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ISSUE: November 1, 2009
Articles about South Africa
(west) Coasting Along
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12-1-2008
Safari schmafari. There’s a whole other side to South Africa that’s just waiting to be explored.
Article Excerpts:
...THERE’S A WHOLE OTHER SIDE TO
South Africa
THAT’S JUST WAITING TO BE...
...days into a nine-day trip up the west coast of
South Africa
, even the people who can’t speak...
...the animals that lure most visitors to
South Africa
. The west coast is, in many ways, quieter than...
Cape Crusaders
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6-15-2001
Everyone knows South Africa has great wildlife, but check out the plant life that goes into these South African wines.
Article Excerpts:
...it the other wine country. Everyone knows
South Africa
has great wildlife, but check out the...
...tannins backed with new oak define a style that
South Africa
shares with California and Australia. (Some...
...taking a keen interest in the vinous riches of
South Africa
. While Pinotage is hardly a household word...
Reading Ahead
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8-15-2007
The fall (and start-of-winter) book season is just about upon us. Here are some of the titles you'll want to get in on early. By Jenna SchnuerWhile I'm not one for r...
Article Excerpts:
...places, from Mexico to Haiti to India to
South Africa
. Morgan lost her mother at a young...
...that could lead to marriage and children. In
South Africa
, when she was a young journalist, Morgan fell in...
... Morgan feels comfortable with him, she bolts for
South Africa
without telling him when she learns about an...
Eating On The Fly
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12-15-2005
Hungry for something new but at a loss for ideas? We asked these veterans of the road where to find good eats no matter where you land.
Article Excerpts:
...Junction, New York JOHANNESBURG,
South Africa
One of my favorite restaurants is the...
...restaurants is the Grillhouse in Johannesburg,
South Africa
. They specialize in steaks and are known for the...
Alone
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11-1-2003
Raging seas. Cramped quarters. Profound loneliness. That, and more, is what American Brad Van Liew battled in his 148-day, 28,800-mile solo sail around the world.
Article Excerpts:
...course (United States to England, England to
South Africa
, South Africa to New Zealand, New Zealand to...
...States to England, England to South Africa,
South Africa
to New Zealand, New Zealand to Brazil, Brazil to...
All In The Family
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10-1-2001
The godfather of Mafia books portrays 15th-century Rome as an underworld of a different kind. Without Mario Puzo and his masterpiece,
The Godfather,
a whole library of Mafia books might never have been written. Dozens of films (i...
Article Excerpts:
... Pine Press, $21.95 A young white immigrant from
South Africa
, riding a bus in Boston, meets a vivacious young...
Life's Trip
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7-15-2002
No one has an insiders knowledge of adventure travel like global wanderer and sage Leo Le Bon. Read this interview only if you dare to rekindle your own wanderlust.
Article Excerpts:
...Tuareg nomads of the Sahara, or the Bushmen in
South Africa
. But basically we''re all the same. Excepting...
The 19th Hole
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2-1-2002
Everyone has a different way of winding down after a round of golf. For pros like David Frost, its with a glass of wine from their own cellars.
Article Excerpts:
...warm region that holds about 20 percent of
South Africa
''s vineyards. The Frosts hired Napa Valley...
The Guru Of The Grapes
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4-15-2001
Wine expert Michel Rolland helps to create some of the best bottles being produced today.
Article Excerpts:
...de France. Then on to Italy, to California, to
South Africa
, to Chile, and even to India to help with the...
Experience It
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5-1-2001
HIGH-END ADVENTURE
More proof that adventure travel grows:
Abercrombie & Kent
, the up-scale safari outfitter, recently added a new tour division, A&K Active, which bundles physical challenges with cushy accommodations. From ca...
Article Excerpts:
...accommodations. From cage diving amid sharks in
South Africa
to hiking the Inca Trail in Peru, A&K Active...
Click It
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3-1-2002
WHOTZHOT.COM
As a seasoned business traveler, you know how to manage your company’s capital. But what about managing your nation’s capital? The newly launched
www.whotzhot.com
offers insider tips o...
Article Excerpts:
...Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Cape Town,
South Africa
. By the end of the year, whotzhot will tell you...
Sports Q&a
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5-1-2002
FROST ON THE VINE
PGA Tour pro
David Frost
, 42, could very well have the greatest job: Pro golfer by day (ranked No. 1 in putt accuracy in 2001), and an oenophile making his own wines in his spare time. Born in South Africa, F...
Article Excerpts:
...making his own wines in his spare time. Born in
South Africa
, Frost first learned the game at age 14 when he...
Night Moves
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3-1-2005
At Movida ("movement" in Spanish), Manhattans coolest new lounge/restaurant, the "exotic voyage" theme extends from the yachtlike design to the "International share fare" menu, which floats freely from Latin America to South Africa and beyond. The 2...
Article Excerpts:
...menu, which floats freely from Latin America to
South Africa
and beyond. The 2,500-square-foot, $1.8 million...
Presentpicker.com
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12-15-2005
Now this is what we call a narrow focus. The clever, comprehensive search criteria here include your recipients’ interests (think athletics, fashion, nautical), occupation (law, literary), lifestyle (big city, holistic), and personality — at last, a...
Article Excerpts:
...for the kiddies or a Land Rover safari in
South Africa
for you and a very good pal. FindGift.com An...
Fashionably Late
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7-1-2008
WHEN JESSICA AND I finally arrive, after 10 p.m. on a recent Saturday, we try to act like everything is normal.Everything is not normal.We're not only later than we said we'd be. We've arrived at the party on the wrong night.Yesterday was the guy's ...
Article Excerpts:
...one, a get-together with people who had been to
South Africa
, where we were contemplating going. They would...
The Glory Of Guinness
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9-15-2008
Author Larry Olmsted examines the history of the world’s most famous record book as well as why getting into Guinness is so alluring and gratifying.
Article Excerpts:
...origins? SirHugh Beaver, born in
South Africa
in 1890, helped engineer a brewery onthe...
We Like Mike
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7-1-2009
Rejoice, Alias fans! Michael Vartan is back on the small screen in the new show HawthoRNe.
Article Excerpts:
...I’d invite them as a friend. I had friends from
South Africa
and Israel and China. It was an invitation-only...
Well-inspired Travel
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7-15-2002
Wine-Inspired Travel
Winemakers are going farther afield these days in search of new terroir, making for some interesting and adventurous vinous travel.
Article Excerpts:
...of properly aged vino. You could trek to
South Africa
, where you can take in a safari after your wine...
A Wine Of The Times
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6-15-2002
Several of the worlds leading experts offer their not-so-humble opinions on their favorite wine of the moment.
Article Excerpts:
...City Wine: "Spice Route Syrah Flagship from
South Africa
, just outside of Cape Town. An incredible...