“A city is the pulsating product of the human hand and mind, reflecting man’s history, his struggle for freedom, creativity, genius-and his selfishness and errors.” (Charles Abrams)

Here are Road Junky Travel’s 10 favourite cities. Our votes: Cape Town, Sydney, London and Bangkok (all SWAP destinations!). More

Out of these 10 countries which would best be adapted to you? Find out here!

Matador Network’s Alex Nolette took the beefy challenge of picking 50 of the world’s best burger joints. He came through with a list of the most recommended, droolific burgers on earth. More

You always hear about the distinction made between tourists and backpackers, but even among backpackers, we love to group each other into categories by who is the better traveler. Check into any hostel, and you will find a variety of different travelers wearing their distinctive tribal gear. Here are some of the more common that can be found in a hostel’s jungle  …More

By Jennifer Green

I was one of those kids who obsessively watched The Learning Channel, especially when they featured a program on sharks. I remember watching “Jaws” with my hands over my eyes one night with my parents when I was about eight, and getting endless books from the Indio Library with pictures of sharks in them. I have always been fascinated by any kind of shark. So you can imagine my delight when I found myself in an underwater cage in the ocean waters of South Africa, mere inches from a great white shark.

Shark-cage diving is particularly good in South Africa, according to many Capetonians. You will see more sharks in a few hours off the shores of South Africa than many people will see on week-long sharking excursions in other places like Australia. It was something I had always wanted to do, and the experience was even better than I could have imagined. more>

Known as the Mother City, Cape Town’s colour and calm can entrance and beguile. Here are some dos and dont’s to clear the mind and make sure you see the range of what this city has to offer. more>

Kruger National Park is the largest game reserve in South Africa. It covers 18,989 square km (7,332 sq mi) and extends 350 km (217 mi) from north to south and 60 km (37 mi) from east to west. If you are lucky enough to go there keep your camera/videorecorder on hand as you may witness something amazing like the above ‘Battle at Kruger’.

Supertubes at J-Bay, South Africa

South Africa has become a popular destination for surfers from all around the world. And not without reason; in South Africa you will find world class surfs, but also get a real African adventure at the same time. Here you can enjoy safaris and wildlife one day and “Super Tubes” at J-bay the next. But before you leave home you should remind yourself that South Africa is a huge country, more>