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Why Port Elizabeth?

31 March 2016 By Alan Straton

Writing in The National, David Whitley says; "Port Elizabeth, South Africa, is low-key but loveable": Having neither the natural beauty of Cape Town nor the big city energy of Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth has a tendency to be overlooked. It’s generally a last stop at the end of the Garden Route, or a base for Big Five game driving in the Addo Elephant National Park. But the low-key-ness turns out to be its major source of appeal. The centre is equal parts shabby, historic and creative, and … [Read more...] about Why Port Elizabeth?

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