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My top tips for chasing flowers
8 October 202110 October 2021 Janette Bennett

My top tips for chasing flowers

Ambles, Slow travel, Wild things

The flowers are fading, pulling on their seedy caps to sleep for another year. After a prolonged drought, it has been a magnificent year for flowers in Namaqualand and the West Coast. We were lucky enough to see some of

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The many roads that take you there
6 October 20207 October 2020 Janette Bennett

The many roads that take you there

Ambles, Coronavirus, Reinvention, Slow travel

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 breadth of South Africa, with a mild jiggle to the north. We take time out

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3 fabulous (and free) trails
5 February 20205 February 2020 Janette Bennett

3 fabulous (and free) trails

Ambles, Environment, Sustainable living, Wilderness

Being close to nature – especially walking through it – is the number one way that I sustain myself. It clears my busy head, fills me with energy and lifts my mood. Whether it’s the physical exertion or closeness to

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