Getaway, Author at Getaway Magazine

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Air travel: how (not) to get a free upgrade

24 June 2014

6 of the best sleeping bags for winter

24 June 2014

Okavango Delta named 1000th Unesco World Heritage Site

24 June 2014

Proposed Serengeti highway gets a big ‘No’

23 June 2014

7 travel lessons from Bill Murray

18 June 2014

Where to go stargazing in South Africa

18 June 2014

Addo to Karoo – Magnificent Mountain Zebra National Park

18 June 2014

Goukamma: a hidden retreat on the Garden Route

18 June 2014

Top travel apps to make your life easier

18 June 2014

9 resorts in Mozambique that define paradise

17 June 2014

The top 10 most photographed cities on earth

13 June 2014

Man trapped in airport alone makes epic music video

12 June 2014

25 seriously cool sunsets in Cape Town

11 June 2014

What it’s like to set foot on the seventh continent

11 June 2014

Cory Richards: from an avalanche to the cover of National Geographic

11 June 2014

Camping gear that’s stood the test of time

10 June 2014

No more eyes in the sky: an ode to camera drones

9 June 2014

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6 of the best sleeping bags for winter

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