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    Travel Writing

    Biltong for Breakfast

    by Tess Paterson

    On a mohair farm near Burgersdorp, vetkoek, biltong and breath-taking scenery steal the show

    Words and photographs Tess Paterson

    It’s seven in the morning and we’re huddled over the gas stove at Vetkraal. Annalet Roberts dishes up vast plates of krummelpap, adds homemade wors, fresh vetkoek and grated Stormberg cheese. The coffee is like treacle, brewed in a thermos and poured through a sieve – the way breakfast’s been done around here for generations.

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  • Gardens & Interiors Writing

    Trailblazers

    by Tess Paterson

    Whether cascading from pergolas or concealing boundary walls, climbers and creepers are the perfect show-stoppers

    Words Tess Paterson‘Climbers and creepers are wonderfully versatile,’ says Joburg-based landscaper Tim Steyn. ‘If you’re looking to add formality, say in a clipped form or an obelisk, they’re a fast-growing solution to covering metal structures – far quicker than...
  • Gardens & Interiors Writing

    Second Nature

    by Tess Paterson

    Peter and Diane Rich’s Parktown garden is a bold reinvention of a century-old design

    Words Tess Paterson Photographs Christoph HoffmannThere’s a magical street in Parktown where the steep rocky ridge commands some of Joburg’s most spectacular views. In the early 70s, renowned architect Peter Rich and his wife Diane bought a property here – a 1918 cottage with a precipitous t...
  • Travel Writing

    Stars and Stripes

    by Tess Paterson

    For a first time venture to the USA, New York City and DC are about as cool as it gets

    Words and photographs Tess PatersonDiving headlong into NYC is quite simply a monumental assault on the senses. Everyone talks about the hype, the energy, the impatience, the skyscrapers. It’s all those things, trumped up (as it were) on a serious dose of steroids. My initial mission was t...
  • Travel Writing

    Between Bordeaux and Bergerac

    by Tess Paterson

    Dotted with medieval towns, the French countryside east of Bordeaux offers more than just superb wine

    Words and photographs Tess PatersonWe’ve settled in at our self-catering gite near the town of Margueron in south west France. It's a restored barn with a cherry orchard for a garden and the sort of bucolic farmy surrounds that would have Cézanne in a tizz. This is my kind o...
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