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June 2013 Hideaway Report

Most trips to South Africa involve a night in Johannesburg, the country’s principal air hub.

June 2013 Hideaway Report

A must on any Cape Town itinerary is a visit to Vaughan Johnson’s Wine Shop on the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. Johnson’s store has been my source for some very happy purchases.

June 2013 Hideaway Report

The once-staid Mount Nelson Hotel has transformed its dining room into this newly vibrant restaurant.

June 2013 Hideaway Report

The most dramatic segment of the Garden Route lies just east of Plettenberg Bay. For about 50 miles, the landscape is one of forests, gorges, waterfalls and vertiginous cliffs.

June 2013 Hideaway Report
Every year from May through September — South Africa’s winter — Walker Bay hosts hundreds of southern right whales that come to calve in the relatively warm water of the Indian Ocean.
June 2013 Hideaway Report

Rio de Janeiro’s most glamorous grand hotel, the Copacabana Palace, recently underwent a $20 million refurbishment program. This included the radical redesign of rooms in the landmark eight-story art deco building.

June 2013 Hideaway Report

On a recent trip to South Africa, I decided to reacquaint myself with this classic drive, after a relaxing few days in Cape Town and the neighboring Winelands.

If you’re considering making 
your next getaway an island experience, you need not think only of far-flung destinations with long, often expensive flights.

The Andrew Harper Traveler Magazine asked the Andrew Harper travel consultants, some of the industry’s most well-traveled experts, based in Chicago, “If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?”

There is an irrepressible energy in South America drawing all eyes below the equator. Maybe it’s the spark that comes from hosting both the World Cup and the Olympics, as Brazil will be doing in 2014 and 2016, respectively.