Travel

The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the Northern Cape is nestled between Namibia and Botswana and is some 2 ½ hours’ drive outside Upington. This was my first experience of visiting the Kgalagadi [...]

A long weekend breakaway is always a pleasure, and this escape to the Robertson region was no exception. My main intention for the trip was to experience the newly established and remarkable [...]

Set at the top and on the edge of the Van Rhyn’s Pass and just a few kilometres outside Nieuwoudtville, De KrantzHuis is a gem that simply needs to be discovered. Only a four-hour drive from Cape [...]

Rust en Vrede has always been one of my favourite stops, not only because of its breathtaking setting and organised and professional wine tastings but also the great attention to detail and [...]

Churchhaven is situated on a unique lagoon in the West Coast National Park, one hour and 30 minutes out of Cape Town, which makes it a very accessible weekend getaway, with the only proviso being [...]

Only an 80 minute drive out of Cape Town, Tulbagh remains one of the more underrated weekend getaways available to those living in Cape Town. Sunburst House, which is part of the Bergsicht [...]

The summer of 2009 found us exploring the region of St Raphael in the South of France, discovering the wines in the area. Some interesting finds were, Le Rose and Le Blanc (made from the Ugri [...]

Holidays exploring the wine regions of Europe are both exciting and somewhat frustrating for the novice to the region. Unlike the Western Cape where one can stroll into most of the wine estates, [...]

Great Greek fare and superb wines from Rhodes and Santorini in Skopelos. Contribution by blogger, Johan du Toit We recently joined friends for a quick mid-winter break to Skopelos, the green, [...]

Prince Albert, lies on the southern edge of the Great Karoo, nestling under the magnificent Swartberg Mountains. The Swartberg mountain range are a World Heritage site, part of the Cape Floral [...]