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Interview with a Kalahari addict

31/3/2014

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Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
By Roxanne Reid
When I discover new authors whose books I want to scoff up in huge inelegant chunks as if they were double-chocolate mousse cake, I love to find out more about them. What makes them tick? What are they passionate about? What were the difficulties they encountered? So I was chuffed to have the chance to answer some questions for an American website recently, this time from the other side of the desk. 

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Oranjerus: stop over near Keimoes in the green Kalahari

26/3/2014

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Oranjerus resort, Kanoneiland, Northern Cape
By Roxanne Reid
In the old days, before 20 stop-and-go roadworks blossomed on the N7 and R27 between Clanwilliam, Calvinia, Brandvlei and Kenhardt like Namaqualand flowers in a good year, we used to drive from Cape Town to Twee Rivieren in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in 10- to 11-hour comfort. Now, with the stop-and-go’s pruned to about a dozen, 10.5 hours will still only get you as far as Keimoes in the green Kalahari.

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What are you doing for Earth Hour?

24/3/2014

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By Roxanne Reid
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)'s Earth Hour takes place this year on Saturday 29 March. But what exactly is Earth Hour and what should you be doing about it? Here are the answers to all your questions.

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Detection dog helps conserve tortoises in South Africa

19/3/2014

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Tortoise detection dog
By Roxanne Reid
Two-year-old Brin has recently joined the CapeNature team. Her job is to help conserve the critically endangered geometric tortoise. She’s the first conservation dog to do this work in South Africa.

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Global march against canned lion hunting

17/3/2014

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By Roxanne Reid
The global march against canned lion hunting took place in some 60 cities across the world on 15 March 2014. The aim was to raise awareness and educate people about the horrors of canned lions – not just the way they die but they way they are forced to live before they are killed. 

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4 farmstalls worth stopping at in the Overberg

12/3/2014

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Farmstalls in the Overberg
By Roxanne Reid
Travelling from Cape Town towards Swellendam along the N2 is often something people do when they’re on their way to the Garden Route further east. But if you plan your stops right, it can be a destination in its own right. Here are 4 farmstalls worth stopping at in the Overberg.

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Go on a guided marine walk at De Hoop Nature Reserve

5/3/2014

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De Hoop Nature Reserve
By Roxanne Reid
It was February and as hot as Hades. Yet the guided marine walk at De Hoop Nature Reserve that would see us poking about in rock pools was scheduled to start at 11am – because that was low tide – and continue under the noonday heat. We nearly chickened out. 

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Aerial walkway to open at Kirstenbosch

3/3/2014

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Kirstenbosch aerial walkway
By Roxanne Reid
Already nicknamed the Boomslang because of its long winding path through the trees, a new aerial walkway will open at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town soon.

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    I'm an independent travel writer and book editor with a passion for Africa - anything from African travel, people, safari and wildlife to adventure, heritage, road-tripping and slow travel.
    Since 2015, travel buddy and husband Keith has been the primary photographer for this blog.
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