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South Africa on a Budget Needs More Than Cheap Beds
South Africa can be remarkably good value and still become expensive very quickly. The difference usually has less to do with what…
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Two Weeks in South Africa Means Choosing a Route
South Africa is large enough to make a two-week itinerary look sensible on a screen and exhausting on the ground. The old…
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South Africa’s Adrenaline Days Need More Than Nerve
South Africa has no shortage of ways to put a harness on a traveler and introduce them to gravity. Bungee jumping near…
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Kruger Is Not a Checklist With Lions
Kruger National Park is often sold through five animals and one dramatic sunset. The Big Five may help organize a brochure, but…
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The Garden Route Is Better When the Car Stops
The Garden Route is described as a road trip, which makes it tempting to treat the road as the attraction. The N2…
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A Long Weekend in Cape Town Is Only an Introduction
Cape Town makes a long weekend feel both generous and absurd. Mountain, ocean, museums, neighborhoods, vineyards and the Cape Peninsula all sit…
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Budget Travel in Colombia Is a Route Problem
Colombia can be affordable, but the old promise of a bed for five dollars and an entire month for a few hundred…
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Salar de Uyuni Needs Preparation, Not Mysticism
Salar de Uyuni is difficult to describe without sounding as if you have swallowed a tourism brochure. In the dry season, salt…