While travelling the back roads, cities and towns of South Africa on an extended project, Ishay Govender-Ypma finds that people’s goodwill wins out.
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By bus or taxi, going home for the long weekend is an opportunity for Zimbabweans to show their families the fruits of their labour in South Africa.
South Africa is like the migrant worker who has found himself a new lover and forgot about his family.
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Google Africa recently paid for 35 journalists from various African countries, including South Africa, to explore Kenya using several apps.
Plotting 12 classic travel experiences resulted in a comprehensive, interactive map of American literature’s most iconic journeys.
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Hidden behind the city’s extravagant buildings is something far more valuable – its people.
Black people routinely face humiliation from border officials on their travels around the globe.
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A veteran couchsurfer explains why he prefers to share his home with idealistic, nonpaying guests to Airbnb customers with high expectations.
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Drawn by romance and remoteness, a family embarks on a holiday to St Helena.
The fascinating history of Catalonia has moulded its capital into a vibrant and beautiful city – a must-see for any aspiring travellers.
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Political unrest, bicycle lanes and sleazy hangouts make up the dream ‘hood, writes Paul Mason.
Extraordinary trails, spectacular views and friendly
encounters with the locals in coffee country, Colombia.
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The do-it-yourself ethic of the city’s artists has
whipped up a whirlwind of acclaim and
worldwide recognition.
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Ingredients brought from the land to the table make outdoor dining in the Land of Wood and Water an organic privilege.
Kevin Davie travels to the revived marshland home of the enemies Saddam Hussein set out to destroy.
Don’t let a silly mistake ruin your holiday. Use this easy checklist to ensure your trip is plain sailing.
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On the centenary of Dylan Thomas’s birth, his home town is exploring his ungentle, bohemian legacy.
Sometimes it’s better to skip the cocktails and
ladyboy parades and discover Thailand’s cleansing virtues instead.
Time stands still on
the North Coast when you’re watched over
by Umhlanga’s
two-tone sentinel.
Twenty-five years ago, 28 people jumped off a bridge in the first-ever bungee jump. We pick the world’s best adrenaline dives to mark the anniversary.
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A familiar experience for many South Africans, seeing False Bay and its surrounds through the eyes of a British tourist makes it all more spectacular.
Becky Barnicoat checks in to Venice’s slickest
new hostel and finds it’s a far cry from the dowdy, dirty crowded digs conjured up by the name.
Once notorious Medellin, Colombia’s second city, is being held up as an example of how urban dynamics can be changed.
Press junkets are no holiday. Sarah Wild shares the dirty truth.
After years of harsh recession, 17-million tourists — an all-time record — are set to visit the mainland and its sun-kissed islands.
Jim Freeman trips off to Wilderness and discovers you don’t have to be uncomfortable to get in touch with your fey inner fay.
A mini-golf version of religious pilgrimage won’t appease the city’s Arab critics or enhance its reputation as a cultural hub.
A trip to the Jock Safari Lodge in the Kruger National Park takes us back to the days of ox wagons and wild game.
Most backpackers in Thailand rush around ticking off the sights in a guidebook, but Torre DeRoche decided to live on one small island for months.
In contrast with the rest of Ethiopia, generosity thrives in Harar – along with some wonderfully peculiar traditions.
Hobbits, elves and dragons appear to be coaxing tourists to New Zealand as fans await their first glimpse of the second movie in "The Hobbit" trilogy.
If it’s a luxury break you’re after, look no further than this boutique hotel in the heart of Sandton.