5+ hour, 19+ min ago  (258+ words) Art, markets and monuments, food and wine, chocolate and coffee, meandering country lanes or cycling through vineyard trails: Franschhoek bends to one's desire. Its annual literary festival may be the country's most prestigious, drawing thousands keen to absorb authors' nattering…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (437+ words) There is something faintly ridiculous about the idea of sitting in a theatre, voluntarily, to listen to strangers talk about themselves. It sounds like the sort of punishment reserved for long-haul flights or weddings where someone has mistaken proximity for…...