Getaway

A beginner's guide to BALANCE

BRIEFS | The Thread

FOLLOW US

MEED MORE TRAVEL INSPO?

getaway.co.za

@GetawayMagazine

I'd just finished high school when my boyfriend’s parents, the Hoskens, decided a long haul through Namibia was a fitting way to celebrate school being out forever. Before I met the Hoskens, I had ventured as far as a farmer’s market on Sundays for cultural (or horticultural) enlightenment. I’d moved from Johannesburg to Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, with my mom and two sisters. It had been us girls against the world, but we hadn’t travelled much.

If you don’t know, Hillcrest is (or was, I can’t quite decide) a between Pietermaritzburg and

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Getaway

Getaway1 min read
Snapshot
AT THE FOOT OF MINGSHA MOUNTAIN IN DUNHUANG, CHINA, THE CRESCENT SPRING SPANS 200 M LONG AND 50 M WIDE. DESPITE ITS DESERT SURROUNDINGS, THE WATER IS CLEAR AND SWEET, REACHING A DEPTH OF 5 M AT ITS DEEPEST POINT. WHEN VIEWED FROM AFAR, THE SPRING RES
Getaway2 min read
Honey, Clear My Schedule weekend Reset
27 April – 1 May CORNER OF HEERENGRACHT AND RUA BARTHOLOMEU DIAS, FORESHORE, CAPETOWN Comic Con, the highly anticipated celebration of pop culture, will return to the vibrant city of Cape Town for five days. The event promises to, once again, unite f
Getaway5 min read
Adventure Awaits In Elgin
As far as areas of outstanding beauty go, you don't get much better than the Elgin Valley, a hop, skip and jump over the Hottentots Holland Mountains from Cape Town. The Elgin Valley is one of the more intensively farmed areas of the country and prod

Related Books & Audiobooks