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“Come sunset, you can sit in your camping chair and watch a postcardworthy scene unfold: elephants walking down to the water to drink, hippo ears popping up in the water, and a silhouetted fish-eagle on a branch against a backdrop of yellow...
“In Old Delhi, the city centre area north of the hotel, a wonderful madness reigned. A cow lay in the middle of the road. Motorbikes, rickshaws, scooters and pedestrians made their way around the holy animal.”
“Douwe made us stop here so that we can feel the veld. A warm wind blows. It has been a rare Karoo summer of widespread rain, and the soft grass is almost hip high.”
“The Karoo helped me rediscover curiosity; the veld opens up like a book. If you love nature, this kind of thing can have a real impact on your life. My soul and body are free here.”
“Rising above the mist, we turn off onto a farm road, cross a drift and pull over next to a ledge overlooking the river. The deep pool below is sparkling. If I were a trout, this is exactly where I’d be hanging out.”
Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe
“Japan is a geographical highlights package, with all the most dramatic features squeezed into one narrow strip of land… Bridges span ravines in places where most other contractors would have given it one look and decided, aikona.”
“The pub erupted again. What were the chances that the country’s first World Cup title would be won in South Africa, and that they should find themselves hosting two sunburnt Saffers in stinky socks? The party was on.”