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Founded as recently as 1886, Johannesburg went on to become the largest city in South Africa. It was the long-time home of the country’s first Black president and is now a burgeoning student hub with a progressive mindset. Nelson Mandela’s House and the Soweto township along with the Apartheid Museum and Constitution Hill are vital components of any Jo’burg itinerary before heading to Kruger and beyond.
Johannesburg does cause concern among travelers but there’s no need to miss out provided you plan your trip and choose where to stay carefully. Maboneng, Braamfontein, and Newtown are the safest Downtown JHB neighborhoods close to attractions, dining hotspots, and pulsating nightlife. The suburbs north of the city offer a calmer and overall safer experience than the Central Business District. Melrose, Rosebank, Parktown, and Northcliff are peaceful communities near green spaces while jacaranda trees bloom on the sidewalks from September.
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Johannesburg is located in the Gauteng province in northeast South Africa. The inland city sits 35 miles southwest of Pretoria, the country’s administrative capital. O.R. Tambo International Airport – the largest on the continent and gateway to Kruger National Park – is 13 miles northeast of the Central Business District.
Johannesburg follows South Africa Standard Time (SAST). As with Cape Town and Durban, the Gauteng province is two hours ahead of UTC/GMT and does not observe daylight savings time.
Johannesburg and its surrounding townships offer a culturally rich and electrifying experience for travelers. As crime does affect the city’s safety rating, it is important to clue up and follow travel safety advice. These are some tips to adhere to during the day as well as at night.
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£28, Hardie GrantThe second cookbook from food writer Dina Begum is a love letter to Bangladesh. Alongside the selection of tempting recipes are detailed ingredient notes, explanations of distinctive spice blends and advice on traditional preparation and serving, all accompanied by evocative photography of busy street-sellers, verdant landscapes and market produce. Some recipes do feature fish and vegetables native to Bangladesh that might be harder to find in the UK, but the author suggests accessible substitutions for those unable to find a Bangladeshi grocery store.
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As I sipped my coffee while watching the sunrise, painted with deep hues of pink and orange, I saw something out of the corner of my eye. I glanced over just in time to catch a majestic gray whale breaching in the subdued morning waves of the Pacific Ocean, leaving nothing but white foam in its wake. At that moment, as the birds chirped and neighborhood dogs played below, I felt more at peace than ever before.
The past year has seen a flurry of cabins crop up near the shores of Broken Bow Lake in southeast Oklahoma. Cloaked in pine and pawpaw trees, this rural region likely has a higher permanent population of black bears and bald eagles than people. Fishing, hiking, and boating have maintained steady tourism but the recent boom in new chalets has put the teensy hamlet of Hochatown on the map, literally. Airbnb is credited with creating this vacation bubble in the aftermath of the pandemic as travelers in OK and TX seek countryside getaways closer to home.
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