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Why it’s time to secure your perfect December summer holiday now
While we’re all about days unfolding slowly and journeys shaped around your perfect pace, festive season availability requires foresight.
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How unexpected kindness defines Africa
How unexpected kindness defines Africa African people are vibrant, curious and exceptionally hospitable. Often, those with the fewest material resources offer the most profound kindness. This is reflected in the 2025 Gallup World Happiness Report, which found that although “donations are the least common form of benevolence in Sub-Saharan Africa”, “helping strangers is the primary
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3 of South Africa’s most romantic destinations
3 of South Africa’s most romantic destinations Romance looks different to different couples. For some, it’s complete seclusion and the sound of waves after dark. For others, it’s long lunches under oak trees, sipping on a crisp chardonnay, or falling asleep to lions calling in the distance. South Africa is extraordinary in that it allows
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Mozambique’s secret survivors: discovering pangolins and dugongs in the wild
Mozambique’s secret survivors: discovering pangolins and dugongs in the wild “Mozambique is one of the most underrated and exciting destinations. It’s a place where you can experience raw wilderness. For example, Gorongosa is three-and-a-half times the size of the Maasai Mara and yet it has only 32 commercial beds! That sort of exclusivity is rare,
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Termite-mound pizza & starry sleepouts: the magic of Jembisa
Termite-mound pizza & starry sleepouts: the magic of Jembisa I’ve visited the Waterberg, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, a few times in the last 18 months and each time I return, I enjoy it more. I had heard great things about Jembisa and decided to book a couple of nights there for my son’s 8th birthday
