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@@paipai9545 thank you for the kind comment. I appreciate it and glad that you enjoyed the video. Yes the trip from Pta to Cape Town was a two night trip on the train. It included a night in Cape Town. One thing I have learned from others who took this same trip is that sometimes because of cable theft, the train doesn't make it all the way to the Cape and then they load passengers on a bus to finish the trip. In that case, which isn't often, then passengers don't get to do the Kimberley excursion. Hope that helps and adds some context

@@alisonmartin1300 a person can complain about the price if, you feel that it isn’t value for money or if comparing to another product

Each couple were in their own villa. And yes I was the only one brave enough to wear my speedo.

@@johan_scheepers a MACHO need to be proud like tarzán wearing loincloth... 💪🤠 Or a sexy speedo... It's More confortable too! For athletic design & marks your "package"... 😹😹 Too shy the other saffras? C'mon guys... nobody of your hometown were watching you.. it's the chance... Lovely travelling... It looks such AND Incredible & beautiful Place...

Lol I should start wearing speedos more. We free balled the days the underwear were drying. 😂

@@johan_scheepers lol.. commando style when drying.. 😹😹😹 you should... You look gorgeous wearing the speedo in maldives... Not sure in capetown, but in Australia looks to be speedo-land ... At least in famous bondi beach... The gay beach

Hi there thanks for the great comment. Glad you liked the video. We loved it all. There were honestly nothing that we didn’t like. Because we were on all inclusive we started at the resort the whole time to make use of the breakfast, lunch, dinner and great cocktails. Also it wasn’t our first time in Mauritius, so we didn’t feel we needed to go explore again. We mostly use our cellphone’s and then I also use the Insta360 X3 360 camera, which gives you that perspective that someone else is filming it.

@@johan_scheepers thank you so much 🥰

I’m so sorry you had to go through that. I’m sure you do a much better job of editing a video and adding music to it. Please let me know when I can watch your version of it.

Thank you. Enjoy your trip

Thank you very much

Glad you enjoyed and thanks for bringing that to my attention. Will remember in future.

Australia, as you know were a little stricter than the rest of the world. Also we traveled during the start of 2022 when all Covid restrictions weren’t lifted yet. Unfortunately, whether we liked the masks or not, it was a requirement for travelling, so we had to do it in order to be able to go on the trip. Does that answer your question?

yes thaks, but..erm...did you all even resist? Not at all?@@johan_scheepers

Thanks for the lovely comment. Glad you enjoyed

Thanks for the great comment. It was the Insta360 oneR camera.

@@johan_scheepers Thanks for that. 🙂

Hi there. We went in February. We were booked on an all inclusive package which is for drinks and food. The non-motorised water activities were free of charge and you could do it every day if you wanted to. For other water activities you have to pay. All the water activities you see in this video was free of charge (all resort guests could do them). Hope this helps

@@johan_scheepers Please send me deets of your all inclusive package for booking purposes. A great channel indeed. Very helpful.

Unfortunately it’s not possible to hold the Indian Pacific in the Blue Mountains for the duration of passengers who choose to do the off-train excursion there (passengers can also choose to stay on the train and continue to Sydney). There are a number of reasons for this but key ones are that the IP requires time to be divided and shunted across up to three platforms at Central Station (because of its length), to be unloaded, to be cleaned, and then to board the eastbound passengers, and to depart Central well before the evening peak because the platforms are needed for other services. The timing is also constrained by limited paths on the Sydney Trains network … so it’s not ideal but the best compromise they can come up with. 🤔

@@FromtheWindowSeat Fair enough. Katoomba's platforms are not long enough to accommodate the length of a train like the IP, nor can the IP block other trains from using the line through Katoomba for hours on end. The only way they could have done it is if they parked the IP at the often-empty train yard sidings in the town of Mt Victoria (around 17km NW of Katoomba) and then used buses to shuttle passengers to Katoomba (for their Blue Mountains excursion) and then return them back to the train at Mt Victoria for the departure to Sydney. Journey Beyond could have even thrown in another optional excursion stopping at the Hydro Majestic Hotel in Medlow Bath (6km NW of Katoomba, and on the same road one would take to go to Katoomba from Mt Victoria) where passengers could enjoy high tea with a lovely view of the Megalong Valley below. This would've given local bus companies some extra charter business as well as provided more exposure to places like the Hydro Majestic. I guess where there's a will, there's a way. You can understand my disappointment though yeah? It's like flying Business or First Class and then just two hours before you land at your destination, you get booted to Economy.

@@pv032 Yeah - I can understand. I’m pretty sure customers would be told that if they take the off-train excursion they will finish their trip on a commute train. That said, it’s a chartered train and the V sets used are a favourite among rail aficionados. So personally, I would quite enjoy having exclusive access to a V set. 🤓

This was in February 2023, so close to the end of the summer season.

As with any other country that's not pro gay, I would advise to be cautious. We didn't pick up any hatr from the Mauritian people but were also not overly affectionate. We have been there twice and both times were great. We are going again in Sep for a wedding. We also mainly stay at the resort we booked at where everything is very touristy and where I don't think you will have a problem.

@@johan_scheepers Thanks a lot for such a prompt answer. I understand that PDA (public display of affection) is a no no, we as a gay couple are always discreet and careful ( We are Czechs btw ) but people are not stupid and if they see 2 guys ... We are also planning to spend some of the time at hotel however we prefer self-catering (I already booked an apartment in Poste Lafayette called Eastern Blue looks amazing ) which is not a hotel , altogether we want to spend some 24 days in Mauritius since it is such a long way from the Czech Republic. In any case, thanks for the reply again and if you have any tips let me know. BTW if the wedding you mentioned is concerning you and your partner Congratulations and wishing well. Regards Jiri

Same worries here... Travelling with a couple I always worried about asking one bed in a new country.. hey Johan, have you considered doing a Cruise ship? Like the train would be a Lovely journey... Greetings from Argentina 💪🤠

Mauritius is not pro gay but we recently had a landmark judgement from the supreme court declaring the offence of sodomy between male homesexuals to be anti constitutional. You would not be too bothered here.. gays are not persecuted. But I would not advice PDA in certain areas for ex in muslim areas of port Louis. In most hotels and other touristic areas you would have no issues.