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Travel | 12 February 2026

The human side of guiding Cape Town

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Food & Drink | 12 February 2026

Where to eat well along the SA coast without booking ahead

Food & Drink | 12 February 2026

Eating through time: The legacy restaurants of Cape Town and Johannesburg

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Independent bookshops, galleries and creative spaces keeping Cape Town interesting

Travel news | 12 February 2026

Adventure tourism delivers R25 billion boost to South Africa’s economy

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Estuaries, wetlands and bird hides you can visit in a morning

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The mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, is intent on reducing the number of places selling... read more

Banned: Amsterdam’s Red-light District tours

27 March 2019

Amsterdam will ban all tours to its infamous Red-light District. Sex workers say that the... read more

Overcrowding causes tourism nightmares

22 January 2019

As more and more travellers visit popular destinations authorities in these tourist hotspots are trying... read more

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Be enthralled as these three videos take you to places as diverse as the Okavango... read more

Gdansk – the amber jewel of the Baltic

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Gdansk, Poland is a 1000-year-old port on the Baltic Sea in the north and the... read more

How NOT to behave on a game drive while on safari

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There's an etiquette that needs to be adhered to out of respect for your fellow... read more

A South African couple’s journey across the Old World

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A little over eight years ago, Claire and I left Cape Town for London. We... read more

15 of Johannesburg’s best winter bars and pubs

17 July 2012

In case you are thinking of staying indoors this winter, think again. We have rounded... read more

7 extreme ways to travel

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Some call it adventure holidays, others call it extreme tourism, but the idea remains the... read more

Bats in my belfry vs my private steam room: the bush camp / luxury lodge debate

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Nostalgia for a simpler framing of the bushveld experience. Back to basics, turning back time... read more

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Turkish Airlines increasing flights to SA

7 October 2011

Travelling to Turkey gets a whole lot easier next month, thanks to Turkish Airlines increasing... read more

48 hours in Amsterdam

30 August 2011

Amsterdam is a relatively small city and there's a lot one can squeeze into just... read more

Amsterdam’s lesser-known local breweries

23 August 2011

When one thinks of Dutch beers, the names Amstel and Heineken immediately spring to mind.... read more

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