Travel stories

Turning the grid, potjie curls and cooler-box lifts will keep all braaiers fit this winter.

My winter workout programme for braaiers

16 May 2012 | Jan Braai

My tips to stay braai-fit this winter.

Life with a Landy

16 May 2012 | Marion Whitehead

Meet Oscar, my handsome travel companion to the Drakensberg.

Road tripping in the Northern Cape

There’s nothing quite like road tripping. I recently embraced the open road on a fieldtrip with two colleagues to the beautifully sparse Northern Cape to visit partcipants along two of Open Africa’s self-drive travel routes.

Tamil Nadu: the land of temples and French croissants

15 May 2012 | Sarah Duff

Tamil Nadu was the last state I visited on my five-week trip to India: full of magnificent temples, history and the charmingly French city of Pondicherry.

Morning river cruises are a beautiful way to see the mighty Kafue river

Crossing Zambia’s Kafue National Park

9 May 2012 | Amanzi Awethu!

Cycling through Kafue National Park, a beautiful wilderness in Zambia.

KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: so much more than great food

9 May 2012 | Deni Archer

The Midlands meander is well known for its arts, crafts, and some tasty treats. But we found more than we bargained for in the people, too.

The oldest wooden bridge in Europe, the Chapel Bridge

Cheers to Europe: tips for drinking in Lucerne

9 May 2012 | Shelley Pembroke

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Get on your mittens and snow shoes! If you've ever wondered what drink combats the cold, head on over to Lucerne to get in some snow, cheese and lots and lots of apples.

Living well in the Baviaanskloof

8 May 2012 | Graeme Bell

On a recent trip to the Baviaanskloof with two Norwegian overlanders we learnt a few things about ourselves.

A few co-operative members working in their productive garden in Umbumbulu

Grassroots agriculture and urban farming in Durban

7 May 2012 | Deni Archer

Our second day exploring Durban took us to a couple of food security initiatives. The first was a grassroots project in Umbumbulu, while the second was a rooftop farm in the central city.

Shooting up a storm at Augrabies Falls

7 May 2012 | Matt Geeling

Augrabies is a brilliant landscape to photograph and in no time we had our shirts off covering our cameras from the rain as the lightning and thunder rumbled all around us.