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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.

Let the sun shine • SOME OF LIFE’S BEST MOMENTS HAPPEN BETWEEN DESTINATIONS ON QUIET TRAILS, AROUND CRACKLING FIRES AND OVER CONVERSATIONS THAT BECOME LIFELONG STORIES

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WEEKEND RESET HONEY, CLEAR MY SCHEDULE • EXPLORE YOUR TOWN, ONE EVENT AT A TIME

SNAPSHOT • WHERE ON EARTH?

IN FULL BLOOM • RECORD-BREAKING WINTER RAIN SETS UP SOUTH AFRICA’S BEST NAMAQUALAND SUPERBLOOM IN YEARS

BOARDS & BACKPACKS • ROUGHLY 6 000 KM ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT ON A SKATEBOARD. MANY PEOPLE THOUGHT AMERICAN JASON VANPORPPAL’S PROJECT TO RAISE FUNDS TO BUILD A SKATEPARK IN UGANDA WAS GUNG-HO - UNTIL HE ACTUALLY DID IT

SMALL TOWNS MORE THAN WHALE WATCHING • FROM WALKS IN NATURE TO SEAFOOD FEASTS AND BOUTIQUE WINERIES, HERMANUS REWARDS TRAVELLERS WHO TAKE THE TIME TO EXPLORE

TOD GOOD? • SOMETIMES, THE BEST TRAVEL STORIES BEGIN WITH THE WORST BOOKINGS

READY, SET, ROAM • UPGRADE YOUR NEXT OUTDOOR ADVENTURE WITH GEAR DESIGNED TO MAKE YOUR JOURNEY EASIER AND MORE ENJOYABLE

A Pint of Dublin • IN DUBLIN, OLIVER KEOHANE DISCOVERS WHAT THE IRISH CITY EXCELS AT: HISTORIC PUBS, ENTHUSIASTIC LOCALS, LIVE MUSIC, AND MEMORIES THAT LINGER LONG AFTER LAST ORDERS

HOPE AND HOSPITALITY • THERE ARE PLENTY OF REASONS T VISIT THE WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY, CÔTE D’VOIRE. HAVING EXPLORED ITS BUSINESS CAPITAL, ABIDJAN, CLIFFORD ROBERTS IS CERTAIN THAT FOOD IS A SIGNIFICANT DRAWCARD

BRAAIED PORK RASHERS WITH STIFF PAP • CRUNCHY, CRACKLY, CRISP PORK RASHERS WITH QUICK AND EASY, NEXT-LEVEL STIFF PAP AS THE PERFECT ACCOMPANIMENT

WEST COAST WOUNDERS • LEAVE THE CITY BEHIND. SECRET LAGOONS, WILDFLOWERS, FINE WINE AND LOCAL STORIES AWAIT. YOUR INSIDER WEEKEND STARTS HERE

NATURAL FOCUS • PHOTOGRAPHER LEIGH-ANN GROENEMEYER’S WORK IS ROOTED IN CURIOSITY, DOCUMENTING THE PEOPLE, PLACES AND EXPERIENCES THAT LEAVE A LASTING IMPRESSION

FROG STORY • ALMOST HALF THE ENDEMIC AMPHIBIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA ARE THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION. LUCKILY, A HANDFUL OF FROG LOVERS ARE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT

HEADING WEST • SOUTH AFRICA IS A LAND BUILT FOR GREAT JOURNEYS, AND THE ROAD TRIP FROM CAPE TOWN TO THE KGALAGADI TRANSFRONTIER PARK RANKS AMONG THE BEST, WRITES CLIFFORD ROBERTS

WHERE VULTURES SOAR • CAPE VULTURE NATURE RESERVE IS MORE THAN A SCENIC GETAWAY; IT’S A PLACE WHERE CONSERVATION, COMMUNITY AND SPECTACULAR SCENERY UNITE BENEATH SOARING WINGS

DESERT DUTY • OVER THREE DAYS AND HUNDREDS OF KILOMETRES ON SOME OF NAMIBIA’S HARSHEST TERRAIN, THE TOYOTA HILUX CONTINUES TO WORK HARD, PROVIDING A MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE • OFF-ROADING ABOVE THE CANOPIES IN MOROCCO’S RIF MOUNTAINS, OLIVER KEOHANE WITNESSED THE CITY OF CHEFCHAOUEN EMERGE LIKE A STRIKING BLUE IRIS AMONG THE LOWER MOUNTAIN FOLDS, EQUALLY AS IMPRESSIVE AS STROLLING THE CITY’S SIDE STREETS, EXPLORING ITS CHARACTER AND CUISINE

SUNDAYS IN SÃO PAULO • STREET FOOD, ARCHITECTURE AND MICRO-MOBILITY DEFINE THE WEEKLY PEDESTRIANISATION OF AVENIDA PAULISTA

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The Lone Springbok of Bayeux • PATRICK CRUYWAGEN AND HIS 12-YEAR-OLD SON ISAAC TRAVEL TO NORMANDY ON A DEEPLY PERSONAL MISSION: TO UNCOVER THE FORGOTTEN FINAL HOURS OF A CAPE TOWN SAILOR WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE ON D-DAY

Caught in the WEB • SOME OF THE MOST FASCINATING AND QUIRKY FINDS ONLINE

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