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San Francisco, 1890: the cobblestones in the narrow alley are scattered with horse dung and a washing line is strung between roofs. Cluttered, chaotic and utterly believable, the year is actually 2019 and this is ‘Chinatown’ at the Cape Town Film Studios. More than 600 crew and 390 businesses are working on Warrior, a Bruce Lee-inspired TV series being filmed locally. it’s just one of the constructed sets under wraps here.
Everything is going digital, including healthcare. Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are trending just as much in the medical field as anywhere else – from the ubiquitous wearable health monitors to the more extraordinary robotic surgery. Now, take a giant leap into the future and meet the medical tricorder.
Not many luxury lodges can deliver the promise of river cruising, a UNESCO World Heritage site, world-class food and wine, and wildlife bush encounters that will remain with you for years to come.
The Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, may be an iconic, indelible miracle of Mother Nature, but it is the Falls’ whimsy that mesmerises most visitors and makes each viewing unique. It is unsurprising that David Livingstone famously said, ‘scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight.’
If your philosophy is that ‘it’s the journey, not just the destination’, then the four-hour steam locomotive trip to Victoria Falls from Livingstone is perfect for you. From the moment you step onto the red carpet and are promptly handed a chilled drink as you board the Royal Livingstone Express vintage train, it becomes apparent that the journey will include platinum service and fine dining. As you surrender to the pace of a bygone era and the rhythmic, gentle swaying of the carriage, your mind settles into a meditative state.