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From hotel and restaurant reviews to cocktail and food recipes to travel tales, itineraries and adventures, it’s all here.
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Merely saying the name Kalahari summons all sorts of images; vast expanses of red shimmering sands, multitudes of roaming animals, a wide, star-filled night sky and the famed Bushmen, who call the Kalahari home. And at the desert’s heart is !Xaus Lodge in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Sitting obstinately across the borders of three different … Read more
It’s a funny feeling when the craziness of Christmas and the start of a new year starts to fade into the background. Every year’s the same. It’s like when you start learning to ride a bike; you get that initial push in the back that zooms you along, but after a while you have to … Read more
There are lots of ways you can survive a long-haul flight and even more articles telling you how to do it. But these 7 tips won’t have you walking off the plane at the other end – they’ll have you skipping down the skybridge. One of the necessary evils of international travel – especially when … Read more
Our trip to Adelaide this last week couldn’t have come at a better time. Christina and I really love travelling through Australia. After all, there’s nothing quite like playing tourist in your own backyard. But the terrifying bushfires that have been happening here recently have made put so much of what we love in terrible danger. … Read more
South Africa’s culture and history make for an extraordinary travel destination. From the desert heartland of the Kalahari to the bustle and beat of the country’s biggest city, this is why you should visit South Africa. Culture makes a country. Its language to its landscapes, its food to its fashions, these all stack up in … Read more
Happy New Year – and happy new decade too! It’s still sinking in that it’s finally 2020, a year that felt as much like a sci-fi date as 2000 did in the ’90s if that makes any sense. For a bit more perspective – as if we need any more of that – a friend … Read more
From the cruisy coastlines of Cuba to the glamour of the shorelines of Lake Como; from within the walls of ancient cities to distant tropical archipelagos far into the East China Sea; and the most delicious rocky road recipe you’ll ever find. These are our top stories from 2019. And here we are; at the … Read more