A gravel road looks empty until it isn’t. Around the next blind rise there might be a farmer’s bakkie, a herd of goats, a cyclist, or a convoy of campers heading the other way. There are no road markings out here and no one to sort out who goes first,…
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Campsite Etiquette: What Campers Wish Their Neighbours Knew
Nobody goes camping to fall out with a stranger over a gazebo peg. Yet every camper has a story about the late-night generator, the shortcut through their site, or the dog that adopted their braai. Most of it isn’t malice. It’s just that nobody ever spelled out the unwritten rules.…
Continue Reading....Overlanding the Great Debate
Ask ten people at a fuel stop what they’re doing and you’ll get ten answers. “Just a road trip.” “We’re touring the Garden Route.” “Overlanding, ja.” And then, from the guy with the roof tent, the snorkel and the spotless recovery tracks: “We’re going on safari.” They might all be…
Continue Reading....Travelling with Pets in South Africa: What to Expect from Our New Series
For a lot of us, the road trip doesn’t feel right without the whole family in the vehicle, and that includes the ones with fur, feathers and whiskers. Over the coming weeks, What The Gravel is launching a series on travelling with pets, written for South Africans who would rather…
Continue Reading....Where the Wild Still Calls: Why Nature Is the Best Escape
There is something about stepping away from the noise of everyday life and into nature that changes you. No traffic. No emails. No endless notifications. Just the sound of wind moving through the trees, birds calling from somewhere beyond the trail, and your own footsteps reminding you that you are…
Continue Reading....No Wi-fi, No electricity. Just You and Mother Nature.
Imagine waking up and realizing your phone is completely useless. No Wi-Fi. No notifications. No emails. No social media. No television. No electricity. Just you, your tent, a campfire and Mother Nature. For some people, this sounds like paradise. For others, it sounds like torture. But in a world where…
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