Issue 16 Apr/May '12




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Feedback from Reader: Got my issue in the mail yesterday. Super issue and it just keeps getting better and better. Thanks for keeping us informed and entertained. Kobus Bresler
Stretch it to get it

In the past two years my articles have focused mainly on equipment and what’s available from the...

Compression

The benefits of compression were discovered in the earliest of times and despite all our medical...

In the Land of Rock and Sand

A flight to Dubai and a short 345km connector delivered me to an unlikely, eye-opening golf...

In Review: Amarok, Nissan & Volvo - Be pleasantly surprised!

When the VW Amarok was launched in South Africa you initially only had a choice between two...

Great Fishing in the Great Fish River

Our senses, sight, sound, smell and touch, develop a framework in which each individual finds...

Olifants River Backpacking Trail - A Hiker’s Journal

In the last issue of DO IT NOW, I described my first two days of the Olifants Backpacking Trail...

A love affair with India

Coming home after a long trip is always a strange sensation, one which leaves you feeling...

Is your Trust Trustworthy?

It never ceases to amaze me how nonchalant and ill informed people are about planning for the...

SHOOT! A Book - Telling Photo Stories

I’m sure you’ve heard the old adage stating ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’? Well, here’s...

The fish don't stand a chance

Our appetite for fish is exceeding the oceans' ecological limits with devastating impacts on...

A Survival Guide to Life in South Africa

I have been involved in Martial Arts for more than 35 years. During this time I have spent more...

Old Faithful Travels to Botswana and Namibia, Part 4

Purros to Kyalami. Embarking on the final leg of our journey, my feelings were mixed. Sad that...

Cape to Cairo on Two 200cc Motomia Motorcycles

The 'made in China' sticker can be found on more than half of the goods we own these days and...

Snowboarding in Méribel, France

The sign at the train station in Moutiers read, Welcome to arguably the biggest ski area in the...

Tanzanian Daredevils, part 2

Having made our way from Zanzibar, amidst much adventure and hardships, the big day for the...

Hope. Pray. Paddle. part 2

In the last issue of DO IT NOW, Flip, Christo and I had set ourselves the challenge of becoming...

Tripping the Tugela Canyon

“It is difficult to find in life any event which so effectually condenses intense nervous...

Tunnel Time!

Imagine doing 80 skydives in an hour. Having a mirror to check your body position in and a coach...

Chasing Records

In early November 2011 I embarked on a paragliding trip to Prieska, in the Northern Cape, with...

Railay – Thai Something Different

When most people think of traveling to Thailand there are a few names that pop up with...

Take a Quantum Leap

Since I started racing in 1998, I’ve been planning this race - I just didn’t realise it at the...

Ice Hockey – the coolest sport around

Ice hockey is a sport that many South African’s aren’t very familiar with because it’s not as...

Langebaan Down Wind Dash

The 27th running of the prestigious Langebaan Down Wind Dash, from Langebaan to Saldanha, was...

Riders of the Surf

Scottburgh is a quiet little town on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, nestled into the coastal...

Record Entries for Drak Challenge

Paddling the Drak is like having an affair with a really wild,, stormy and tempestuous lover....

Curtis Aces Dakar

“A challenge for those who go. A dream for those who stay behind.” - Thierry Sabine, founder of...

MTN National MTB SERIES 3 Races, 3 Experiences

While celebrating New Year in Lesotho with my girl, all I could think of was the upcoming 2012...

Supermoto 2012 - The Real Deal

With the retirement of ten times South African supermoto champion Brian Capper, the title is...

MTB Race Season Preview

By the time you read this, the 2012 mountain bike race season will be well under way and the...

It’s a leap year so get jumping

Could 2012 be the year that local Adventure Racing (AR) finally emerges from the marginal to the...

Oorlogskloof Mountain Trail Run - A one-of-a-kind mountain trail race

The Oorlogskloof Mountain Trail Run (26 May) is no ordinary race. Not only are the 42km and 18km...