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Bridget Hilton Barber
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Weekend getaway: Hotel Cardoso, Maputo
Less than two decades ago, Maputo was war-torn and struggling to survive. Today it is one of Southern Africa’s hippest cities.
Taking it lying down
Bridget Hilton-Barber goes on a Venda Bender to get supine — and serene.
Simply hanging out at Sabie
Sabie is the undisputed outdoor adventure capital of the Lowveld. There’s an amazing choice of things to do. You can experience the adrenaline rush of the world’s highest cable…
It’s time Limpopo left the lapa
Traffic in downtown Polokwane is already being diverted owing to extensions to the roads around the Peter Mokaba Stadium, renovations are under way, plans are being made, talk is…
The healing route
Designed to relax and revive stressed-out urbanites, the Healing Route takes you into the cool, calm heart of the Magoe-baskloof mountains with stop-overs at spots renowned for…
As the tea grows cold
”It’s a sad, sad story,” said the waiter from Pekoe View, a restaurant and curio shop overlooking Sapekoe Tea Estates, South Africa’s largest tea producer, which closed in…
Magical realism
"It was in a bathroom at the top of the Soutpansberg mountains that I met my Venda prince — and I knew at first glance that I wouldn’t be able to resist him. He had a deliciously…