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TIME TRAVEL • THEY GROW UP SO FAST, SO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR HOLIDAYS TOGETHER

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IT'S PARTY TIME OH, WHAT TO DO? • THINGS WORTH CHECKING OUT

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SLOW LIVING IN SEDGFIELD • AFRICA'S FIRST ‘SLOW TOWN’ ENCOURAGES YOU TO PAUSE FOR A MOMENT AND DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OR, AT THE VERY LEAST, AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE

THE TABLE IS SET • A PAIR OF FINE DINING RESTAURANTS HAS OPENED IN JOBURG AND CAPE TOWN

A FIVE-COURSE DINNER WITH WINE PAIRING

Spectacular Namibia in NFTs • GONDWANA COLLECTION NAMIBIA IS LETTING YOU PURCHASE ITS VIDEOS AND PHOTOGRAPHS VIA THE BLOCKCHAIN

In My Beautiful Balloon • A FRENCH COMPANY IS WELL ON ITS WAY TO OFFERING BALLOON FLIGHTS INTO THE STRATOSPHERE

Airlines Get In On AI • LIKE IT OR NOT, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS HERE TO STAY, AND IT'S EVERYWHERE

RALLYING CRY • PAUL CLAYTON DITCHED HIS CORPORATE JOB IN ENGLAND AFTER HE FELL IN LOVE WITH OVERLANDING IN UNCONVENTIONAL VEHICLES ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. HE INVITES ADVENTURE ENTHUSIASTS TO JOIN THE MADNESS ON THE AFRICA RALLY, A 4000KM JOURNEY FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO KENYA THIS JULY

5 TIPS FOR OVERLANDING IN A NON-4ɥ4

PUT YOUR NOSE IN A BOOK FACT & FICTION • ON THE DAYS YOU CAN'T HAVE AN ADVENTURE OF YOUR OWN, READING ABOUT OTHER INTREPID EXPLORERS IS JUST THE TICKET

MY FAVOURITE MEMORY OF… • THIS MONTH, THE GETAWAY TEAM REMINISCE ABOUT THEIR FAMILY HOLIDAYS

A NIGHT (NOT) TO REMEMBER • IF SOMEONE DRUNK DARES YOU TO GET MARRIED IN SIN CITY, TAKE IT FROM ME: WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS DOESN'T STAY IN VEGAS

TENTS AND SENSIBILITY • WHETHER YOU'RE A SEASONED FAMILY OF CAMPERS OR HAVE DABBLED IN GLAMPING, SLEEPING UNDER CANVAS IS AN IDEAL WAY TO BOND WITH YOUR LOVED ONES. MATTHEW STERNE RECOMMENDS THE LATEST GEAR TO MAKE YOUR GETAWAY EASIER

FULLY CHARGED

DIY GLAMPING • EVERY YEAR, OUTDOOR X EXHIBITS SOUTH AFRICA'S TOP OUTDOOR EXPERTS, ALLOWING VISITORS TO CHOOSE THE BEST PRODUCTS TO SUIT THEIR NEEDS

IN YOUR ELEMENT • THESE BOOTS, SHOES AND JACKETS SHOULD BE YOUR GO-TOs FOR HIKING IN SOUTH AFRICA'S YEAR-ROUND WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TACKLING HARSH TERRAIN

PUT THE KETTLE ON • IT'S THE LITTLE SHRUB THAT COULD. FROM THE CRAGGY MOUNTAINS OF THE CEDERBERG TO YOUR TEAPOT, POTJIE AND BATH, ROOIBOS HAS TRAVELLED A LONG PATH

THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS • WOLWEDANS IS PIONEERING A NEW WAY TO DO TOURISM, ONE DRIVEN BY THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY. AND THROUGH THE ARIDEDEN PROJECT, IT WALKS THE TALK

The Wolwedans Collection

AND THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE … • OUR YEAR-LONG COMPETITION DREW HUNDREDS OF DESERVING ENTRIES, SO MANY OF WHICH FILLED US WITH AWE AND CAUSED EMOTIONS TO BUBBLE UP. WE'VE BEEN IMPRESSED, INSPIRED, TEARY-EYED, AND – ABOVE ALL – HONOURED TO HAVE BEEN A PLATFORM FOR YOUR WORK. THERE CAN, HOWEVER, BE ONLY ONE WINNER…

THE GREAT OCEAN ROAD • OBIE OBERHOLZER HAS FEATURED ON THESE PAGES BEFORE, ALLOWING US AN INSIGHT INTO CRAZY, COLOURFUL CUBA IN OUR JANUARY 2022 PORTFOLIO, AND WITHIN OUR OWN BORDERS, IN A PHOTOGRAPHIC FEATURE WITH IMAGES FROM HIS BOOK HAPPYSADLAND. NOW, HE REVEALS TO US ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S UNDERRATED GEMS…

THE SECRET LIFE OF BOTSWANA ZEBRAS • FOR MOST OF THE YEAR, THIS IS A PLACE APPARENTLY DEVOID OF LIFE. BUT VISIT NXAI PAN AFTER THE RAIN AND YOU'LL WITNESS AN ANIMAL TRAFFIC JAM TO RIVAL ANY RUSH HOUR, AS OVER 30 000 ZEBRA TREK HERE IN A BLUR OF BLACK-AND-WHITE STRIPES

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