Caroline Hurry
Winner of a Tourism Authority of Thailand Award for International Media Reporting, Caroline Hurry has written for Independent Newspapers, The Citizen, Sunday Times, Business Traveller, Journeys, and Habitat, among others. Married to a Dane, she divides her time between Copenhagen and Johannesburg. A self-described word herder, dog wrangler, and cat slave, she loves visiting new countries and sitting in the lap of luxury
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The Mind of Plants
From Ayahuasca to the banyan to beans and coralline algae, every story is a marvel, a revelation. We owe our very existence to plants
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Advice for the starry-eyed
Back in another space-time continuum, when you could smoke on planes, go clubbing in Hillbrow, and 'knock three times on the ceiling' if you wanted someone, I sent Linda Shaw to an astrologer for her...
Virtually there
Egypt’s White Desert
Egypt’s heat hovers like a lovelorn drunk breathing pungent fumes over everyone in its proximity at Ains Soukhna on the Red Sea
International
St Petersburg Metro
Saint Petersburg’s metro is one of the world's busiest with five subway lines, 67 stations, 3 000 trains and 2.5 million passengers a day
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Beat the Covid Blues
This is a tale of two cities ‒ Scare City and Synchroni City. Looping trains of thought will speed you to either place. How long you choose to stay is up to you
International
Dreaming of Copenhagen
Like a conjurer unveiling ‘wow moments’ with every sweep of his cape, Henrik Thierlein is to Copenhagen what twinkling lights are to Tivoli
Columns
Awaken the Muse-ic
Johannesburg-based Biofield Tuner and Sound Therapist Wendy Leppard can help restore harmony and renew our life force.
Columns
Last Tango in BA?
With its cobblestones and colourful corrugated iron conventillos, La Boca dazzles in hues of pinks, reds, yellows and blues but it might be a while before you can visit again
South Africa
Lethabo Life
Where else that's close to Johannesburg can you see Cape Clawless Otter hunt in the Crocodile River rapids a few feet from your lounger?
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Valentine Luxury
With 14 February falling on a Monday this year, it’s ideal for a long weekend of luxury in the South African bush
A jazzy trip to flava town
Craving some sultry Joburg Jazz? South African chef Katlego Mlambo launches his pop-up at The Marabi Club in Maboneng this Thursday
Trust you’re well
Trust You’re Well - a collection of email conversations between Hans Mackenzie Main and whoever, is funny yet scathing, sarcastic yet heart-warming.
Local is lekker
Children staying at Long Lee Manor or Sarili have access to an adventure playground, with rope walkways, climbing walls, slides, and ziplines.
Tech thinking
The lockdown hit the South African hospitality industry hard. Hotels and guesthouses had to pivot from an international to a domestic market