Read Born a Crime

Visit Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city and economic hub. Explore the Apartheid Museum (powerful exhibits on South Africa's history of racial segregation), see the Cradle of Humankind (UNESCO World Heritage site with ancient hominid fossils), visit Constitution Hill (former prison complex now home to the Constitutional Court), and take in views from the Top of Africa at the Carlton Centre (Africa's tallest building).

A Zulu pastor goes to Johannesburg to find his son; South Africa in 1948.

Anthony Bourdain on what really happens in restaurant kitchens; do not order fish on Monday.

Mandela's autobiography from the Transkei to Robben Island to the presidency.

Bill Bryson attempts the Appalachian Trail with an unfit friend and a fear of bears.

Bryson's farewell tour of Britain before moving back to America; the Britons' favourite book about themselves.

Anne Lamott on shitty first drafts and taking writing one bird at a time.

Sip Winelands, watch Big Five safaris, and stand atop Table Mountain of South Africa