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South Africa’s number one travel and outdoor lifestyle magazine. We pay our own way and tell it like it is. We drive back roads and speak to real people, giving you practical information about affordable destinations in southern Africa. Each issue is crammed with excellent photography, honest gear reviews and delicious recipes to make at home or in the bundu. Whether you’re looking to escape for a weekend or a month, your journey starts here.

So many summers

BEHIND THE SCENES • At the recent Media24 Lifestyle Excellence Awards, go! and our sister magazine Weg won several prizes:

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LETTERS • Where have you been? What have you seen? Write to editor@gomag.co.za

Q & A • Every month our experts answer your questions about birds, bugs and beasts. Send your photos and questions to editor@gomag.co.za

IN BRIEF

All aboard the Diaz Express!

Curbside Coffee, Clarence Drive

BOOKS • Treat the bookworm in your life (or yourself!) to one of these titles this Christmas.

In Rajah we trust • Curry is comfort food like no other. It brings families together. Abigail George is in awe of her mom's ability to conjure love from chillies

Home of the holiday • Kosi Bay has all the vibe (beach life, seafood!) of its neighbour Mozambique, but without having to mission through a border post. There are various lodges and camps where you can kick back and settle into a whole new rhythm. Toast Coetzer met the people who will make your stay in Kosi Bay special.

Dam fine! • If you're road tripping along the N1 from Gauteng to the Cape, Colesberg is a logical halfway stop. But why not drive a little further and explore the towns and villages around South Africa's biggest dams? Here's your guide to Bethulie, Philippolis and Vanderkloof.

Come on summer! • Summer is a season, but it's also a feeling. It's getting your hair tousled by the wind on the coast, smelling rain on hot ground, swimming, braaiing an coming together as family and friends. Here's what summer means to our writers.

TAKE YOUR PIC • Stop wondering if you should… Send your photos to Toast Coetzer at takeyourpic@gomag.co.za — they can even be cellphone pics!

SEND US YOUR BEST TRAVEL AND NATURE PHOTOS!

On a roll!

Amazing glaze • A spoonful of sugar here, a dash of syrup there… these glazing recipes will add some gloss to your festive table.

Real value for money! • The perfect tourer means different things to different people. For Toast Coetzer, it might just be the new Mahindra Scorpio 4x4 Adventure…

Your gift guide • Here are 20 fun and affordable items that the team at go! would like to see under the Christmas tree this year.

STAY HERE

Where nature comes first • Pringle Bay is tucked into the dunes and mountains on the eastern end of False Bay. It might be less than 100 km from Cape Town, but it feels like a different world. Come explore the rock pools and art galleries.

TAKE A HIKE • Sky high above False Bay

Mini bokkies • It's easy to identify a kudu or an impala, but what about our smaller antelope? Did you know that some of them only weigh 4 kg – the same as a cat! Here's what you need to know about southern Africa's nine smallest bokkies.

BIRDS

WITH MY OWN EYES

The Rumble in the Jungle • It's time for the two Congos and Gabon, as Dot Bekker crosses the equator on her African odyssey.

LETTER FROM Sesriem • How often do you get to swim at Sossusvlei? Toast Coetzer waded in.

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