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Best Places to Visit in Clarens - Rapunzel's Tower and Aladdin's Palace
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Small towns worth visiting in the Free State province

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Upgrades on De Hoop’s Whale Trail ahead of whale season

Destinations | 30 May 2025

International destinations for beer lovers

Travel news | 30 May 2025

Gordy, is that you? Elephant seal returns to pay Simon’s Town a visit

Travel ideas | 29 May 2025

Islands in Africa worth visiting

Things to do | 29 May 2025

Step back in time at the James Hall Museum of Transport

Travel news | 29 May 2025

Massive glacier collapses and destroys Swiss village

Travel news | 29 May 2025

A first timer’s guide to visiting the Kruger National Park

Posts Tagged: Africa

If wild animals ate fast food

5 March 2013

Ever seen a fat cheetah? How about an obese crocodile? These animations from the guys... read more

Fly 540 Africa brings budget flights to West Africa (starting at $20)

4 March 2013

Fly 540 Africa aims to be the first African airline to bring cheap flights to... read more

Africa on BBC Knowledge: third episode airing on 3 March

2 March 2013

You may have seen pictures from the Congo before, but this Sunday's episode of Africa... read more

10 things travel has taught me

27 February 2013

In over three years of assignments as a photojournalist at Getaway magazine, I've done some... read more

The Masai Mara’s poaching problem

27 February 2013

Poaching has become an epidemic in Africa. A recent report states that in Kenya (the... read more

Interview: Sir David Attenborough on Africa

22 February 2013

Sir David Attenborough, the man who gave a voice to wildlife television as we know... read more

A photographic tour of wildlife crises around the world

22 February 2013

Over the last few years my partner Gemma, filmmaker Chris Scarffe and I have travelled... read more

Travel destinations inspired by the Africa series

21 February 2013

If your imagination has been sparked by some of the beautiful scenes from the Africa... read more

Africa on BBC Knowledge: second episode airing on 24 Feb

20 February 2013

This month, BBC Knowledge shows you the natural history of Africa and its wildlife in... read more

A gastronomic start to a wild journey

20 February 2013

I'm writing this in a Wimpy. All South African travel write-ups should mention this dubious... read more

Africa on BBC Knowledge: first episode airing on 17 Feb

12 February 2013

This month, BBC Knowledge shows you the natural history of Africa and its wildlife in... read more

Justin Fox’s new book, “Unspotted”

31 January 2013

I've just released an e-book, Unspotted: One Man's Insane Search for Africa's Most Elusive Leopard,... read more

Trees and the age-old stories they tell

31 January 2013

The small, sharp thorns of the wag-’n-bietjie are more than vicious snares. Like the tree... read more

Zimbabwe to Cape Town : Springbok to The Mother City

28 January 2013

The final day of a roadtrip that saw me and small furry bear finally make... read more

Photos, family and fun at the Sodwana Shootout

28 January 2013

Hardened divers and avid underwater photographers have the annual Sodwana Shootout event engraved into their... read more

Zimbabwe to Cape Town : Beitbridge to Johannesburg

22 January 2013

The day's journey from Bubi River through the Beitbridge border post and onto Johannesburg. With... read more

Zimbabwe to Cape Town : Harare to Bubi River

21 January 2013

I left Harare to start my journey back to Cape Town with heavy feet and... read more

Giyani: a rural gem in Limpopo

17 January 2013

Not many people venture off the beaten track to explore South Africa's rural villages and... read more

David Attenborough’s new Africa series released

17 January 2013

David Attenborough and the team that created 'Life' have finally finished their next series, 'Africa'.... read more

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