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Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
The birth of the Great American road trip 100 years ago For about two weeks every summer between 1914 and 1924, a group of American friends who called themselves the Four Vagabonds would climb in their Model Ts and hit the open road, travelling to some of the United States’ most scenic areas, stopping off […]
Moordenaarskaroo (Murderers’ Karoo)
With a name like that we just had to go and see what it was like. If you’ve got an adventurer’s heart you gravitate to places like these like moths to a flame. Dana Snyman, a famous Afrikaans journalist, once wrote in the WEG magazine that the Moordenaarskaroo is like the G-spot – everybody’s heard […]
Camino of the Bitou
It was early morning when the sun solemnly broke through the cloud formations of the sky above, it lit up the quiet surroundings while the water gently lapped onto the wheat coloured beach of the Bitou estuary. The kayaks neatly strung along the still of this liquid edge patiently awaiting its paddlers. We were about […]
Landscape Photography
South Africa are blessed with magnificent landscapes. Here are ten tips to help you photograph them successfully: Planning: Plan your trips. Google earth is an invaluable tool as is a detailed map (Slingsby’s maps). Preparation: Check your camera kit beforehand. Scouting: Spend time at a location to determine the best angles and different compositions. Time […]
“Memories” op die Spoor
Dis nie net toeriste wat die Suid Kaap besoek nie. Tydens die koninklike besoek van 1947 het die koninklike familie ook deur die Tuinroete gereis. Die meegaande foto wys hoe die wit trein die Outeniqua bergreeks oorsteek terwyl inwoners van George op Montagu Pas die prosessie aanskou. Die koninklike wit trein is bewaar vir die […]
Koffie
Oor verloop van geslagte het die ou koppietjie drinkgoed so integraal deel geword van ons volksaard en kultuur dat ons selfs woorde en uitdrukkings in die omgangstaal daarvoor ontwikkel het. “Boeretroos” word hy genoem. En “ek gaan gou ‘n koffietjie drink by so-en-so” vervang die meer korrekte: “Ek gaan kuier by so-en-so.” En wanneer jy […]
7 gratis doen dinge met jou Suzuki Ignis
Die ekonomie trek swaar en die begroting knyp. Die geluk is, dis die Suid Kaap die en die wet van Transvaal geld nie hier nie! Hier is baie wat jou kan besig hou sonder dat dit jou ‘n sent kos. Vir ons avonture het ons weer die bekostigbare en ekonomiese Suzuki Ignis ingespan. Hierdie ougat […]
Riding Route 62
Why take the N2 to Cape Town when you can embark on an epic journey down South Africa’s own Route 62? Reminiscent of the iconic Route 66 in the United States made famous by the Nat King Cole song in 1946, this quirky meander takes intrepid travellers from Robertson to Oudtshoorn, through Calitzdorp, Barrydale, Montagu […]
Vind jou Siel – Duiwelskop Pas oor op die rug van ‘n Perd.
“Kan mens die berg tussen Wildernis en die Klein Karoo oorsteek, te perd?” Die dag toe Amanda Terblanche haarself daardie vraag gevra het, het sy nie kon droom dat dit sou groei tot ‘n jaarlikse ekspedisie wat hierdie jaar reeds in sy 23ste bestaansjaar staan nie. Die rit is deesdae onder die leiding van Caprice […]