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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South Africa
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The Philosopher George Santayana said “The Earth has its music for those who will listen”. If a river is the tinkling of a piano, or a forest the soft breath of a flute, then Samara…
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It was one week before Christmas. The South Easter had been howling for days, Cape Town traffic was manic and everyone seemed to be in a very un-festive kind of frenzy. I…
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The early morning sun warmed my back and cast a golden glow on the landscape. The air was fresh and fragrant, the peppery smell of fynbos mingled with a salty tang from…
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Port Elizabeth must be the most overlooked city in South Africa. I have been here for about thirty hours and I am crushing hard on Nelson Mandela Bay. Big enough to have…
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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…