Island-hopping at Azura Benguerra

Holiday breaks to Mozambique are about getting away from it all – unassuming beach dwellings on obscure coastal stretches, fresh seafood over coals from the local market, cold 2M’s and blazing sunsets. They’re special – but if you’re looking for ‘extra special’, then Azura Benguerra is the answer. You’ll sample all of the above, but in a super-luxurious setting that […]

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Be like Bear

For the urban adventurer, your typical survival course would teach you how to solve problems that would help you survive in your city. For Capetonians, how to fashion a wind shelter from construction tape and discarded craft beer bottles. For Jo’burgers, it’d be how to navigate past a cash-in-transit van without spooking the guards or becoming a statistic. City life […]

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That one time I wore camouflage

You know you’re having an exciting Sunday when you can actually hear your heart beating in your ears. This is no mean feat, considering the fact that your heartbeat is audible over the racket from the rotor on a camouflaged Alouette III helicopter – one of five flying in formation over fields full of startled cattle. You’ve somehow found yourself […]

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