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Bridget Hilton Barber

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Take a seat for sundowners: The city of Maputo spread out below the terrace of the Hotel Cardoso.

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.

Lodge luxury: Beauty and relaxation at the Earth Sense Spa at Shiluvari Lakeside Lodge in Venda.

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…