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South Africa’s number one travel and outdoor lifestyle magazine. We pay our own way and tell it like it is. We drive back roads and speak to real people, giving you practical information about affordable destinations in southern Africa. Each issue is crammed with excellent photography, honest gear reviews and delicious recipes to make at home or in the bundu. Whether you’re looking to escape for a weekend or a month, your journey starts here.

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OUR PROMISE

BEHIND THE SCENES • Welcome to our new food editor Johané Neilson, who will dream up delicious recipes for you to try. Turn to page 80 for dishes to serve this Father’s Day.

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UPFRONT

WRITE TO US & WIN!

SPEAK TO US

Q&A • Every month our experts answer your questions about birds, bugs and beasts. Write to editor@gomag.co.za

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Garden Route recovers from veld fires

BIRDING COURSES IN THE KRUGER

Go ape in KZN

HASIESVLEI, KAROO

A TRIATHLON IN THE CAPRIVI

Stay up for the longest night

PHASES OF THE MOON

The tough life of lions

FLY AIRLINK TO VICTORIA FALLS

BOOKS & MUSIC • Walk the Camino with Erns Grundling, try to understand our crazy species with Yuval Harari, do something dangerous with Tim Cahill and sing along with Jenny Lewis.

MEET THE AUTHOR • In 2015, Erns Grundling – who compiles these pages – was disillusioned with life and love. He embarked on a Camino pilgrimage and walked 1 025 km in 40 days, without a cellphone, a camera or a watch. His Afrikaans bestseller Elders has now been translated into English as Walk It Off. He tells us more about his memoir of self-discovery.

ROAD MUSIC

CLASSIC READ

Be cool • It’s cool to be cool, but not cool when you’re trying too hard. So how do you know when you’re just the right amount of cool? Toast Coetzer explains…

DESTINATION NORTH COAST! • Bed down at the best seaside chalets, bush lodges and farm cottages from the Dolphin Coast to the Mlalazi River. We’ve got you covered for your next adventure to the North Coast and Zululand.

IN OTHER WORDS

HOW TO DISAPPEAR • The places we love best are often the places that are hardest to reach. Places like the Richtersveld and Bushmanland in the Northern Cape… Getting there can be a lesson in how to vanish without a trace.

TRAVEL THE WORLD – IN JOBURG! • Johannesburg is many cities in one. Here’s your guide to places to eat, places to walk and places to gawk. Eat samoosas, sip Ethiopian coffee, and celebrate the Highveld with locally brewed craft beer.

BOOKS ABOUT JOBURG

IN OTHER WORDS

THE SUBURBS

The Wilds, Houghton

Pyramids, pharaohs & desert winds • In June 2017, Piet and Karen Boshoff packed their Land Rover and set off on a 20 000 km journey from Cape Town to the Mediterranean Sea. Karen shares the final leg of their journey, through Sudan and Egypt.

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TAKE YOUR PIC

LITTLE BROTHER, BIG BROTHER • Fujifilm has a range of mirrorless cameras for everyone from enthusiasts to pros. We recently put the X-T100 and the more expensive X-T3 through their paces.

Ellie action

Be Dad’s favourite! • Spoil Dad with all his favourite flavours on Father’s Day – this month’s recipes feature boerewors, brisket, bacon and beans!

Dad wine

Slice and dice! • Unleash your inner MacGyver with these quality knives and multitools. We’ve also got sharpeners to keep your blades fresh and ready for action.

A thoroughbred workhorse • Like a donkey boiler that gives you a hot shower deep in the Karoo, the Isuzu MU-X is another kind of workhorse that won’t let you down in the middle of nowhere.

ISUZU MU-X 3.0 4x4 AT6

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