"Malawi in a Mini" - a roadtrip around Malawi

Sarah & Lisa, two photojournalists from South Africa's travel & outdoor magazine "Getaway", took a Mini in September & October 2011 and travelled all the way from Johannesburg up to Lake Malawi, travelled around the lake and, according to the pics, had a perfect jol at the Lake of Stars festival. If you are planning such trip, check out the video below and read their blog for some great travel info! Enjoy! Kudos @ Sarah, Lisa & Getaway!

Sarah & Lisa's stops along the way included:

• Tete, Mozambique
• Senga Bay, Lake Malawi
• Kande Beach, Lake Malawi
• Mayoka Village, Nkhata Bay, Lake Malawi
• Gecko Lounge, Cape Maclear, Lake Malawi
• Domwe Island, Lake Malawi
• Mumbo Island, Lake Malawi
• Lake of Stars festival, Sunbird Nkopola Lodge in Mangochi, Lake Malawi

Getaway Magazine: Become an expert travel blogger in a day!

Join Getaway Magazine's travel experts for a day of talks and presentations to hone your travel blogging skills at the Grand Daddy Hotel in Cape Town on 05 November 2011, sponsored by Cape Town Tourism.
South Africa’s top bloggers and online gurus as well as industry experts from digital marketing agency Quirk, will talk on all aspects of travel blogging, from writing, photography and video to design, search optimisation, marketing and making money from blogging.

Where: Grand Daddy Hotel, Long Street, Cape Town
When: Saturday, 5 November 2011 (from 08.30 to 16.30)
Cost: R750 (R650 if you're a Getaway blogger)
Booking: book online at www.getawayblogconference.co.za.
For more info: Go to www.getawayblogconference.co.za, or email sarahduff[a]ramsaymedia.co.za or christief[a]ramsaymedia.

great digiguide from Getaway Mag: 4x4 trails in South Africa

South Africa’s vast landscapes are an explorer’s paradise, but reaching beautiful spots often requires an off-road vehicle and some deft driving ability. Here is Getaway’s round-up of ultimate 4x4 trails in South Africa and overland adventures north of South Africa's borders. Also, industry guru Andrew St. Pierre White has handy tips to make the most of your trip.

Getaway Mag: Johan Bakkes is one hell of a traveller

South Africa's Getaway Magazine is the country's #1 travel and outdoor magazine. It's a kinda must buy for all travellers coming to South Africa. Getaway just published a remarkable interview in their online edion - remarkle, because it is statements like

"I travel on the cheap side, because I couldn't afford it otherwise. But it also changes the whole travel milieu. The moment hardship is there, you can relate to the locals and they realise that you're in the same situation, so they open up more. I believe that travel is experiencing the places with the people, because the people make the place and vice versa. I'm not really very philosophical, but that's what makes travel interesting for me."

that are simply making an interview outstanding. And the interview Getaway's Alison Westwood did with South African travel writer Johan Bakkes is defo one of them! More on Getaway.co.za

Get Johan Bakkes' book "To Hell And Gone" 

on amazon.co.uk or kalahari.net (SA)>>

Getaway Mag: Win Rocking the Daisies and Rocking the Gardens tickets

South Africa's #1 outdoor mag Getaway, in conjunction with Rocking the Daisies and Rocking the Gardens, is giving away a pair of tickets (for Sat. 09 & Sun 10 Oct.) to Rocking the Daisies (Darling, 08 - 10 Oct.) and a pair of tickets to Rocking the Gardens (Johannesburg Botanic Gardens, 09 & 10 Oct. 2010) for Saturday (09 Oct.) and a pair for Sunday (10 Oct.), worth R1 430 (Competition closes 30 Sept 2010.). For more info see Win Rocking the Daisies and Rocking the Gardens tickets!


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Getaway Mag: Five top backpacker’s spots in South Africa

South Africa's outdoor mag Getaway selected their five top backpackers in South Africa. Read more on Five top backpacker’s spots in South Africa or have a look on the map below.


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The Top 5 are:
Daddy Long Legs Boutique Hotel Cape Town, South Africa
Owlhouse Backpackers Nieu Bethesda, South Africa
Away with the Fairies Hogsback, South Africa
Buccaneers Backpackers Cintsa Cintsa, South Africa
Bulungula in Bulungula, Wild Coast, South Africa

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Getaway Mag: Wild about SA - Camping and caravanning in South Africa

South Africa's outdoor mag Getaway asked their Facebook community for their favourite campsites in the country... read more on Wild about SA - Camping and caravanning


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Campsites in South Africa >>

rental motorhomes & fully equipped 4x4 camper >>