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Getting To Grips With Timeshare Products

Timeshare or shared vacation ownership products are inherently complex and bewildering to the average consumer. Understanding it will help you avoid pitfalls when buying timeshare and ensure that you reap all the benefits of this vacation lifestyle by making the best possible use of your timeshare.

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The Golf Coast

Aside from 120 kilometres of pristine sand and seven Blue Flag beaches, KZN’s South Coast is prime golfing territory.

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Magic In The Sky

On a quest to see the northern lights, Wilmien Rossouw loses her heart to Odin’s eye, to a jellyfish and to the skies above Tromsø.

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Bonne Chance

Biénne Huisman gets a taste of the Roman Empire in the south of France.

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Beyond The Culinary Cringe

Anna Trapido gets to the bottom of unadventurous dining.

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Adventure Island

Reunion’s geological pyrotechnics make it an otherworldly destination where visitors can explore lava tunnels, hike the rim of an active volcano and watch the crater turn into a bubbling cauldron. Iga Motylska counts herself among the thrill-seekers.

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Urban Garde

‘Our supermarkets were vegetable and herb patches in the back garden. Milk was still warm from the cows – the seasonal quality of grass could be picked up in the flavour of the milk.’

The Golden Age Of Timeshare

The timeshare industry generates employment for around 27 000 people and contributes billions of rand to the GDP, according to a Grant Thornton survey.

Thinking Of Going Somewhere Next Summer?

It’s the biggest buzzword in travel right now, and while ‘overtourism’ sounds like yet another threat in an overpopulated world, excessive human traffic has long been part of the traveller’s dilemma, writes Tom Eaton.

Overdone And Undercooked

Anna Trapido has had enough of restaurants hiding behind a good location and expensive-looking décor. She spills the beans on Mzansi’s worst-offending overhyped dining areas.

Space And Time

Above all else, Namibia offers a journey into yourself, writes Clifford Roberts.