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Russian officials announced that first road bridge connecting Russia to China, which is just over... read more

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A new trade route is on the cards for Russia, which will connect Europe and... read more

Thought you couldn’t go on safari in Poland? Think again…

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Poland is more than wurst, pickles and cabbage. Since joining the European Union, it has... read more

It’s not about the ball

22 January 2014

Sports-centric travel sends more and more people packing to new destinations every year. With the... read more

Unravelling the geological time scale

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Gazing across the wild, rolling nothingness of the Kalahari or the ramparts of the Drakensberg,... read more

The history of the hamburger (and a perfect flame-grilled burger recipe)

18 October 2012

The origins of the humble hamburger, which has become one of my favourite meals on... read more

Cheetahs: more like birds than big cats

18 May 2012

Every part of a cheetah has been developed over millions of years for one adrenaline-charged... read more

The Antarctic: one of the world’s last great wildernesses

17 April 2012

The Antarctic is one of the world’s last great wildernesses - for most an once-in-a-lifetime... read more

10 Easter recipes from around the world

29 March 2012

Many countries around the world celebrate Easter with delicious food such as hot cross buns,... read more

Traveler with a capital T (and one L)

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Here’s my theory. Over the last few hundred thousand years humanity has evolved through travel.... read more

Air travel: the good, the bad and the ugly

23 November 2011

Airports are the portals where many of us begin or end our travels; they are... read more

Banff Mountain Film Festival: a view to adventure

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Cape Union Mart brings you the Banff Mountain Film Festival: 28 October to 3 November.... read more

The forests of Finland

2 September 2011

More than half of Finland is covered in forests full of spruce and pine trees,... read more

Saving the planet with flies

29 August 2011

The world is turning into a place we have difficulty even imagining. To put it... read more

It’s Bushmills time!

15 August 2011

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Year in the Wild: West Coast National Park

30 June 2011

I spent last week at the West Coast National Park near Langebaan as part of... read more

What I love about Cape Town

29 June 2011

A short history of Cape Town's colourful past interspersed with highlights of things to see... read more

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