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Southern Africa & Indian Ocean
Islands 2020
As the regional editor for Destination Golf, it is my happy task
to tap away at my keyboard and, after 40 years of living here,
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try to summarise this region’s attractions, without resorting to
the hyperbole that you might find in a travel brochure.
The Magaliesberg mountain range, which form the backdrop
from my windows, are in the Northwest Province on the edge
of the Cradle of Humankind and are geologically ancient – 100
million years older than the Himalayas in fact!
They have stood as mute witness to many of the trials of
man, from his emergence many aeons ago from the Cradle of
Humankind, to the seasonal migration of the tribes, on to the
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excesses of the Anglo Boer War and then to the first tentative
steps of a new, free and democratic South Africa.
its many other attractions and yet still have the trappings of INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
Albert Ferrer (Spain)
Francisco Pinto Leite (Portugal)
Ronald Montesano (USA)
Peter Barnes (UK)
Gene Oberto (Sweden)
Gianni Attanasio (Italy)
David Cooney (China)
Maarten Hageman (Netherlands)
Benjamin Oosterveer (Morocco)
Kevin Markham (Ireland)
Declan Crowe (Malaysia)
Wayne Morden (Canada)
Lee Owen (Australia)
Pall Sveinsson (Iceland)
Dewi Merckx (Belgium)
Ru Macdonald (Scotland)
Zenta Thomas (Asia)
‘civilisation’ within arms’ reach then Southern Africa and South David Doyle (Spain)
Africa in particular, offers the ideal entry point through which John Cockayne (South Africa)
Rather than making an attempt to summarise Southern Africa
from any objective viewpoint, although who really can be
objective, or prosaic about a moonrise over the Indian Ocean
or a tee shot with Table Mountain in the background?! I shall
just state that South Africa is rather like the steps into a large
swimming pool.
You can figuratively dip in your toes and enjoy most of the
essential sensory experiences of Africa without the culture
shock that can come with a visit to many of our neighbours to
the north of this region.
This is not intended to dampen an adventurous spirit, but it
does reinforce the fact that for those travellers who want to
sample Africa, the wildlife, its beaches, the golf courses and
to initiate yourself into the marvels of this continent.
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