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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.

CHANGING PLANS • EVEN METICULOUS TRAVEL ITINERARIES CAN GO AWRY, LEADING YOU TO PLACES YOU MAY NOT HAVE DISCOVERED OTHERWISE

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

SNAPSHOT • WHERE ON EARTH?

SWELLENDAM'S SPLENDOUR • HISTORY, NATURE, DECENT FOOD AND CHARM MAKE THIS TOWN WORTH A VISIT

JAPANESE DELIGHT • THERE'S A NEW KID ON THE BLOCK FOR THOSE WHO LOVE JAPANESE CUISINE WITH A MODERN TWIST

THROW AWAY COMMENTS • IN THE SECOND OF A TWO-PART SERIES ON AFRICANS TACKLING THE GLOBAL WASTE PROBLEM, FOUNDER OF KABUSHA GREEN T/A WHOLE EARTH RECYCLING CARMEN JORDAAN LIGHTENS THE LANDFILL LOAD AND ENCOURAGES SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE HABITS

PUT YOUR NOSE IN A BOOK • SOME DAYS, YOU CAN'T GET OUT THERE AND HAVE AN ADVENTURE. ON THOSE DAYS, ADVENTUROUS STORIES ARE JUST THE TICKET.HERE'S A SELECTION OF SOME OF OUR FAVOURITE TRAVEL READS

SLICE OF PARADISE • THERE’S MORE TO JEFFREYS BAY THAN WORLD-CLASS SURFING

TO THE RESCUE • NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES; SOME WEAR SAFARI UNIFORMS AND WIELD A GARDEN RAKE

MEALS TO HEAL • A GLOBETROTTER'S GORGEOUS GOOD-FOR-YOU RECIPES

FRENCH-STYLE PORK CHOPS • A DELIGHTFUL, REFINED DISH, PERFECT FOR ANY GATHERING

TRAVEL AS IF YOU LIVE THERE • THE INSIDER’S GUIDE TO FINDING HIDDEN GEMS TOURISTS DON’T KNOW ABOUT

THE LOOKOUT • BY SHARING HIS IMAGES, SOUTH AFRICAN PHOTOGRAPHER MARTIN MEYER HOPES TO SHINE A LIGHT ON NATURE’S MAGIC - AND HELP OTHER PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE WITH HER, TOO

Sustainable TRAVEL • HOW TO REDUCE YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND SUPPORT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY’S CULTURAL HERITAGE

CHANGING NATURE'S NARRATIVE • YOUTUBE SERIES NATURAL BORN RUNNERS JOURNEYS TO THE WORLD’S MOST REMOTE, CAPTIVATING LANDSCAPES - FROM THE EASTERN CAPE’S DENSE WILDERNESS TO ANTARCTICA’S DESOLATE ICE CLIFFS - TO TELL THE STORY OF REWILDING THROUGH THE EYES OF A RUNNER

JUST HEAD NORTH • UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES, RELAXATION AND A HEALTHY DOSE OF ADVENTURE ARE ALL KEY INGREDIENTS IN THE RECIPE FOR A PERFECT GETAWAY - AND NORTHERN SOUTH AFRICA OFFERS IT IN BUCKET LOADS

WORTH THE DRIVE • THERE AREN'T MANY BETTER WAYS GO ON A DAY TRIP TO THE SEASIDE THAN DRIVING THE ISUZU D-MAX X-RIDER

FIRST STEPS IN AFRICA • IS TRAVELLING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN TO AFRICA’S NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE RESERVES SAFE? HOW YOUNG IS TOO YOUNG? AND DO KIDS (AND PARENTS WITH KIDS) ENJOY BEING ON SAFARI? AS FAMILY TRAVEL BOOMS ACROSS THE CONTINENT, GRAEME GREEN ASKS THE EXPERTS THE BIG QUESTIONS FOR PLANNING AFRICAN ADVENTURES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN

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MAGICAL MOUNTAINS AND MARVELLOUS MINARETS • ON A RECENT VISIT TO OMAN, SARAH KINGDOM DISCOVERED THE BEAUTY OF A COUNTRY STEEPED IN HISTORY AND FOCUSSED ON ‘PRESERVING ITS CULTURE WHILE EMBRACING MODERNITY’

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Share Your Shot • SOME OF OUR FAVOURITE READERS' SOCIAL MEDIA TRAVEL POSTS FROM PREVIOUS ISSUES OF GETAWAY

News and Views From the Final Frontier… • WE RECENTLY POSTED AN ARTICLE AND VIDEO OF A LIONESS GIVING BIRTH IN THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK…