AdvertisementInspirationAfrica Opinion What Hemingway got wrong about the world’s most captivating continent Catherine Marshall Travel writer August 12, 2026 — 3:34pmAugust 12, 2026 — 3:34pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. It’s a sign I’m home: the plane door opens, and I breathe in the motherland I left nearly 25 years ago, when my youngest child was a toddler. Game drive in Kruger National Park, South Africa … safaris are a big drawcard, but it’s just one part of the continent’s charisma. Related Article South Africa I thought I knew South Africa, until I did it in a new way Stop at a “robot” (traffic light) in South Africa and you might see a homeless person directing traffic in the hope of scoring a tip, or a hawker selling takeaway coffee from his thermos. Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items.