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Richard Branson at the Cycle Tour finish line

What a day. What a day. What a Day.’

This is what Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson said at the finish of the Cycle Tour after taking 5 hours and 33 minutes to complete the 109 km route.  It was a great time for Branson because by his own admission he had ‘not been on a bicycle since he was ten years old’. He also said he was ‘relieved to have tried the bike the day before, when he learnt how to use the gears at the Ride with Richard charity event for The Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship and JAG Foundation

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The Journey of Hope 2012

Kathy Malherbe – Spokesperson for Journey of Hope 2012

Once again we will be climbing on Honda motorcycles and from the 6 October – 14 October, our group of 16 breast cancer survivors from all walks of life will embark on reaching rural communities in order to create awareness and to educate communities about the importance of the early detection of breast cancer. Riding on Honda motorcycles we will ride from Pretoria to Bethlehem, visiting the Eastern Free State areas of Fouriesburg, Ficksburg, Lesotho, Clarens and riding through KZN through Dundee and Glencoe and heading towards Eshowe and Stanger and then end off in Dbn Central at Ushaka Marine World.

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Zermatt – skiing on top of the world

Zermatt’s world-famous reputation as a top ski resort began badly. From the late 1880s, driven by the spirit of adventure, mountain-conquering British lords and gentlemen felt the desire to discover the unknown − the untamed Alpine world − and pit their strength and skills against it. The 4 478-metre Matterhorn, which dominated the skyline of the town, was a tempting challenge.

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Audi A6 in Abu Dhabi

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Travelling to Abu Dhabi is akin to teleporting to another planet. In another galaxy. An eclectic mix of futuristic design, technology and architecture has transformed a blank and very sandy canvas into a monument to hard-edged opulence. Let it be said, though, that there is no more comfortable way to do this intergalactic travel than prostrate in the pointy end of the aeroplane.  Which was how Audi conveyed a group of lifestyle journalists to Abu Dhabi, a pivotal new age city which constitutes 87% of the seven countries making up the United Arab Emirates.  Abu Dhabi is so the new Dubai. In fact, rumour has it that the powers-that-be watched from the wings while Dubai sprang magnificently out of the desert. Then built one better…

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