South Africa is a vast country, extending from pristine coastal plains
through rugged mountain passes and across wide stretches of semidesert
and forest, hills and valleys. Even travelling South Africans are
unprepared for the sheer scale and enormous diversity of this grand
landscape. Every day, everywhere, there are new sights to behold and new
experiences to share - a graceful old Cape Dutch homestead set against
lush vineyards; blue-purple mountain ranges in the distance, the demure
smile of a Zulu bride, an arid landscape filled with flowers. It is the
sun, the sand, the textures, the colours and the sounds that conjure up
the spirit of South Africa. This volume is a fine tribute to the
country, showing its people and its land- and city-scapes in all their
glorious colours and moods.