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Visit Cape Town penguins at Boulders Beach

24/2/2016

Cape Town penguins, Boulders Beach, Simon's Town

By Roxanne Reid
A favourite thing to do on any visit to South Africa is to visit Cape Town penguins at Boulders Beach, Simon’s Town. The best place is from the boardwalk between Seaforth and Boulders, where you can get fairly close as they waddle around in their dinner jackets, without disturbing them.

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Mbunza Living Museum, Kavango, Namibia

17/2/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
There’s no better way to learn about another culture than from its people. When we stayed at Hakusembe River Lodge on the Kavango River in Namibia, about 15km from Rundu, the Mbunza Living Museum was within spitting distance, so we took a walk there to explore.

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Olifantsrus Camp in Etosha National Park

10/2/2016

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Olifantsrus Campsite, Etosha National Park, Namibia

By Roxanne Reid
Olifantsrus Camp in Etosha National Park in Namibia is the park’s newest campsite and it’s a wonderfully different experience. For the first time in Etosha’s history it’s a dedicated campsite, with not a chalet to be seen. And it’s in the western section that was previously closed to ordinary tourists.

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Mogg’s Country Cookhouse, Hermanus: a winning recipe

3/2/2016

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By Roxanne Reid
How often do you have a three-course menu at a restaurant and find that just one of them was worth getting excited about? Visit Mogg’s Country Cookhouse, Hermanus, and you won’t have that problem; they have a winning recipe and you’ll get three five-star courses exploding with flavour.

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