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South Africa is more than a
venue - it's an attitude. Okay, it's a beautiful, colourful and altogether fascinating place, from the tiniest pebble on Cape Point to the highest rise of the Drakensberg,
from the driest patch of the Karoo to the swampiest moat at the Kruger Park. But if it was just nice to look at, you could settle for some photographs. It's more. You have to
smell it, feel it and touch it to understand. There's something in the air in South Africa, and unless you are near Modderfontein, it won't be the sulphuric clouds from a
nearby steel mill. South Africa always couples beauty with an element of risk. It is the menacing, staring face of the Dark Continent, but smiling gently at you (as long as
you tip the guy at the gas station, the waiter, the valet etc). First-timers will be enchanted by its magic. Most of them will come back, or worse, get completely hooked. It
will be in their system (the passion, hopefully, and not the malaria virus). So give South Africa a chance. Also, they do need your money and offer you a lot of value in
return. No idea where to go? Pick up a few pointers and read our travel reports. South Africa Travel Reports...>>
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