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Kitesurfing in Cape Town

Summer in Cape Town is an incredible time of year. The sun is out and the beaches are packed. However, with the good weather and the long days comes the south-easterly wind. It is constant and often strong and for many people it is an irritation which takes away from summer in ...

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Travel picture of the week – Hout Bay in Cape Town

This incredible picture is of Hout Bay in Cape Town by local Kyle Sarkas. You can see more of his work here

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Whitewater rafting on the mighty Zambezi river

The Zambezi river is one of the worlds most beautiful and varied waterways. It forms part of the Zambian border with Zimbabwe and at one point, near the Zambian town of Livingstone and the Zambezi National Park, it runs from a tranquil, wide, flat river down the spectacular Victoria Falls into the narrow and deep ...

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Mzolis in Gugulethu township, Cape Town

Mzolis is great. After hearing it being raved about for many years, I wasn't too sure what to expect on my first visit to this cult venue. In fact I wasn't even too sure what Mzolis even was exactly. So for those of you who have never heard of Mzolis, I will start with a ...

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Cape Town: living local

This article was written on gotravel24, a South African news site. You can find the original article here: http://www.gotravel24.com/theme/city-breaks/cape-town-living-local It was written by Lara Moses. As you'll see below, it's about things that locals love to do. I'm not sure if Lara is from Cape Town or not and it is a well written article ...

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Nkhata Bay, Lake Malawi. Add it to your list of things to see before you die!

Everyone has one, if you admit to it or not. Somewhere in the back of your mind, there are those places that you have ...

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Afrojaunt – 6 Months driving through Africa

Some family of mine has recently got back from a driving trip through Africa. My cousin Nick and his fiance Kylie, took 6 months to complete the route below. On their return, his brother and a few friends grabbed the car and did a similar trip. The blog they kept is a great resource for anyone ...

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16 Images of beautiful Namibia!

Doug from Pepper has recently got back from a trip through Namibia. A few of his pictures are in the gallery below. If these don't make you itch to get out there for yourself, I'm not sure what will!

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The top 20 things to do in Cape Town from the Pepper team

The list below is not necessarily my personal pick but it was put together for anyone visiting the city for the first time by some of the Cape Town Pepper team. It includes a few obvious additions and hopefully a few that you haven't heard of before. In the future I will get through a ...

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