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For more than 25 years, Getaway Magazine has been inspiring people to explore and experience Africa. Enjoy weekends, wildlife and wonderment every month with Getaway's fun and informative articles and breathtaking travel photography. Expect a mix of all the very best places to go and things to do in Africa.

DOWN TO EARTH • YOU DON’T HAVE TO WALK ON THE MOON OR DISCOVER A CONTINENT TO BE “AN EXPLORER”. WE’RE ALL MAKING DISCOVERIES, CHASING OUR OWN STARS

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I SHOP THEREFORE I AM? • Do we even exist if we don’t consume? A rite of passage for so many teens is a trip to a mail with friends - city folk become accustomed to the lifestyle from a young age. Black Friday is probably the pinnacle of a consumerist culture, but is it really a good deal?

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FUN FACT

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THE DEPTHS OF TIME SEEING STARS • WONDERING WHAT ALL THE FUSS OVER THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE IS ABOUT? HERE'S A PRIMER ON THE MOST COMPLEX SPACE OBSERVATORY EVER BUILT - AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR OUR GRASP OF THE UNIVERSE

Share Your Shot • OUR CHOICE OF READERS’ TRAVEL PHOTOS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA

News and Views From the Final Frontier… • IN AUGUST, WE SHARED AN ONLINE ARTICLE ABOUT THIS CUTIE; THE BLACK- FOOTED CAT. WEIGHING IN AT A WHOPPING 1.9KG, WITH A BODY THAT’S BETWEEN 35 AND 50CM IN LENGTH, IT’S AFRICA’S SMALLEST AND DEADLIEST FELINE.

SOCIAL MEDIA

THE ADDER-TUDE ADJUSTER • IN SEASON 8 OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S SNAKES IN THE CITY, NATURE LOVER AND WEIGHTLIFTER MBALI MTSHALI WRANGLES SNAKES AND SHIFTS PERCEPTIONS

Mbali's FAVOURITE 5 SNAKES TO HANDLE

ADDICTIVE DAYS IN TONGA • IN THE YEAR 2000, A VERY BAD HABIT DEPOSITED ONE INTREPID JOURNALIST ON CORAL ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC, AMONG 32 OF THE FITTEST HUMANS ON THE PLANET

ENTER SANDMAN • IT’S TIME FOR US TO TROPIC LIKE IT’S HOT AND HEAD TO THE COAST. GEAR EDITOR MATTHEW STERNE MAKES A PLAN FOR YOUR NEXT TRIP TO THE SAND

FEAST IN THE VELD • A FAMILY TRIP TO THE KRUGER SOUNDS LIKE A BLAST, BUT CRAMMING FOUR GENERATIONS OF HANGRY KAROO FARMERS INTO A VOLKSWAGEN KOMBI FOR 16 HOURS IS ASKING FOR TROUBLE. NONETHELESS, AS LOUZEL LOMBARD STEYN PUTS FOOT FROM CRADOCK TO PUNDA MARIA, SHE IDENTIFIES PLENTY OF GOOD BOSVELD FOOD ALONG THE WAY

THE HUSH • WITH CONSERVATION, THERE’S ALWAYS GIVE AND TAKE, ALWAYS A BIT OF COMPROMISE. FOR SOME PEOPLE, THOUGH, THE COMMITMENT TO SAVING WILDLIFE IS A LIFE’S MISSION

The Way of the Dinosaurs?

Keeping the Dream Alive

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2022/2023 Getaway GALLERY

UP FOR GRABS IN OUR 2022/2023 PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION • We’ve expanded the focus of our Getaway Gallery competition beyond its traditional pillar of wildlife photography by introducing a handful of genre categories. Our aim is to create a platform for photographers to explore their talent within a variety of travel-related genres. There are five categories:

DEEPER • DANISH ASTRONOMER-TURNED-ENGINEER HEINE WIEBEN RASMUSSEN LOOKS TO THE SKIES WITH A PHILOSOPHER’S MIND. WHAT HE SEES THROUGH HIS TELESCOPES, THOUGH, ARE PARTS OF SPACE UNFATHOMABLE TO EARTHLINGS AND UNINTELLIGIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE. TO CAPTURE COLOUR IMAGES OF DEEP SPACE TAKER SCIENCE AND MAGIC AND SOME POETRY, TOO

Into the heartland • IN THEIR RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH NATURE, WOMEN WHO ARE CUSTODIANS OF WILD KNOWLEDGE ARE MODELLING A DIFFERENT WAY OF BEING IN THE WORLD; ONE BASED ON RESPECT, HUMILITY AND THE WISDOM OF OUR HUMAN ANCESTORS. DIANNE TIPPING-WOODS MEETS THREE OF THEM

WE ARE ALL MADE OF STARS • TO STARE AT THE STARS AND BE CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT THEY MEAN IS ONLY HUMAN. KEITH BAIN SETS OFF ON A STAR-CHASING ROAD TRIP IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONNECT A FEW OF THE DOTS

WHEN DARKNESS FALLS •...