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Kuganha: The luxury Karoo escape where your tent becomes the spa

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Karkloof: The KwaZulu-Natal Midlands escape built around forests, farms and fresh air

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Phalaborwa: The South African town where the Kruger starts before the gate

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Dung beetles – the artful reverse navigation of moonstruck pooh rollers

31 May 2011

Dung beetles make balls from dung, then roll and bury them. They're the Earth's great... read more

Australian Adventure: Bondi Beach, Sydney surrounds and home

30 May 2011

The rest of my time in Australia is spent staying in Bondi beach and exploring... read more

Top five surf spots in Southern Africa worthy of a road trip

27 May 2011

Who doesn't love a road trip followed by awesome surfing? Here's my pick of the... read more

The concrete jungle in Kruger National Park: is it going to be that bad?

27 May 2011

The Kruger National Park is very special to me. It is more than likely special... read more

Self-guided heritage walk around Knysna

27 May 2011

The Knysna Historical Society has been hard at work marking the buildings of historical value... read more

Eat for the Earth

26 May 2011

Eat For The Earth is an initiative inviting all South Africans to host a lunch... read more

Another Road: an epic South African road trip

25 May 2011

A road trip around South Africa and Swaziland on my motorbike.... read more

In the footsteps of giants: tracking elephants in Southern Africa

24 May 2011

It began with an idea: let's see how the elephants are doing in Southern Africa.... read more

Do the fish in our oceans matter?

23 May 2011

How many fish are there in the sea, how do we know and does it... read more

Getting lost in Uniondale

16 May 2011

The part I enjoy most about driving without a GPS or a map is that... read more

The Norwegian national anthem

11 May 2011

Nordic customs are a strange thing to behold. But perhaps none might seem quite as... read more

The fairy chimneys of central Turkey

10 May 2011

Deep in Anatolia, central Cappadocia is made up of about thirty tiny towns and villages,... read more

Interview with Australian novelist Tony Park

6 May 2011

Getaway blogger and Australian novelist Tony Park shares his passion for African travel and how... read more

Holiday for less with group buying websites

26 April 2011

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Braai4Heritage tour: Day 40 – World Heritage Site number eight! Braaing on Robben Island

26 April 2011

We've touched every corner of the country, clocked up just short of 10,000 kilometres, braaied... read more

Braai4Heritage tour: Day 39 – Merino sheep in Gordon’s Bay

22 April 2011

Gordon's Bay is named after the late 18th century Dutch commander of the Cape, Colonel... read more

Knysna Literary Festival 2011

20 April 2011

Book buffs spent the past four days indulging the cathedral of the mind at the... read more

Braai4Heritage tour: Day 37 – Big five braai

20 April 2011

It's funny how the expression on a lion's face can go from docile, sleepy, pussy-cat... read more

Getaway Magazine joins the Put Foot Rally

18 April 2011

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