RoadTrip Jan/Feb 2018
In this issue: Heir Apparent Abu Dhabi Adventure Camelot in Dullstroom Desert Wine True Grit Road Trip Bucket List
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Chasing Champions of Yesteryear
The rusty Fiat Uno ahead of me crawls up the narrow road. I wait patiently for the twisting stretch of tarmac to uncurl like a strand of spaghetti hanging from a fork. On my right a sheer rock face, cut away by dynamite and bulldozed to vertical perfection, makes room
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SA’s Most Covetable Coastal Campsites
Looking for an end destination for next year's December road trip? Kayla Cloete has compiled a list of coastal escapes that will please both the outdoor enthusiast and his/her comfort-loving companion alike. Ebb & Flow Rest Camp Wilderness, Western Cape Pitch your tent on the banks of the Touw River in Wilderness at
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RoadTrip December 2017
In this issue: Velar Unveiled Clash of the 'Cabs Retracing our Routes Vaction Ready Chasing Champions of Yesteryear Seaside Wanderings
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RoadTrip November 2017
In this issue: Desert Panda The Name Game Skip the paperwork Bohemian Rhapsody Über Wagon Provincial Pride
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Clash of the ’cabs
They count among the bestselling vehicles in the country, and their popularity is still growing. Ferdi de Vos, with some expert assistance, pitted seven double cabs against each other to find the best leisure bakkie for your next road trip. The trend started nearly four decades ago in 1979 when Toyota included
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Velar Unveiled
Velar: an unusual name for a vehicle with an even more curious history. It was first used by British Leyland nearly fifty years ago during the final stages of development of the vehicle that eventually was to become the iconic Range Rover. Instead of plastic cladding, camouflage panels, and tape, these
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The Desert Panda
A small Panda Cross taking on the mighty Namib? Crazy. But not to Ferdi de Vos who recently took the small two-cylinder Fiat on an epic road trip to the magnificently beautiful Kanaan Desert Retreat in Namibia. Ideally, one should not negotiate desolate, dusty Namibian dirt roads at the dead of night.
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Parys to D’Kar
In order to put the new Pajero Sport to a test worthy of a 12 time Dakar Rally winner, Ferdi de Vos journeyed 2,400 km from Parys in the Free State to D’Kar in Botswana; and back, finding some remarkable hidden gems along the way … Mitsubishi introduced its Fortuner-rivalling Pajero Sport SUV
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Battles, Beers and a Blonde
It was the ultimate American road trip: from Chicago to Los Angeles on the 4,000 km long Route 66 in a Ford Mustang. Colin Windell recreates the iconic trip using the latest Roush Stage 3 derivative to get his kicks on our local R66. At a mile marker shy of 250 kilometres, it may not
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