Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2023 i Getaway

BRIEFS | Into The Wild WHERE ON EARTH? IN BHUJUNG, NEPAL, WILD HONEY IS HARVESTED ON THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WORLD'S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN RANGE BY LOCAL MEN WEARING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND USING ONLY LONG STICKS AND HANDMADE ROPES TO COLLECT THE STICKY, GOLDEN COMBS. Nepalese Honey Hunters This is honey collecting like you've never imagined on the Himalayan cliffs of Nepal – you might even call it an extreme sport. The country's Gurung tribespeople are master honey hunters who risk their lives to collect honeycombs using ancient techniques passed down through generations.…

TRAVEL | New Zealand ‘God's own country’ was brought to life by New Zealand's longest serving Prime Minister, Richard John Seddon. Landing in Queenstown, in the heart of the South Island, you don't have to believe in god to realise the celestial area's wonder. The last time I visited New Zealand, I was five years old. My family – who moved to South Africa and then back there – live in the North Island. My great grandfather was Maori, and my family are descendants of Rongowhakaata Iwi, a tribe from the Gisborne Region, also in the North Island. When I found out I would be travelling to New Zealand, my father told me spending a week in Queenstown is as close as you can get to a ‘once in a…

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Oliver Keohane DVENTURE PLAYGROUND (P84) Cape Town-born Oliver Keohane is a motoring and travel journalist with a deep love for the outdoors and any car with a four-wheel-drive system. Growing up walking and running in Cape Town's mountains, he has always resonated with high-lying areas and felt a call to explore them on foot or four wheels. Oliver best enjoys coffee from a percolator and whisky from a hip-flask and prefers to spend a weekend on a camping mattress or in a cottage inland than in a city. oliverkeohane John Gaisford THE WILD FOOD REVOLUTION (P43) Since leaving life as a geologist, John has forged a side career in freelance writing and photography that gives him an excuse to travel regularly. Whether it's on an old motorbike in the Himalayas,…

48 HOURS BRIEFS | Two Full Days Maboneng Precinct echoes the Gold Rush era. Amidst the bustling energy and kaleidoscope of city slickers, beneath the vibrant colours, lies a deep history that saw prospectors chasing dreams of wealth. On these same grounds, The Cradle of Humankind, with its vast majority of the historic hominid fossils described to science, was discovered within sight of the city's towering skyscrapers. DAY 1 First, you've got to get to know her on foot. Tour operator LocalPlaces is famous for its walking tours through the ‘Old City’, now known as Johannesburg's innercity. Take a half-day walking tour through Marshalltown, exploring the oldest district of the inner-city. Marvel at plush Edwardian-era architecture and the history of Johannesburg's pre-gold rush roots. Admire the shadowboxer sculpture where Mandela and…

Elephants have been causing havoc for farmers in rural areas in Africa for as long as you care to mention. Lions, too. Elephants have also been troublesome in India. In South America, jaguars. The list is long. Human-wildlife conflict is such a widespread issue it has even been turned into an initialism – HWC. And urban areas are not immune: baboons in Cape Town, vervet monkeys and crowned eagles in Durban, racoons in Toronto, black bears in Sierra Madre, bobcats in Los Angeles. It's pretty much everywhere. And although the focus is on the big mammals, we mustn't forget the little creatures, too. Dr Karin Lourens of the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital lists some of those in Gauteng: owls, raptors, herons, water birds and storks; dassies (rock hyrax), bats, vervet…

FIELD NOTES Samara Karoo Reserve It's a bit of a drive to Samara Karoo Reserve: it's 53 km from Graaff-Reinet, but you have to get to Graaff-Reinet first, or 270 km from the closest airport, at Gqeberha. But this is a good thing. It gives you time to chuck all your stress and city work-a-day blues out the window. You're not going to need them where you're going. What you will need is a sense of wonder and discovery. And a decent pair of walking shoes–for you will be doing some walking across the plains, searching for Samara's famed cheetahs. What you will get in return is peace, serenity and a renewed hope in humanity. And some terrific stories to tell. AT THE BEGINNING Samara is just over 27 ha…

TRAVEL | Zambia It's early, long before sunrise, and the morning is chilly. Our tent on Shoebill Island, a tiny island in the Bangweulu wetlands, is nestled in a grove of quinine trees, and our bed is so cosy and warm that I'm reluctant to get out into the cold. We've woken early to paddle the narrow, reed-lined channels from our camp to the floodplains, to see the endemic black lechwe, who call this unique wetland home. Bangweulu means ‘where the water meets the sky’, and that's a perfect description of this extraordinary wetland in north-eastern Zambia. We reach the floodplains just as the sun starts to peek over the horizon, turning the sky from grey to a delicate shade of pink. Standing on the causeway that runs through the…

Caught in the Web Leave Your Suitcase At Home If you're off to Japan, book your ticket with Japan Airlines. You won't have to pack a bag. That's because you can rent all your clothes upon arrival in the Land of the Rising Sun. The programme is Any Wear, Anywhere. Passengers aboard JAL-operated flights can rent clothing for their stay in the country. The programme is running on a test basis until the end of August 2024. Clothes are delivered to and collected from your hotel. But it's not just about passengers’ convenience. It also benefits the environment: no heavy suitcases means the aeroplane is lighter, resulting in lower carbon emissions. The rentals run for a fortnight, and cost from ¥4 000 (R50B) to ¥7 000 (RB89), depending on the…

ROCKING THE DAISIES 8 October SUPERSPORT PARK CRICKET STADIUM, 283 WEST AVENUE, DIE HOEWES, CENTURION This annual music and arts festival features a line-up of international musicians and a range of other activities. There will be four dynamic stages, multiple dance floors to suit various musical tastes, experience-driven activations, interactive pop-ups, mouthwatering food stalls and easy access to bars – sealed with camaraderie. There is also a festival at Cloof Wine Estate in Cape Town. Each event focuses on sustainability and environmental conservation and has won numerous awards for efforts to minimise environmental impact. The line-up is yet to be announced, but you can bet it'll be a worthwhile experience, as the SuperSport Park festival features only international acts. Tickets: Quicket from R695 HOGSBACK OPEN GARDENS 5 – 15 October…

There ere loads of interesting things happening in the Winelands university town, from new bars to new hotels to refurbishments. It all started with Simon van der Stel, the first governor of the Cape Colony. In 1687, he commissioned the planting of some 12 000 European oak trees in and around Stellenbosch, giving the growing village its nickname. There's been a lot of water under the bridge since then, with the freshest springing from various sources. First there was Nocturne (nocturneexperience.co.za) by the Dusk duo of Darren Badenhorst and Callan Austin. It's a dark, moody restaurant and mixology bar experience. That's right, experience. One does not simply walk into Nocturne for a quick drink. One sets aside a good few hours for the extraordinary (outlandish?) cocktails and excellently paired small…

FINALIST Category: Wildlife The Family A pod of hippos pops up every 500 m on the Zambezi River. Here, I captured a family pod from the air. These guys seemed to make a noise the whole night, keeping us up, but didn't really make a sound during the day. Michael Raddall, Johannesburg DJI Mini Pro 3; F1.7; 1/50s; ISO 100; F1.7 FINALIST Category: Wildlife Hungry Hornbill A hungry hornbill with a successful catch on a sunny day in the Kruger National Park. Jean-Paul Nel Nikon D3100; ISO 100; F6.3; 1/500s Lens 150-600mm; F5-6.3 FINALIST Category: Wildlife Sunrise Magic Summer days are hot and radiant on the French Cote d'Azur, a coastal region named for its vibrant, deep blue waters. Its limestone cliffs, between land and sea, offer striking contrasts of…

STAY HERE Samara Karoo Reserve has three intimate lodges, together sleeping just 40 guests at a time. THE MANOR is an elegantly appointed, very swish villa in a Karoo contemporary style. It sleeps eight guests and can be booked on an exclusive-use basis with a private vehicle, guide, tracker and chef. And the food is delicious especially the riverside picnic lunch, and the magical dinner round the fire. It's in a clearing, the surrounding trees festooned with lights. Later, the stars explode overhead, bright and beautiful and seemingly so close you can reach out and touch them. From R13 000 pps pn To really see the stars, though, opt for the brand-new PLAINS CAMP, where there is no light pollution at all. It's an off-grid safari that sleeps eight, where…

Do this The Picasso Museum includes numerous works from his formative years and a complete assortment of paintings that belong to the Blue Period. Altogether, 4 251 works make up the permanent collection of the Museum, which opened in 1963. Entrance is €14 (R290). museupicassobcn.cat Take a walk with Luke Watson and explore the Picasso's Life in Barcelona Walking Tour. Luke will also point out and explain all the fascinating street art you see along the way. Tours take two hours and leave daily at 11am. Cost is €28 (R582). artspacetours.com Visit Sagrada Familia. The towers within the highest Christian temple in the world represent the union between heaven and Earth. At 172.5 m, it measures exactly half a metre less than the hill of Montjuïc, given that according to…