Make the Journey Your Destination
Remember that song that gripped your innards and would not let go? There was a line in A Sort Of Homecoming – from The Unforgettable Fire by U2 – that did exactly that to me: “See faces ploughed like fields that once gave no resistance”. Despite a limited understanding of the Irish conflict I
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Following (responsibly) in the wheel ruts of Clarkson, May, and Hammond, Jim Freeman takes on the vast Makgadikgadi Salt Pans of Botswana with a Yamaha Grizzly 350 4WD ATV. Back in 2007, the BBC’s Top Gear crew took on the wilds and expanses of the Northern neighbour of South Africa in three
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Would you shift up a gear, or hit the brakes and hook reverse? Last night I introduced my teenage daughter to the 1985 sci-fi classic Back To The Future. Now it is 05h00 and I am experiencing a cerebral tug of war: I have a one-way time machine but cannot decide
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The recently introduced BMW K1600GTL is a luxury cruiser for the well-to-do rider with a sense of fun. Jim Freeman put the hefty machine through its paces on some of the most beautiful roads in the Western Cape … and found it quite intimidating. It is not often you will hear me admit
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Pay attention to professionals, take notes, save money. Your first car is always a blessing, even during those moments when it feels like a curse. Mine was a ‘one careful owner’ Mk1 VW Golf. The freedom of personal mobility it offered was a constant source of joy … until it caught fire. This happened
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“The future is big data, anti-heroes, and bedrooms on the freeway,” says Wayne Batty. It is a bird, it is a plane; no, it is Superman. Delivered with giddy levels of 1978 Hollywood melodrama, you can feel the optimism. Superman, with its message of justice and hope, resonated with an audience looking
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The Honda Quest True Adventure, an adventure challenge designed to give adventurous motorcycle enthusiasts a once in a life time experience with the Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin, is back. Following the inaugural event last year Honda Motorcycles Southern Africa has again partnered with Specialised Adventures to deliver a tough expedition experience during
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It matters little how you learned to drive, Judgement day, aka the driving test, remains the great leveller. Whether you have been drifting the Blomqvist family Saab since you were eight years old, or you have only had a few sweaty-palmed driving school lessons in a Toyota Tazz, nothing prepares
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Some of the best coastal motorcycle routes in the word are to be found in the Western Cape, prompting Jim Freeman to explore them. It might be a misnomer to say: “every cloud has a silver lining,” given to the paucity of cumulonimbus in the Western Cape these past three years.
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Wayne Batty reckons it is a casualty of excessive choice. If you owned a Nintendo Game & Watch **Fire** device in the early 1980s, your childhood was probably awesome. Controlling two trampoline-wielding firemen in a bid to bounce evermore frequent jumpers from a burning building into an ambulance seemed the best way
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