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The Little Car That Could

The new Hyundai Atos is proof that budget-friendly vehicles can be fun

Cowboys Never Cry

GEORGE ROBEY rides the range outside Ficksburg with one of Africa’s great cowboys

Family Stays

Make some beautiful memories at one of these countryside getaways

Art from the Heart

Watching blacksmiths at the forge, painters at the easel, cabinet makers at the chisel, and wandering the woods with a famous calligrapher in small, bespoke gatherings is what the Prince Albert Open Studios project is all about

Lighthouse Over Yonder

A shipwreck road trip from Bredasdorp to Danger Point is a fine way to spend a day drifting over the Agulhas plain

Up and Away In The Amatolas

A burgeoning settlement of people enjoys the good life among the mountains, mists and forests of Hogsback

The Salt Shepherd

ALAN VAN GYSEN finds out how a farm boy the Vleesbaai skaaplande became as dedicated to big waves as he is to sheep

Time Holds on Longer Here

Do not blink as you take the R62 that runs through the Eastern Cape Langkloof, warns OBIE OBERHOLZER. You might miss the strip of tar to the tranquil village of Haarlem

Place of Refuge

People have been escaping to the remote Winterberg mountains in the Eastern Cape for hundreds of years, writes MARION WHITEHEAD

The Place Of Roaring Water

In Augrabies Falls National Park, cultural projects are creating a thunder akin to the mighty Orange as it plummets into its famous gorge

Farmstyle Fairytales

A romantic, elegant country wedding doesn’t have to break the bank if you get married on a Karoo farm

Too Good To Pass Up

Tackle adventures in comfort with the Hyundai Santa Fe

To Scarborough Fair

To the prettiest enclave near the tip of the Cape Peninsula, surrounded by sea and nature reserves, and shifting between sleepy seaside village to buzzy kiteboarding hotspot

Mad About Marievale

Stan Madden’s passion and dedication has seen is bird sanctuary become a Gauteng hotspot and globally recognised wetland

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

On a whim, OBIE OBERHOLZER starts up his old Isuzu bakkie and sets off through the Tsitsikamma for Storms River Village, where Elvis and Marilyn live

The Heat's On Meat

South Africans generally love meat, writes COLIN CULLIS, but we need to consider its impact on climate change, land, livestock and ourselves. And then cut back, one bite at a time

Stop And Smell The Flowers

And that’s not the only reason to take it slow between Springbok in the Northern Cape and Elandsbaai on the West Coast

Parting Shot

Back then, the big jol was always at the drive-in, writes OBIE OBERHOLZER. Where you could check out the chicks in minis and the souped-up Cortinas. And ponder, maybe just a bit, on kragdadigheid

Romance Dance Of The Plume

More than a century after the Feather Boom, the mansions and legends it spawned in and around Oudtshoorn are being spruced up as part of an enduring and diverse ostrich industry

More Than Just Good Looks

The Mahindra XUV300 is one of the best newcomers to reach our shores.

Heaven At The Hog

The gorgeous open gardens of the Eastern Cape village of Hogsback put some serious spring in our step.

Eating With Andrew, Naturally

Forget fussy if you’re at chef Andrew Giles’ Tweedie restaurant, but you’ll fall in love with everything on your plate.

Author Interview

Rethinking the art of travel writing, Sihle Khumalo explores the Rainbow Nation in search of its soul, and his own

Slackpacking In The Saddle

DALE MORRIS and his family tack up for a four-day adventure on horseback and on foot in the Lesotho Highlands

Pack For Pondo

Not even stormy weather can stop FIONA McINTOSH from having a blast on a five-day hike along the Wild Coast

Gone Fishin'

One of South Africa’s premier river races, simply known as ‘The Fish’, takes place in Cradock at the end of September. The canoeing skills, the parties and the costumes are legendary

Joburg's Other Pot of Gold

Just an hour’s drive from the Big Smoke, SUE ADAMS finds herself in the hikers heaven of Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve.

Mega Reserve Mega Attitude Shift

What do you do when a nature reserve comes knocking on your door? The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve is changing lives in Little Karoo dorps

The Burn For Beginners

ANN GADD heads into Tankwa Town in the Karoo to tick off an age-old item on her bucket list. The wild and wonderful celebrations of AfrikaBurn.

Me, Jane

DALE MORRIS meets his all-time hero Dame Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist, anthropologist, author and UN Ambassador for Peace, but better known as the champion of chimps