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Tag: Getaways

16 February 202619 February 2026 Janette Bennett

Holiday rentals: The good, the bad and the red flags

Ambles, Slow travel, Travel
Holiday rentals: The good, the bad and the red flags

We have experienced countless holiday dwellings as we’ve meandered close to home and road tripped across South Africa over the years. Now #him and I

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15 August 20254 September 2025 Janette Bennett

Learning the art of road tripping

Ambles, Slow travel, South Africa, Travel, Wild things
Learning the art of road tripping

It’s all about the journey Each year, #him and I take the long and slow road. We’ve headed to Namaqualand and the Western Cape –

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22 January 202522 January 2025 Janette Bennett

My pick of small-town South Africa, Take 2*

Ambles, Eastern Cape, Slow travel, South Africa, Travel, Wild things
My pick of small-town South Africa, Take 2*

Big city buzz is fabulous – in small doses. Small towns stole my heart a long time ago. Road trips through South Africa over many

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19 March 202127 May 2023 Janette Bennett

Getting wild about a name

Ambles, Eastern Cape, Slow travel, Wild things
Getting wild about a name

Trans the Kei is where you find the real deal Whenever I hear anyone talk about the Wild Coast, I think of the 280km shoreline

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6 October 202020 January 2023 Janette Bennett

The many roads that take you there

Ambles, Coronavirus, Reinvention, Slow travel
The many roads that take you there

Escape from lockdown: Travelling in the time of the coronavirus With #him, I have spent the past three weeks meandering 3,500km back and forth across the

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3 September 201220 January 2023 Under the milkwood

In search of the lemonwoods

Ambles, Eastern Cape, Trees, Wild things
In search of the lemonwoods

Up. The thin path winds through the forest, up and up the mountain. And we keep going. V and I are searching for the grove

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21 May 201220 January 2023 Under the milkwood

When the wind blows

Ambles, Eastern Cape, Food
When the wind blows

When life deals you lemons, the saying goes, make lemonade. In the Eastern Cape, we have our own version: when it’s windy, fly a kite.

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