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BEHIND THE SCENES • Photojournalist Justus Visagie was packed and ready for a camping trip to Botswana when South Africa’s borders closed due to Covid-19. Not one to be thwarted, he and his rooftop tent travelled all the way back from Gauteng to his home in the Cape. (Read the story on p 38.)

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THE EPIC FORTUNER • Family holidays and off-road adventures are supposed to be epic. With the brand-new version of the Toyota Fortuner, your trip will be memorable, for sure.

TOYOTA FORTUNER 2.8 GD-6 RB EPIC BLACK 4X4 AUTO

LETTERS • Where have you been? What have you seen? Write to editor@gomag.co.za

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

IN BRIEF

Velskoendraai, Clanwilliam

NIGHT WATCH • Snap a pic of the International Space Station

PHASES OF THE MOON

SUNRISE & SUNSET (17 SEPTEMBER)

DID YOU KNOW?

Traditional snakebite remedies

Ishay Govender • She might have started her working life as a lawyer, but after one cookbook, an award-winning blog and many articles in various publications, she’s now one of South Africa’s most influential food writers.

BOOKS & MUSIC • A memoir about rhino conservation, a laugh-out-loud book about running a marathon by a stand-up comedian, Jock of the Bushveld revisited, and a meandering jazz album to make you dream of the open road.

CHECK THIS

Roll up, get ready! • Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctica expedition more than a century ago holds a lesson for us in our own challenging era of isolation, writes Toast Coetzer.

LOCKDOWN WANDERLUST • Do you catch yourself staring out the window, longing for a little freedom? Yeah, us too. These are the places that we’ll be travelling to as soon as the lockdown regulations are lifted. Which destination are you dreaming about?

One last time before lockdown • What do you do when the border posts close unexpectedly, but you’ve already travelled all the way to Gauteng and hired a vehicle and a roof tent? Do you get on a plane and go back to Cape Town? No, you turn the journey home into a new adventure.

STAY HERE

Rock art and craft gin • The Clarens San-Traverse is a new three-day slackpacking trail that gives hikers the opportunity to stride out onto the sandstone domes of the Rooiberg, while learning about the fascinating heritage of this corner of the Eastern Free State.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Nights of the Northern Lights • In the middle of the northern hemisphere winter, Christien Neser travelled to Sweden and Norway in search of the aurora borealis. Along the way, she saw a reindeer race, howling wolves and a hotel made of ice.

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TAKE YOUR PIC • Here are this month’s reader photos, with tips from Toast Coetzer. Send your best shots to takeyourpic@gomag.co.za

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Wild stallions of the Overberg

Light up! • We’ve got your National Braai Day menu sorted – from drinks to dessert.

Raise the steaks • The 24th of September is an important date: It’s National Heritage Day and National Braai Day. Use these tools to celebrate it...