Make the Journey Your Destination
Did you know that South Africa also has a Great Wall? Yes, we do … on the border with Mozambique near Kosi Bay, and we visited it (well, sort of) in the new Great Wall Motors (GWM) P Series bakkie. It was an eventful trip, and The Great Wall of Mzansi proved
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Over a century ago the first all-wheel-drive passenger car in the world – a Daimler – was used extensively in Namibia (then called German South-West Africa) and became known as the “Dernburg-Wagen”. We retraced the tracks of this 4x4 pioneer with the latest geländewagen from Daimler AG, the Mercedes-Benz GLB. I
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How do you introduce the latest incarnation of the archetypical road trip vehicle? It is a rhetorical question, of course … and it was all aboard the new T6.1 Kombi Bus for a trip from Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) on the picturesque Garden Route to the exclusive Gondwana Game Reserve close to Mossel
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Sappi, established in South Africa 85 years ago and now the biggest manufacturer of dissolved pulp in the world, recently received the first-ever sustainable forest management certificate for its local forestry operations. To find out more, we journeyed to the Sappi plantations in Karkloof, KwaZuluNatal … in the new Subaru Forester,
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In anticipation of the 60th anniversary of Toyota South Africa Motors later this year and the legacy of the horse logo initially used as company emblem, we took the latest Fortuner – now with more horsepower – to meet the South African Lipizzaner horses at their new home near Paarl in the
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The latest version of the Toyota Hilux Arctic Trucks AT35, as authorised and supported by Toyota UK, takes the tough all-terrain qualities of the Hilux to another level. Developed by extreme engineering specialists Arctic Trucks the AT35, based on the recently launched UK spec 150kW 2.8-litre Invincible X Double Cab,
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The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. During the December holiday period Ferdi de Vos traversed the vast expanses of the province and the Orange River (Gariep) running through it in a new Hyundai Creta. “I see you …!” The glaring evil eye of the Khi
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What started off as an idea involving a luxurious Lexus and an exclusive train trip in Namibia, had to at the last minute be amended to a speedy visit to the Green Kalahari … Luckily, the recently upgraded RX hybrid proved the perfect companion (and photographic model) to capture the beauty
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For twenty years, the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation has stood the test of time … To celebrate this milestone and reflect on the founding role Nelson Mandela played, we took a special G-Class to the venues of great sporting event in the country and visited some Laureusinitiated projects on the
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The recently launched Ford Performance approved and enhanced RTR Spec 5 is now the fastest production Mustang in Mzansi. We took the camouflaged beast for a quite different road trip to meet its iconic flying namesake, Mustang P51 number 325 of the South African Air Force; according to legend the fastest ’Stang in
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