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About Luke Powers

Cape Town local, trail runner, coffee addict & croissant lover - Luke enjoys a loosely planned road trip, exploring backroads, small towns and remote areas. But send him to a luxury safari lodge or plush beach villa and he will be equally at ease. As a travel consultant at Africa Bespoke, Luke gets to enjoy planning other people's journey's too.

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The Victoria Falls Marathon makes running a pleasure

The Victoria Falls Marathon

In Southern Africa, the Zambezi River plummets 108 metres into a gorge below, forming what has been named one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The Victoria Falls draws tourists from far and wide to Zimbabwe and Zambia, who share this spectacular attraction. Once a year, however, an event gives sporty tourists even …

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Fixed Gear Critical Mass Bicycle Ride

Cycling is good for a number of reasons because it is: 1. a great form of exercise 2. a good way to take in lots of fresh air 3. a pure and sustainable form of transport 4. an excellent way to experience surrounding sounds and sights at close range 5. a sport/cult that comes in …

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Roadtrip Namibia part 3: Fish River Canyon and home

The breathtaking view of Fish River Canyon The next two days were days of driving, hours and hours through this huge country. During the night we stayed in “Chameleon Backpackers” in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. But the city is not spectacular so definitely not worth a visit. So after two days of long driving we …

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Road Trip Namibia part 2: Namib Naukluft, Solitaire and Swakopmund

Rugged green-ish mountain scenery of Naukluft Mountain Park. From Sesriem we continued our journey to Naukluft Mountain Park. In the early afternoon I started with Brecht the “Olive Trail”. This trail led us to a mountain top where we had a beautiful panorama over the Mountain Park. In comparison with the sandy and rocky desert …

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Road Trip Namibia part 1: Kolmanskop and Sossusvlei

Here is a post from our Guest Blogger Simon Marynissen from Antwerp, Belgium. Note: Simon did an internship with African Agenda and Africa Bespoke in Cape Town as part of his studies. He took some time out to go exploring and chose to visit Namibia. this is the first in a 3 part series on Simon’s …

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What next for the mighty Vuvuzela?

=============<() Love it or hate it, the mighty Vuvuzela has carved its way into soccer history with its superb performance during the Soccer World Cup. TV commentators and watchers hated it, fans in the stadiums and Fan Parks loved it! Who would have thought that such a simple instrument could have become so legendary in …

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