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There is a new space in Woodstock where good things are happening

Woodstock, a bustling Cape Town suburb known for its narrow streets, urban art and tucked-away treasures, is the home of GOODWoodstock, a new community-focused, mixed-use space. Its emphasis is on sharing economies and bringing together people in a multi-layered space...

July 8, 2019

Places

Top tips for sustainable travel

So: many of you are travelling home or to a holiday destination, local or international. You’re driving or flying kilometres across the country, across continents or oceans… using fossil fuel. By touchdown, your carbon footprint is heavy. That’s okay (there...

December 16, 2018

Features

Finding rubbish in paradise. How we cleaned up Dassen Island

When the boat pulls up at the island’s jetty we’re all talking about the water. It’s bright turquoise, crystal clear and the sand below is white. We’re not in the tropics. We’ve sped 10 km across the ocean from Yzerfontein...

September 21, 2018

Places

Walking the Baviaans Camino will put a little soul in your heart

It’s a bitterly cold morning deep in a kloof beside a rocky riverbed in the Eastern Cape. We emerge from our tents exhaling steam. The tops of the indigenous trees have only just started to catch the light. We need to...

July 3, 2018

Places

Hotel review: Spier walks the talk

The Spier Hotel has everything and more you’d expect from a four-star hotel: 153 rooms, conference centres, restaurants, an artists’ studio and expansive gardens… The décor is stylish while not intimidating, and contemporary South African art is displayed throughout the...

May 21, 2018

Places

Grootbos Private Nature Reserve shows off the best of eco-luxury

Travel and sustainability aren’t generally compatible. So when you do travel, choose well. Choose a destination, close-by if possible, that is environmentally and sustainably responsible. Where? And how do you find a place you’ll like? There are a number of...

April 19, 2018

Tag: Places

There is a new space in Woodstock where good things are happening

Top tips for sustainable travel

Finding rubbish in paradise. How we cleaned up Dassen Island

Walking the Baviaans Camino will put a little soul in your heart

Hotel review: Spier walks the talk

Grootbos Private Nature Reserve shows off the best of eco-luxury

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