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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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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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18 January 202320 January 2023 Janette Bennett

All roads lead to De Rust

Ambles, Environment, Life, Reinvention, Slow travel, Wild things
All roads lead to De Rust

… and other true stories The Karoo dorpie of De Rust was a blip on my radar – a stopover town en route to Cape

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8 October 202128 April 2025 Janette Bennett

My top tips for chasing flowers

Ambles, Slow travel, Wild things
My top tips for chasing flowers

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

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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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