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Two great rivers Southwest Africa

Depending on whom you talk to it's either the second largest canyon in Africa, after the Blue Nile Gorge of Ethiopia, or the second largest in the world after Arizona's Grand Canyon.
Sky Camp on Crystal Lake offers the best of both worlds

Sky Camp on Crystal Lake offers the best of both worlds

The view from the top of Whistler is truly spectacular and for many summer visitors just looking is enough.
Only the hardiest of living things survive among the starkly beautiful dunes of the Namib Desert

Only the hardiest of living things survive among the starkly beautiful dunes of the Namib Desert

After climbing through soft sand for almost an hour we arrived at the crest of Dune 45 just in time to see the sun rise over the rim of Tsauchab valley.

Two tales of modern Hawaii

LANA’I, Hawaii–There are only three paved roads on Lana’i and it takes less than an hour to drive all of them.

Mo and Cindy's Excellent Florentine Adventure

Florence is a town that has created an entire industry and identity on a brief, yet critical, period in history.
Romance and intrigue in England's hotels

Romance and intrigue in England's hotels

Meridian Writers’ Group BATH, England–The Time Out London guide book calls it "possibly the best address of any hotel in Britain.
Basking in the buzz of the Cannes International Film Festival

Basking in the buzz of the Cannes International Film Festival

Story and photos by Mike Crane Our scooter’s trusty little 150cc engine whirred away as it whisked us along France’s scenic Côte d’Azur. The drive from St.
Where European immigrants planted roots are now the toast of the world

Where European immigrants planted roots are now the toast of the world

South Australia’s Barossa Valley is a step back in time to simpler days, when the most urgent and pressing business was the production of a fine wine.
Mondesa - a legacy of Namibia's apartheid years

Mondesa - a legacy of Namibia's apartheid years

The ritual of our traditional meal began outside the hut where first Betty, then me, and finally Beatle and Sampson washed our hands in a basin of soapy water and blotted them on a small wet towel hanging by the door.
A tale of two towns: one German, one English, both Namibian

A tale of two towns: one German, one English, both Namibian

By the time the prevailing easterlies off the Indian Ocean reach the west coast of southern Africa the air is wrung dry.