This article first appeared in SA & Beyond Magazine. The call of a Fish Eagle woke me at first light. Coffee in hand, I sat and watched the Orange River come to…
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“And into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul.” John Muir and find my soul I did, before I even arrived at Mhondoro Lodge. The trip from…
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Saldanha Bay The appeal of Saldanha Bay is that it is not your typical seaside resort. It’s a hard working town dominated by the fishing industry, the steelworks and the military base.…
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A winter retreat to the luxury reserve at De Hoop. In the silence of this remote wilderness the colours shout out loudly. De Hoop in summer is a dry landscape of earthy…
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The N7. Six hundred and seventy kilometers of hot black tar heading relentlessly north from Cape Town to Vioolsdrift at the border to Namibia. It’s a long road, mostly straight, veering off…
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Are we there yet ? This 240 km journey from Cape Town is not a jump onto the highway and cruise at 120 for two hours kind of trip. It is…