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NATURAL SELECTION

There's a place two hours from Cape Town

where the air breathes easier, the streets appear cleaner, and off-grid living is more than a hot chance. I head east out of town towards Montagu, where the mountains aren't shaped like a table, but the location is equally worthy of icon status.

I take a good look at the pretty pavements and neat neighbourhoods; I'm only passing through this charming dorpie. Another half hour, travelled in a 4x4, gets me to the Little Karoo region, where Abrikoos Kloof Private Pod Reserve beckons. Here, concealed among 2 000ha of raw nature, Dennis Viet has built a secret sanctuary between a rock and a

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