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24 WINELANDS VALENTINE
For a week, including Valentine’s Day when we
celebrated our 31st anniversary, we explored
the stunningly beautiful Winelands of the
western cape, less than an hour drive from
Cape Town.

88 CAPE TOWN HIGHLIGHTS

In the few days we stayed in downtown Cape
Town we managed to scratch the surface on
things to enjoy in this cosmopolitan region.
Here’s an illustrated diary of our Cape Town
adventures.

120 MY COUNTRY, SOUTH AFRICA
Let me take you on a tour of my country, the
“Rainbow Nation” of South Africa. With 11 offi-
cial languages and many races, here you’ll find
great cultural, historical and geographical diver-
sity.

130 FORESTS & FOODS FOR THE SOUL

For a really big milestone birthday, I sought an ad-
venture where I could hike among glorious gar-
dens and parks, where I could enrich my soul in
myriad cultural attractions, and where I could cel-
ebrate with fabulous local foods and wines..

Amy Laughinghouse

London-based writer and photographer Amy Laughinghouse has attempted to
overcome her fears (and sometimes basic common sense) through her adven-
tures in 30 countries around the world. She dishes on the perks and perils of glo-
betrotting for publications like LonelyPlanet.com, AAA Journey Magazine,
Virtuoso Life, and The Dallas Morning News. Her travel tales can also be found on
her website, www.amylaughinghouse.com.

Jody Jaffe & John MuncieMuncie

Jody and John are award-winning journalists and novelists. John is a Lowell
Thomas Award-Winner and was feature editor of The San Diego Union-Tribune,
arts editor of The Baltimore Sun and writer-editor-columnist for the travel de-
partment of The Los Angeles Times. Jody was a journalist at the Charlotte Ob-
server, where she was on a team that won the Pulitzer Prize. Her articles have
been published in many publications including The New York Times and The Los
Angeles Times. They live on a farm in Lexington, Va.
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