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THE POWER OF TRAVEL • NOW IS THE TIME TO RECONNECT WITH THE GREAT OUTDOORS AND YOURSELF

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

SNAPSHOT • WHERE ON EARTH?

TRAVEL TRENDS • WHILE THERE ARE MANY DAYS LEFT TO HOLIDAY IN 2025, WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S EXPECTED TO INFLUENCE OUR GETAWAYS NEXT YEAR

A family retreat • MHGNDORO SAFARI LODGE & VILLA IS CROWNED BEST FAMILY VILLA IN THE WORLD AT THE 2025 HAUTE GRANDEUR GLOBAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

NO PLACE LIKE HOME • EASTERN CAPE DIGITAL TOURISM INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR NOMINEE TAMMY SOUTHBY'S POSITIVE POSTS PERSUADE US TO STAY PUT

DID YOU KNOW? • SOME STRANGE, ALL TRUE. THESE FUN FACTS ARE SURE TO ADD A FEW NEW PLACES TO YOUR MUST-VISIT LIST

OVERLOOKED ON THE GARDEN ROUTE • IF YOU FIND A DIAMOND, KEEP DIGGING; OTHERS WILL BE NEARBY. IT'S AN ADAGE IN MINING THAT HOLDS EQUALLY TRUE FOR TRAVEL

TIME THIEVES • THE TRAVEL GODS LOVE A GOOD JOKE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CONNECTING FLIGHTS

INTO THE WOODS • IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS - AND GEAR THAT'S JUST AS AWESOME!

A MOMENT IN TIME • AFTER SPENDING A WEEKEND IN THE VAST WONDER OF THE KOUE BOKKEVELD, OLIVER SHARES HIS APPRECIATION

A GOOD CATCH • THE STORY OF SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD, ACCORDING TO SOUTH AFRICAN RESTAURANTS

PORK T-BONE STEAK with Sriracha-flavoured Butter • GIVE BEEF A BREAK AT YOUR NEXT BRAAI AND SERVE THESE TASTY STEAKS, GRILLED AND FINISHED WITH RICH SRIRACHA BUTTER. DON'T FORGET THE BRAAIBROODJIES AND MIELIES TO FINISH THE FEAST

MORE THAN MEMORIES • SAFARIS ARE NO LONGER JUST ABOUT SIGHTINGS. ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA, LEADING LODGES ARE REIMAGINING THE BUSH AS A SHARED CLASSROOM, BLENDING LUXURY WITH LEARNING TO SPARK CURIOSITY, NURTURE CONNECTION AND INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF MINDFUL EXPLORERS

CALL OF THE WILD • CHANDINI PADAYACHEE'S CAREER IN THE CORPORATE WORLD HAS NEVER STOPPED HER FROM PURSUING HER PASSION FOR SHARING THE WILD THROUGH THE LENS OF HER CAMERA

CONSERVING THE CONSERVATIONISTS • A RECENT GLOBAL STUDY OF MORE THAN 2 000 CONSERVATIONISTS FOUND THAT OVER ONE-QUARTER EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO SEVERE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AT WORK. WHY'S THAT, AND WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT?

A WILD HOPE RESTORED • IN THE HEART OF MOZAMBIQUE LIES AN INCREDIBLE STORY OF RESTORATION AND RESILIENCE. ON AN EXPEDITION WITH THE KINGSLEY HOLGATE FOUNDATION, OLIVER KEOHANE DISCOVERED HOW THE REVIVAL OF THE GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK IS CHANGING LIVES - HUMAN AND WILDLIFE ALIKE

Escape to Barra's Hidden Paradise

Dazzling Treasure

Welcome to Zona Braza Beach Lodge - Where Relaxation Begins

KROMRIVIER'S SPOILS • A TRIP TO THE CEDERBERG NEVER DISAPPOINTS

PITCH IT YOUR WAY • THERE'S NO BETTER WAY TO SAFARI THAN TO CAMP IN THE WILD, WRITES DIANNE TIPPING-WOODS

your ticket to RIDE • UNLOCK ADVENTURE WITH THE FORD TERRITORY DARK EDITION

CHARIMSA AND CHARM • WITH DIVERSE MALAGASY CULTURES, UNIQUE FLORA AND FAUNA ON THE ISLAND AND IN THE OCEAN, PLUS SURREAL LANDSCAPES, MADAGASCAR IS A UNIQUE WORLD TO EXPLORE

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AN UNEXPECTED JOY • VISITING TÜRKIYE WAS NEITHER ON RYAN VREDE‘S BUCKET LIST NOR DID HE PICTURE HIMSELF WANDERING ANCIENT RUINS IN iZMIR, TRACING THE ROOTS OF FAITH IN URFA, OR BEING SWEPT UP IN ISTANBUL'S CHAOS AND CHARM. YET AFTER ONE UNFORGETTABLE TRIP WITH TURKISH AIRLINES, HE LEFT WITH A NEW FAVOURITE...