Comments on: The Unemployed Millionaire Show – Episode #4 http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/2009/12/episodefour/ MattMorris.com Blog Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Karen Keane http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/2009/12/episodefour/comment-page-1/#comment-1013 Karen Keane Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:12:18 +0000 http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/?p=416#comment-1013 January 10th, 2006, I started my adventure by taking multiple planes (Chicago-London-Johannesburg-Maun-Sandibe Lodge) the total time it took to get to my first destination was 30 hours. The last plane was an 8 seated prop plane. By the way the plane looked I would be happy to arrive in one piece. It was leaking water on the inside of the plane. This is where I met my fellow travelers, two couples from Germany and 2 girls for Switzerland. One of which, Coni, spoke enough English to hold a conversation with during my safari. By the end of the vacation we would all learn other languages. We also met our guide Sam, who was a fantastic resource and had many years of experience in tracking animals. Once we arrived at Sandibe Lodge I was taken to my room which was a spacious, open air room. We were given instructions that we were not to leave the room at night, because the animals roamed freely around the lodge. If we had an emergency we needed to blow a whistle and security would come to our aid. At this lodge the electricity would be turned off one hour after dinner and turned on one hour before breakfast. At this point I knew I was in for an experience of a lifetime. The following morning I awoke to the beat of drums, this was our alarm clock. During the night I could hear hippos walking in the marsh in front of my cabin. After breakfast we started the game drives. This area of Botswana is a true oasis that is situated in the middle of the largest stretch of continuous sand in the world, the Kalahari basin. I visited four game reserves, Sandibe, Savute, Moremi and Chobe. My tour operator was CC Africa Expeditions. Several of the CC Africa Lodges have received international recognition for their work with local communities and in the restoration of degraded habitats. I experienced/survived 6 nights of camping. The bucket showers and bathroom trips, second bush to the left, were a treat. Unexpected dinner guests included a hyena and an elephant. Our dinner, which consisted of pizza and homemade bread, even had extra protein: moths!!! It was amazing. My 4am wakeup call was an impala caught by a wild dog, as evidenced by the tracks outside my tent. Overnight we heard lions and a hippo. Our camps were at Moremi, Savute, and Chobe Games reserves. Moremi is one of Africa's most beautiful reserves. It has excellent game viewing all year-round. Savute and Chobe are well known for their large herds of animals. Despite being an almost semi-dessert like area, these parks offer an astounding game experience. Even at night, when it wasn't raining, we could see millions of stars, including the Milky Way. One rainy night we had a long wait for our meal, so we started drinking wine. We managed to drink 5 bottles of red wine while waiting for dinner. Needless to say, we all spoke the same language that night, "drunk". At least I slept well... Crossing the border from Botswana to Zimbabwe was interesting. Zimbabwe is a country going through economic crisis. They do not accept their own currency, only US currency. They take no traveler checks but if they take credit cards they add zeros to the charge. I was charged $1.50 for a drink. When I attempted to pay with a $20 bill I was told they did not have change. I then gave them $1.50 US in change. I was told they did not accept US coins. I said, "If you don't want US coins don't charge US change." Victoria Falls is beautiful, spanning nearly 2 km and dropping 103 meters. This is the largest curtain of falling water and one of the greatest natural wonders in the world. The spray from the falls is so great that it appears to be raining all the time. We also enjoyed a boat ride down the Zambezi River. We got caught in a downpour in which we were soaked. After the rain stopped we continued down the river and were chased by an angry hippo. You would never believe it, but a hippo can run 30 miles per hour. This hippo rose up, opened his mouth, and started to run after us. We got away quickly thanks to the skill of our guide Sam. In Zimbabwe I took my elephant ride. This was truly a dream come true. My elephant, Tusk, was focused on eating the grass. While one of the others would charge into the trees breaking off branches with its tusks and then eat them. Boy, I was glad I wasn't on that one! January 10th, 2006, I started my adventure by taking multiple planes (Chicago-London-Johannesburg-Maun-Sandibe Lodge) the total time it took to get to my first destination was 30 hours. The last plane was an 8 seated prop plane. By the way the plane looked I would be happy to arrive in one piece. It was leaking water on the inside of the plane. This is where I met my fellow travelers, two couples from Germany and 2 girls for Switzerland. One of which, Coni, spoke enough English to hold a conversation with during my safari. By the end of the vacation we would all learn other languages. We also met our guide Sam, who was a fantastic resource and had many years of experience in tracking animals. Once we arrived at Sandibe Lodge I was taken to my room which was a spacious, open air room. We were given instructions that we were not to leave the room at night, because the animals roamed freely around the lodge. If we had an emergency we needed to blow a whistle and security would come to our aid. At this lodge the electricity would be turned off one hour after dinner and turned on one hour before breakfast. At this point I knew I was in for an experience of a lifetime. The following morning I awoke to the beat of drums, this was our alarm clock. During the night I could hear hippos walking in the marsh in front of my cabin. After breakfast we started the game drives. This area of Botswana is a true oasis that is situated in the middle of the largest stretch of continuous sand in the world, the Kalahari basin. I visited four game reserves, Sandibe, Savute, Moremi and Chobe. My tour operator was CC Africa Expeditions. Several of the CC Africa Lodges have received international recognition for their work with local communities and in the restoration of degraded habitats.
I experienced/survived 6 nights of camping. The bucket showers and bathroom trips, second bush to the left, were a treat. Unexpected dinner guests included a hyena and an elephant. Our dinner, which consisted of pizza and homemade bread, even had extra protein: moths!!! It was amazing. My 4am wakeup call was an impala caught by a wild dog, as evidenced by the tracks outside my tent. Overnight we heard lions and a hippo. Our camps were at Moremi, Savute, and Chobe Games reserves. Moremi is one of Africa’s most beautiful reserves. It has excellent game viewing all year-round. Savute and Chobe are well known for their large herds of animals. Despite being an almost semi-dessert like area, these parks offer an astounding game experience. Even at night, when it wasn’t raining, we could see millions of stars, including the Milky Way. One rainy night we had a long wait for our meal, so we started drinking wine. We managed to drink 5 bottles of red wine while waiting for dinner. Needless to say, we all spoke the same language that night, “drunk”. At least I slept well…
Crossing the border from Botswana to Zimbabwe was interesting. Zimbabwe is a country going through economic crisis. They do not accept their own currency, only US currency. They take no traveler checks but if they take credit cards they add zeros to the charge. I was charged $1.50 for a drink. When I attempted to pay with a $20 bill I was told they did not have change. I then gave them $1.50 US in change. I was told they did not accept US coins. I said, “If you don’t want US coins don’t charge US change.” Victoria Falls is beautiful, spanning nearly 2 km and dropping 103 meters. This is the largest curtain of falling water and one of the greatest natural wonders in the world. The spray from the falls is so great that it appears to be raining all the time. We also enjoyed a boat ride down the Zambezi River. We got caught in a downpour in which we were soaked. After the rain stopped we continued down the river and were chased by an angry hippo. You would never believe it, but a hippo can run 30 miles per hour. This hippo rose up, opened his mouth, and started to run after us. We got away quickly thanks to the skill of our guide Sam. In Zimbabwe I took my elephant ride. This was truly a dream come true. My elephant, Tusk, was focused on eating the grass. While one of the others would charge into the trees breaking off branches with its tusks and then eat them. Boy, I was glad I wasn’t on that one!

]]> By: The Unemployed Millionaire Show: Episode #5 | Matt Morris | The Unemployed Millionaire Blog http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/2009/12/episodefour/comment-page-1/#comment-938 The Unemployed Millionaire Show: Episode #5 | Matt Morris | The Unemployed Millionaire Blog Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:09:56 +0000 http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/?p=416#comment-938 [...] out the last episode of The Unemployed Millionaire Show here: Episode Four. To get Episode 6 as soon as it is released, subscribe to the RSS feed on the left. [...] [...] out the last episode of The Unemployed Millionaire Show here: Episode Four. To get Episode 6 as soon as it is released, subscribe to the RSS feed on the left. [...]

]]> By: Motivational Monday #6 | Matt Morris | The Unemployed Millionaire Blog http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/2009/12/episodefour/comment-page-1/#comment-936 Motivational Monday #6 | Matt Morris | The Unemployed Millionaire Blog Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:46:16 +0000 http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/?p=416#comment-936 [...] If you have read The Unemployed Millionaire, then you know that I had to declare that I was a millionaire to myself thousands upon thousands of times before I actually became one.  My affirmations paid off and today I am vacationing in Cape Town, South Africa on one of the world’s most beautiful beaches (more on that in the next episode of The Unemployed Millionaire Show)! [...] [...] If you have read The Unemployed Millionaire, then you know that I had to declare that I was a millionaire to myself thousands upon thousands of times before I actually became one.  My affirmations paid off and today I am vacationing in Cape Town, South Africa on one of the world’s most beautiful beaches (more on that in the next episode of The Unemployed Millionaire Show)! [...]

]]> By: Matt Morris http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/2009/12/episodefour/comment-page-1/#comment-875 Matt Morris Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:46:36 +0000 http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/?p=416#comment-875 LOL. Daniel, you give me far too much credit to think I can super-impose my image like that. If it were a satic image it could have been done on a green screen but not moving. LOL. Daniel, you give me far too much credit to think I can super-impose my image like that. If it were a satic image it could have been done on a green screen but not moving.

]]> By: Phillippa Aimey http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/2009/12/episodefour/comment-page-1/#comment-768 Phillippa Aimey Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:50:47 +0000 http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/?p=416#comment-768 Hi Rhonda Until Matt brings you to Barbados, your travel list will never be completed, great article it must be very fulfilling to share the kind of love you and Matt is experiencing, continued happiness to you both. Matt I really love and look forward to your motivational Mondays and travel experience and the fact that you are not trying to sell products each time we get your emails you are doing a great job in getting people to reach beyond their limits. Thank you so much for enriching my life over the years. Hope to see you in Barbados soon. Blessings Philippa Hi Rhonda

Until Matt brings you to Barbados, your travel list will never be completed, great article it must be very fulfilling to share the kind of love you and Matt is experiencing, continued happiness to you both.

Matt I really love and look forward to your motivational Mondays and travel experience and the fact that you are not trying to sell products each time we get your emails you are doing a great job in getting people to reach beyond their limits.

Thank you so much for enriching my life over the years. Hope to see you in Barbados soon.

Blessings

Philippa

]]> By: Daniel http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/2009/12/episodefour/comment-page-1/#comment-743 Daniel Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:53:00 +0000 http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/?p=416#comment-743 Hi Matt, just a comment to say that i got ooked on your videos until I saw this one where the background keeps on revolving while you are still in the camera which clearly shows that your image is being superimposed and placed on a video of the actual place. Silly, but enough to show me that I shouldn't have believed you in the first place. Hi Matt, just a comment to say that i got ooked on your videos until I saw this one where the background keeps on revolving while you are still in the camera which clearly shows that your image is being superimposed and placed on a video of the actual place. Silly, but enough to show me that I shouldn’t have believed you in the first place.

]]> By: Andre de Jager http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/2009/12/episodefour/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Andre de Jager Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:55:10 +0000 http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/?p=416#comment-741 Hi Matt Picked up your book today looks like a practical how to do book,well done. Im living in sea point cape town good to see your shark adventure. Looking forward to more good info. Andre Hi Matt
Picked up your book today looks like a practical how to do book,well done.
Im living in sea point cape town good to see your shark adventure.
Looking forward to more good info.
Andre

]]> By: Lightness http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/2009/12/episodefour/comment-page-1/#comment-736 Lightness Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:56:36 +0000 http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/?p=416#comment-736 this is fantastic!! life is about choice!i also choose to enjoy and started puting my bucket list!! will get there !!! thanks!!guys this is real we can make it!! this is fantastic!! life is about choice!i also choose to enjoy and started puting my bucket list!! will get there !!! thanks!!guys this is real we can make it!!

]]> By: Paul http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/2009/12/episodefour/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Paul Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:57:05 +0000 http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/?p=416#comment-733 Great stuff Matt. I bet it was a gas to be there. I love the idea of the bucket list and have had one for years. I also have the bucket list board to keep the pictures as a reminder. Loved the book also. If you ever get to Chicago I would love to get you to sign my book. Great stuff Matt. I bet it was a gas to be there. I love the idea of the bucket list and have had one for years. I also have the bucket list board to keep the pictures as a reminder. Loved the book also. If you ever get to Chicago I would love to get you to sign my book.

]]> By: Mark McCulloch http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/2009/12/episodefour/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Mark McCulloch Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:54:39 +0000 http://www.mattmorris.com/blog/?p=416#comment-731 Great blog you have here Matt. I absolutely loved Success University and you are an expert. Love your Unemployed Millionaire Book also. Mark McCulloch Great blog you have here Matt.

I absolutely loved Success University and you are an expert.

Love your Unemployed Millionaire Book also.

Mark McCulloch

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