Hike with a View – Sustainable Hiking Trails in South Africa
South Africa has a way of pulling you into places you don’t forget. It might be the stillness of a forest, the sweep of a mountain view, or the rhythm of your steps along a coastal path. Whatever the setting, hiking trails here are never just about the scenery — they’re about the connection you […]
What is Slackpacking & Why You Should Try It
Slackpacking is a portmanteau of the words ‘backpacking’ and ‘slacking’ coined in South Africa probably around the 1990s. ‘Slacking’ in South Africa means being lazy, being halfhearted, similar to the US English term ‘bunking’. ‘Backpacking’ here refers less to the practice of budget youth travel but more to the concept of hiking with a backpack […]
