In the December 2019 issue of Getaway, we get festive and share a few spots and tips on where you can stay cool this summer.
In our cover story, Justin Fox explores the Southern Cape – an under-rated gem of a coastline from Witsand to Vleesbaai. Mia Louw was in her element in Mpumalanga’s Wakkerstroom – a village with main-street stoeps, a station pub and cows and birds aplenty. We spice things up this festive season with Chiara Turilli, who shares some classic Mexican recipes. New to the Getaway team, Lauren Dold and Jessica Oosthuyse share 12 inland waterways where you can make a splash this summer, and Matthew Sterne discovers a land of contrasts in Morocco.
Anton Crone – The art of road tripping, page 70
In the second part of his journey from Cape Town to Durban, Anton Crone enjoys lesser-travelled routes into thin air.
Justin Fox – Southern Cape, page 76
There’s a sublime stretch of coast between the Overberg and main Garden Route mostly bypassed by travellers. We unlock the gate and drive down a limestone track into this magical world of shipwrecks, fishing hamlets and hidden estuaries.
Matthew Sterne – Morocco, page 94
In a land where desert, mountains and oceans meet, and the distant past mingles with modern life, there are even more contrasts than meet the eye.
Helen Walne – Portugal, page 102
A road trip around northern Portugal in search of swimming spots has our writer falling in love … with a camper van named Eugene.
Regulars
ED’S LETTER Justin Fox reflects on a special Portuguese Christmas spent at sea 7
CONTRIBUTORS Meet this month’s experts and adventurers 8
TRAVELLING TALES Darrel Bristow-Bovey laments that maddening little travel detail called weather 16
INBOX The latest from our readers 11
Escape
WHAT’S UP Ideas and inspiration 21
FIRST LOOK Zanzibar casts its spell 26
BOOKSSummer’s best reads 29
HISTORICAL JOURNEYS Up a West African volcano 32
ECO-LOGIC Tembe the elephant, plus faking it 34
ADVENTURE A heavenly walk rewarded with wine 37
CHEFS ON HOLIDAY Antoinette Meyer of Barringtons 40
FOOD A Mexican feast to end off our world tour 42
Photography
GETAWAY GALLERY The latest finalists 46
MASTERCLASS Get to grips with a GoPro 53
PORTFOLIO Animal antics to make you smile 56
Travel
BEST BEDS Kommetjie 62
ROAD TRIP Cape Town to Cradock on back roads 70
SOUTHERN CAPE Escape the crowds on this coast 76
INLAND WATERWAYS 12 places to make a splash 86
MOROCCO A whirlwind mosaic of delights 94
PORTUGAL Exploring the country in a camper van 102
WAKKERSTROOM Flock here … like the birds do 110
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