Book Description
Features: Cape Town, Cape Winelands, Western Coastal Terrace, Southern Cape, Garden Route to Grahamstown, Wild Coast, Drakensberg, Midlands, Durban, Zululand, Gauteng, Sun City, Blyde River Canyon, Kruger, as well as South and North of the Orange.

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Book Description

Few destinations offer such bewildering diversity as the great continent's mesmerising expanses, unlock the secret of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland with this essential guide.

• over 100 detailed, accurate maps
• packed with places of interest
• practical advice on staying safe and healthy
• special section on the Cape wineries...

From Publishers Weekly
Obsessed with the "narrative quality" and linguistic challenge of cryptic crosswords, London-based TV journalist Balfour sees them as an eloquent metaphor for life: "Crosswords tell stories about ourselves. Crosswords express our humanity.... And British crosswords do it better than any others." In 1983, aged 21, Balfour left his native South Africa, seeki...

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How do you reconcile Cape Town's brutal history with the pursuit of pleasure? Let Lonely Planet guide you through the townships, wineries and jazz joints of Africa's most hedonistic seaside city.

• 8 colour maps covering the whole city, plus excursion maps
• kloofing, abseiling, cycling, hang-gliding: all the information you need to get your adre...

Back Cover Copy
This user-friendly travel map has been specifically designed for visitors as a practical and informative guide to South Africa. More than just a map, it includes detailed street plans of major towns and large-scale projections of popular tourist destinations. This map contains places of interest, hotels and national parks, highlighted scenic routes, regional clim...

Review
"The grand-daddy of budget guides"
--The New York Times

"Guides that penetrate the veneer of holiday brochures and mine the grit of real life"
--The Economist


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Synopsis
Four survivors of a brutal massacre undertake a perilous journey across Africa, crossing a thousand miles of the Kalahari Desert to evade a murderous force of political terrorists.

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Synopsis
A travel guide to South Africa covers this increasingly popular travel destination, from Sun City, to safari in Kruger National Park, to the nation's award-winning wineries, with side trips to Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls and Botswana's Okavango Delta included. Original. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Excerpted from The Rough Guide to Cape Town by Rough Guides, Tony Pinchuck, Barbara McCrea. Copyright © 2002. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
WHEN TO VISIT

Cape Town and the Western Cape coastal belt have a Mediterranean climate (contrary to expectations, it’s not tropical), and the warm dryish summers are balanced by cool wet winters. Cape Town...

Review
"Authoritatively written and superbly presented...Worthy reading before, during, or after a trip." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

"Absolutely gorgeous. Fun, colorful, and sophisticated." -- Chicago Tribune

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Book Description
One of over 400 titles in the Insight series,

Insight Guide South Africa. This 370-page book includes a section detailing South Africa's history, 22 features covering aspects of the country's life and culture, ranging from living without Apartheid to spectacular wildlife, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips sectio...

Charlotte Observer
Packs all you need to know in a format that's easy to use.

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Book Description
You'll never feel intimidated and awkward about the customs and etiquette of another country again. With the insights provided in this CULTURE SHOCK! Guide, you'll learn to see beyond the stereotypes and misinformation that often precede a visit to a foreign land. Whether you plan to stay for a week or for a year, you'll benefit from such topics as understanding...

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Book Description

1. Around Cape Town
2. City & the Waterfront
3. Suburbs & the Cape
4. Cape Town & Table Mountain
5. Cape Wineries
6. Unique Lonely Planet Walking Tour
7. Index of all Streets & Sights
8. Essential Information

Review
"Robert Young Pelton is the guerrilla guide to the world's most dangerous places."
--Outside


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Book Description
Footprint's 60 guides cover more than 120 of the world's most exciting destinations. This latest edition of their South Africa Handbook brings travelers updated information on this rapidly changing, vast, and diverse region. This guide features comprehensive information on planning a trip — including the best times to go and getting around by train, bus, ca...

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A road map of Central and South Africa and Madagascar, covering the major road networks across the region. Scale: 1/4,000,000 - 1cm=40km Legend/Key in two languages (French and English)

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Cape Town is the hottest urban destination in Africa and one of the hottest globally. The current economic situation in South Africa and the resultant favorable exchange rate is ensuring that the number of visitors continues to rise. With its cultural diversity, high-quality accommodations, sophisticated restaurants, colorful cafes, cool clubs, and vibrant gay s...

The publisher, O'Reilly and Associates
Success in international business is not just about your product and service, or about terms and delivery schedules. Success is about people, traditions and relationships. Passport to the World books are comprehensive guides to understanding a country's people, culture, etiquette and communication styles. Passport South Africa will help you...

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Book Description
Mark Twain, Jan Morris, P. J. O’Rourke, and Michael Palin are just a few of the contributors to this provocative armchair tour of South Africa, which takes us from Capetown to Soweto, from 1850 to the present. Introduction by the Editor. Map.


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From Publishers Weekly
In this illuminating and textured, if pedestrian account of life in the Peace Corps, the grandson of former President Jimmy Carter (who has written the introduction) shows that he, too, might be headed for high places. After graduating from college, Carter spent two years in the late 1990s volunteering in a former black homeland, as South Africa tried to b...

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