Issue 14 Dec/Jan '11

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Back in the Firing Line I recently played with my old clubmate and former winner of the Vodacom Player’s Championship,...	Discovering Nature's Bounties In today’s modern world we are constantly expanding our horizons by developing new technologies...	A Closer Look at Fynbos Judging from the number of nature-lovers frequenting the area, there’s clearly more to life than...	Namaqualand by Mountain Bike In 2010, I had my first taste of mountain biking in Namaqualand when we took a group of cyclists...
Classic Kentish Gypsy Tart and Lemon Garlic Steamed Mussels This fresh summer treat is quick and easy to make, full of flavour and very moreish.	Uncertain Times Call for Smarter Saving Solutions In times of low interest rates and volatile markets, it becomes quite tricky to find real...	SHOOT! A Night Race Here’s something that a lot of Regular Joes (and quite a few pros!) battle with: night shooting...	Rhino Skydive a Great Success! Rhino Under Siege in KZN received a mega R400, 000 boost from the high-flying efforts of 40 big-...
Vet Books for Africa Two years, five faculties, more than 250 textbooks and 12,500km later, it’s hard for me to grasp...	Old Faithful Discovers Botswana and Namibia, Part2: Central Kalahari to the Okavango Leaving Central Kalahari, we were now some 1,530km into our 7,200km journey after being on the...	inREVIEW: BMW X3 xDriver35i When I was asked whether I’d like to review the X3, I thought to myself, “Sounds good, but just...	Get Ready for the Toyota FJ Cruiser Any serious 4X4 enthusiast will agree that the Toyota Land Cruiser range is as good as it gets...
Setting Sail The first time I went sailing was on a dam in Gauteng. Even though I didn’t understand much...	Discovering Baffin Island - A Young Explorer's Dream Playground! If you are invited to apply for an all-expense-paid expedition, with the world-famous South...	Diving the SS Thistlegorm Earlier this year I had the privilege of diving the famous wreck of the SS Thislegorm, one of...	The Great Barrier Reef and Beyond - Australia Part 1 of 2 A splash. The sound of bubbles. Hundreds of metres of clear blue water in every direction. The...
Wingsuit Meets Parachute : Team XRW Takes Off and Gives Back Last year, for the first time in the history of human flight, three wingsuit skydivers flew and...	An Unforgettable Trekking Adventure in Laos - The Gibbon Experience I know it sounds rather ridiculous, but being an adventure racing junkie has one serious...	Alt X: Alternative Expo The concept behind Alt X, an alternative and extreme sports expo, is brilliant! This first-ofits...	Trampolining - Bounce Your Way to Better Skating For all the skateboarders, wakeboarders, wakeskaters and snowboarders out there who feel most at...
To Hell and Back Dubbed the 'Grail of Trail', this brutal 42km full trail marathon weaves its way along the very...	The 2011 Wildcoast Wildrun Wild, Wet and Wonderful You have not truly experienced trail running until you have run the Wildcoast Wildrun. This...	Trail Runners Dazzle at Diamond Dash It all started on a perfectly glorious spring morning in the serene Seringveld Conservancy, just...	2011 ISUZU 3 Towers A Celebration of Cycling Tuesday 11 October - It’s just three days until the start of the Isuzu 3 Towers Stage Race and...
Riders Ride to Rescue Rhinos Ride the Rhino is an annual mountain bike stage race held in aid of the dwindling and endangered...	South Africa Triumphant at Waveski World Championship In August 2011, the Waveski World Championship was part of a massive and successful celebration...	Lifesaving SA comes to the Rescue It's summer time and with the festive season upon us, water safety is of extreme importance,...	Redstar's Red Mist Raceway Botts Race So there I was, one week before race day and after much deliberation and speculation, the...
The Road to Dakar I was anxious when I opened the much-anticipated email from the organisers. “Congratulations Mr...	Christmas Kayaking To kayakers December heralds two amazing events; the start of the summer rains and a day filled...	Nia - Love Your Body, Love Your Life The music starts playing and I feel the beat running through my body, awakening my muscles as...	Are You Supplement Savvy? Vitamins used to be a nice to have, but many of the foods we now eat have lost their nutritional...
Whiplash: A Minor Injury with Major Symptoms The first cases of whiplash were documented around 1919 after passengers involved in a train...