonas de guerra e malária. No entanto, no meio of Africa and her people. de tudo isto, havia uma força e uma beleza que não são facilmente encontradas no resto do mundo. No final, foi uma viagem que *Catch repeats of the show on Discovery Channel mostrou o esplendor diverso de África e dos seus povos. october\december 2018 www.fastjet.com \ fastjet taking you places \ 31

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TOUCHDOWN FAST FACT Oenophilia describes a love ᅂo drink, of wine. Oinos means ‘wine’ and philia means ‘for the love’ in Greek. or not WORDS: TINASHE NYAMUDOKA tၠ drink Wine recommendations from so-called experts can sometimes be overwhelming and prevent you from developing your own tastes. The best advice is to experiment with varietals and vintages and hone your preferences. R ecently, I've been reflecting on where I lifestyle, which for many people is often as it was constantly dark, and it maintained am in life, and more specifically where characterised by instant gratification. Here cool temperatures with dry air. I am in my career. I’m fortunate that for a good time, not a long time. Later, I started buying wines that were I love my job. Often, I get asked what I do Bottles of wine are often picked up recommended by experts for their ability to for a living and when I answer, people often on the way home or en route to a social mature in the bottle. These I stored out of respond with admiration and envy. engagement. This approach to wine made me my reach at a commercial wine cellar. I set In my personal life, I've become the wine thinking about cellaring. aside treasured labels in the hopes that they'd guy that friends and acquaintances often turn Getting into wine years ago, I always dreamt transform to be the best possible vintages. to for advice. I’m definitely a wine lover and of having a cellar. Part of my cupboard was Nowadays, my perspective on wine has sommelier, but I also like to think of myself reserved for a cache of 12 or so prized bottles, changed somewhat. I value the accessibility as having the ability to casually appreciate a while the less fancy wines were displayed of having wine on hand for any occasion and IMAGES SUPPLIED good wine – off the clock. I love the social in my wine rack in the lounge. As I started appreciate the emotional attachment to wines aspect of sharing delicious flavours with buying randomly and horded every mark- from places I have visited, and winemakers friends and family. down or wine special I found, the collection I've encountered. It’s no longer a case of Wine has become another part of our grew. I had to make use of my garage – ideal, waiting for some ideal moment of perfection. 38 \ fastjet taking you places \ www.fastjet.com october\december 2018

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ᄱ FASTJET NEWS UMA AUTÊNTICA E LUXUOSA EXPERIÊNCIA MOÇAMBICANA AGUARDA POR SI NO CORAL O LODGE MOÇAMBIQUE. cenário único e intimista deste lodge ra capital de Moçambique. Passe o dia a carinho. Se não gosta de marisco, ainda há à beira-mar é complementado pela explorar os seus locais históricos, as pessoas muitos outros pratos por onde escolher. sua proximidade com a rica cultura bonitas e a absorver a essência da fascinante O pacote “tudo incluído” inclui pequeno- e história da Ilha Moçambique, o verdadeiro herança de Moçambique. No final do dia, almoço, almoço e jantar e ainda as bebidas coração da história moçambicana, e o único voltará a uma praia paradisíaca onde poderá locais. local Património Mundial da UNESCO aproveitar a experiência do Coral Lodge. O lodge oferece uma variedade de opções em Moçambique. Enquanto estiver hospedado no Coral de refeições privadas, como um piquenique As 10 vilas de luxo do Coral Lodge são Lodge poderá desfrutar de uma variedade de privado numa ilha, um jantar no deck da sua rodeadas por um cenário idílico numa penín- atividades e excursões. Explore os vastos tons vila ou ainda um jantar privado na praia. sula com praias imaculadas e uma reserva de azul do Oceano Índico a partir das nossas As famílias são muito bem-vindas ao Coral natural intocada, proporcionando o local praias, seja para fazer snorkel, tomar banhos Lodge, tendo disponíveis espaçosas vilas perfeito para absorver as águas azuis-turque- de sol, nadar, fazer canoagem, windsurf, familiares e um serviço de babysitting, se sa do Oceano Índico. observar baleias ou até mesmo para velejar mãe e o pai quiserem ter uma noite tranquila Os desenhos das vilas combinam com no nosso tradicional dhow numa experiência só para eles. mestria uma mistura elegante de madeira romântica ao pôr-do-sol, Conheça os membros da incrível equipa e têxteis para garantir que o alojamento se Para os viajantes que desejem uma ex- do Coral Lodge, muitos dos quais vivem integre harmoniosamente com o ambiente, periência de férias mais calma, com o mínimo na vila de pescadores local de Cabaceira incorporando as cores vivas da área. As vilas de atividade possível, estes podem aproveitar Pequena, que tem também muita história. estão voltadas para a lagoa ou para a praia, e ao máximo as massagens e tratamentos cor- O lodge oferece uma visita a pé à vila, duran- pode ainda optar por uma vila familiar. porais que o nosso terapeuta de wellnessresi- te a qual pode conhecer a comunidade local Localizado a apenas 30 minutos de barco dente lhes oferece. e também testemunhar alguns dos projetos do destino exclusivo da Ilha de Moçambique, Delicie-se com a deliciosa cozinha de desenvolvimento comunitário em que a os hóspedes são incentivados a visitar a ilha e moçambicana, sempre preparada com o equipa do Coral Lodge está envolvida a descobrir a fascinante história da primei- marisco mais frescos do dia e com muito diariamente. october\december 2018 www.fastjet.com \ fastjet taking you places \ 41

ᄵ TOUCHDOWN CAPE TOWN RANKED NUMBER 1 CITY OF OPPORTUNITY IN AFRICA P ricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) research findings rank the Dominic Boyle said: "Although Cape town ranks top in technology Mother City as the foremost city of opportunity on the readiness in Africa, it lags behind other cities on a global scale. For continent. "With an unemployment rate 13 percentage points example, Amsterdam alone hosts 900 tech events a year and leading lower than the national figure, and 10 points lower than the average cities are continuously looking for ways to improve connectivity – metro, Cape Town is a city of genuine opportunity for millions of although Cape Town is making progress in these areas, it falls short people," said Wesgro councillor, Bretton Herron Overall, Cape Town when benchmarked against other cities globally." ranked 24th out of 31 cities, 6th out of the middle-income country Jon Williams, PwC Africa's Head of cities and urbanisation added: cities and first in Africa. The report benchmarks Cape Town against "Cape Town is a city with strong fundamentals, aspiring talent and 30 of the world’s leading cities across 66 indicators of urban success. a palpable excitement, set against a backdrop of inequality, which The 30 cities identified are global centres of finance, commerce is borne out of the country’s past but which will play a role in the and culture, and represent among them a sizeable proportion of city’s future." the world economy. Highlighting opportunities for improvement, the report contains a number of recommendations aimed primarily at the city and provincial The 66 indicators were grouped under 10 key variables, including: government, but they also apply to national government, business and Intellectual capital and innovation civil society, all of whom have an interest in the success of Cape Town. Technology readiness These suggestions include: City gateway Make education and safety top priorities, even though they Transportation and infrastructure are complex. Health, safety and security The city should continue to embrace technology and innovation, Sustainability and the natural environment and not be afraid to experiment. Demographics and livability As the city embraces water resilience in the long-term, it should also Economic clout; and be aware of and prepare to react to financial, economic and Ease of doing business and cost. social shocks. Cape Town scored high in: In an ever-more connected world, Cape Town should learn from the Cost best cities that are implementing innovative solutions. Ease of doing business The city must build on the success of its tourism. Transportation and infrastructure; and Collaboration between government, business and citizens will unlock Sustainability and the natural environment. latent potential. Moderate scores were reported in intellectual capital and A city-centric government is a win-win. innovation, and health, safety and security. Areas for improvement The city should make use of big data to help solve important include economic clout, technology readiness, city gateway, and problems. demographics and liveability. City leaders should actively drive data-led delivery. IMAGES GETTY; SUPPLIED More often than not, the city’s areas of strength are those that it has In order to realise these opportunities, the City of Cape Town must been allowed more power to control, while its areas of development attract and retain the best people. often come down to one of two factors: global competition and, The city should also continue to build on its foundations of urban most notably, inequality. Explaining the reasons behind some of the finance and infrastructure that have given it the strong platform it shortcomings, PwC’s senior manager for cities and urbanisation, enjoys today. 42 \ fastjet taking you places \ www.fastjet.com october\december 2018

BIZCOMMUNITY Zimbabwe has abundant natural attractions which all need to be promoted and established into itineraries and tourism circuits. Fastjet between Harare and HOW CAN and the international community could usher an era of increased domestic and Bulawayo with daily flights. TOURISM BOOST foreign investment and growth which perhaps has remained stunted for the better part of OPPORTUNITIES two decades. FOR ZIMBABWE? ECONOMIC UPLIFTMENT STRATEGIES "Tourism policies and infrastructure can create massive opportunities for an economy. Not only through job creation and direct or indirect According to an analysis by African Sun Limited, Zimbabwe is currently income from tourism activities but also creating an opportunity for ranked 117th among the most likely travel destinations in the world, interaction and business avenues," says Thapar. compared to South Africa which ranks 60th. As such, politicians "According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, while the should shift their focus from recent election results to the future of direct contribution of travel and tourism to Zimbabwe’s GDP was 3.5%, the country, which boasts multiple opportunities especially in the the total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP – including wider tourism industry, says Rishabh Thapar, HVS Africa Associate Director effects from investment, the supply chain and induced income impacts who believes that tourism could play a massive role in alleviating both – was over 8% in 2016 and 2017." economic and political instability in the country. Most travel itineraries in southern Africa do not include Zimbabwe’s tourist attractions beyond the famed Victoria Falls. "This presents "The country, which is under severe external debt, needs to be an opportunity. Zimbabwe has abundant natural attractions such as able to gain access to credit. The government would need to create Nyanga National Park, Matopos National Park, Hwange National Park, favourable policies, stamp out corruption and create and/or revive its Lake Kariba, The Great Zimbabwean Ruins and Chinhoyi Caves," own currency – this requires their undivided attention." adds Thapar. Thapar believes that one of the major plans for the new government He recommends that a master plan for all these destinations is should be to restore financial and political stability by involving its developed to enhance the tourist’s experience and ultimately increase skilled workforce in national building programmes and schemes. the length of stay in the country. While the plan should focus on "More than three million Zimbabweans are estimated to be living airlines, connectivity, hotels and tourism infrastructure/activities, outside their country, having left the country for better economic Thapar concludes that the government would also need to invest into prospects during the last two decades. This accomplished workforce building a long-term tourism policy for preservation and conservation with their experience of living abroad would certainly play a crucial role while providing incentives for private investments. in the rise of Zimbabwe if they were to return to their country." He explains that a phase of restoring confidence among its citizens www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/595/180406.html october\december 2018 www.fastjet.com \ fastjet taking you places \ 43

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W1 TRAVEL DIARY WORDS: NATALIA ROSA WHAT'S IN A NAME? M A ost of us were given nicknames as maioria de nós tinha uma alcunha a kid. Perhaps your nickname was em criança. Talvez tenha recebido a gifted to you out of endearment by sua alcunha por amor de alguém que someone you love. Perhaps it's a different form ama. Talvez seja uma forma diferente do seu of your given name. If you were unlucky, your nome. Se teve azar, o seu apelido pode ser tão nickname may be so cringeworthy that you'd embaraçoso que prefere morrer a que os seus rather die than have your friends, colleagues or amigos, colegas ou parceiros descubram qual partner find out what it is. Even towns and cities é. Até mesmo cidades e vilas não conseguem can’t escape the nicknaming process; some escapar às alcunhas; algumas alcunhas até se nicknames even become official names. Take tornam nos seus nomes oficiais. Veja os exem- Ding Dong in Texas, Eek in Alaska, and the very plos de Ding Dong, no Texas, Eek, no Alasca, e yummy Sandwich in the United Kingdom as a deliciosa Sandwich no Reino Unido. examples. South Africa is also guilty of dorpies A África do Sul também é culpada de having questionable names. Tieties Bay in the dorpies ter um nome estranho. Tieties Bay em Western Cape, Dronkvlei in KZN, or Phalaborwa Western Cape, Dronkvlei em KwaZulu-Natal, – which means "better than the south" – in ou Phalaborwa no Limpopo, que significa Limpopo. While some smaller towns have made “melhor que o sul”. their nicknames official, there are many major Embora algumas cidades de menores di- cities around the world that still retain their mensões tenham oficializado as suas alcunhas, nicknames, so the travel team at Flight Centre, há muitas cidades importantes em todo o South Africa decided to investigate a few: mundo que ainda as mantêm, assim, a equipa de viagens do Flight Center, na África do Sul, The Lion City decidiu investigar algumas: The Lion City is a literal translation of "Singapura", from which Singapore is derived. A Cidade Leão Singapura in Sanskrit means “lion” (singa) and A Cidade do Leão é uma tradução literal “city” (pura), says GB Srithar, Regional Director de singapura, que dá o nome a Singapura. for the Singapore Tourism Board for South Singapura em sânscrito significa "leão" (singa) Asia, the Middle East and Africa. “Historically, e "cidade" (pura), afirma GB Srithar, diretor Singapore was once known as Temasek, until regional do Conselho de Turismo de Singapu- a Sumatran prince saw a lion in Temasek and ra para o Sul da Ásia, Médio Oriente e África. decided to call it Singapura.” Singapore, as it's “Historicamente, Singapura era conhecida called today, is also known as the "Garden City" como Temasek, até que um príncipe de or "City in a Garden", given the variety of parks Sumatra viu um leão em Temasek e decidiu and gardens in the city – the most famous chamá-lo de Singapura.” Singapura, como é being the 158-year-old Singapore Botanic chamada hoje, também é conhecida como a Garden, which is also an Unesco World Cidade Jardim ou Cidade num Jardim, dada a Heritage Site. variedade de parques e jardins da cidade - o mais famoso é o Jardim Botânico de Singapu- The Big Apple ra, com 158 anos, que também é Património New York, New York – a city so nice they Mundial da Unesco. october\december 2018 www.fastjet.com \ fastjet taking you places \ 47

TRAVEL DIARY named it twice. The “concrete jungle where A Grande Maçã Nova Iorque, Nova Iorque, uma cidade tão THE WORD dreams are made of”, as Alicia Keys so aptly describes it, is an on-the-go cultural capital, maravilhosa que a batizaram duas vezes. A “METROPOLIS” IS which also explains why it's referred to as The “selva de betão da qual os sonhos são feitos”, DERIVED FROM City That Never Sleeps. However, its main como Alicia Keys descreve tão habilmente, THE GREEK nickname, The Big Apple, is one that has always é uma capital cultural em movimento que WORD METROS, worked well, especially when it comes to também explica por que é referida como a WHICH MEANS marketing. The term was used in the 1800s to cidade que nunca dorme. No entanto, ela “MOTHER”. describe something of significant desire and ambition, says Britt Hijkoop, Senior Manager é mais conhecida por The Big Apple, sendo esta a alcunha que sempre funcionou melhor, International PR for NYC & Company. “But as especialmente em termos de marketing. “O the New York Public Library explains, in 1909, termo foi usado em 1800 para descrever algo an author called Edward Martin associated it que se deseja e ambiciona”, diz Britt Hijkoop, with New York and it took off with the 1920s Diretor Sénior de Relações Públicas da NYC jazz culture.” & Company. “Mas, como explica a Biblioteca Pública de Nova Iorque, em 1909, um autor The Big Easy chamado Edward Martin associou-a a Nova The origin as to how, or why, New Orleans Iorque e foi impulsionada com a cultura do earned its nickname as The Big Easy still jazz dos anos de 1920.” remains somewhat obscure, but one of the most popular theories points to the late Times- A Cidade Descontraída Picayune gossip columnist Betty Guillaud, O porquê da cidade de Nova Orleães receber a who allegedly coined it. During the late 1960s, alcunha de The Big Easy ainda permanece um many many people started using the term to mistério, mas uma das teorias mais populares describe the difference between life in The Big aponta para que foi a falecida cronista de Easy and The Big Apple, says Nicky Potgieter, mexericos do Times-Picayune, Betty Guil- Flight Centre Leisure Marketing Leader. “The laud, a dar-lhe a alcunha. “Durante o final da nickname captures New Orleans’ relaxed década de 1960, muitos começaram a usar o attitude, being a haven for struggling jazz termo para mostrar como a vida era diferente and blues musicians, and its laid-back (e ainda é) na The Big Easy em comparação attitude toward alcohol consumption com a Big Apple”, diz Nicky Potgieter, Diretor during the Prohibition.” de Marketing de Lazer da Flight Center. "A alcunha traduz a atitude descontraída de Nova The Mother City Orleães, sendo um refúgio para músicos de Cape Town goes by several affectionate jazz e blues, e pela sua atitude descontraída names, but its most popular nickname by em relação ao consumo de álcool durante a Lei far is The Mother City, says Kimala Ross, Seca." Communications and PR Manager at Cape Town Tourism. “Many historians believe that A Cidade Mãe Cape Town was dubbed as the mother of all our “A Cidade do Cabo tem vários nomes carinho- cities because it was the original South African sos, mas a sua alcunha mais popular é de longe city.” Ross also mentions that another possible a de Cidade Mãe”, diz Kimala Ross, Gerente de explanation comes from an article published Comunicações e Relações Públicas do Turismo in the 1930s, which claimed that it was the da Cidade do Cabo. “Muitos historiadores only city in South Africa that could be called a acreditam que a Cidade do Cabo foi apelidada metropolis. The word “metropolis” is derived de mãe de todas as nossas cidades porque foi from the Greek word metros, which means primeira cidade da África do Sul.” Ross tam- “mother”, while the Greek word polis means bém afirma que outra possível explicação vem “city”, creating the term, The Mother City. de um artigo publicado na década de 1930, Did you know que afirmava ser esta a única cidade na África that fastjet has do Sul que poderia ser chamada de metrópole. carried more than A palavra "metrópole" é derivada da palavra 3.5 million Guests. grega metros, que significa "mãe", enquanto a palavra grega polis também significa "cidade", criando o termo "A cidade mãe".. 48 \ fastjet taking you places \ www.fastjet.com october\december 2018

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