Last weekend I had the pleasure to spent 2 nights @ the Crystal Towers Hotel in Century City, Cape Town. Crystal Towers is 5***** hotel only 15 min. drive from downtown Cape Town. It is located right next to the Canal Walk Shopping Centre which is the biggest mall in South Africa. Entering the very [...]
Last Tuesday I was invited to join a day of fun in the sun organized by Land of Legends from KwaZulu-Natal. I only heard about it last minute so I had no idea what the day was going to bring, except some delicious food and wine. We were all welcomed at the lovely Vineyard Hotel [...]
To Experience the whole Cape Town lifestyle I went on a township tour through Langa. The Township tour offered by Suriviwe and Vamos tours tries to introduce you to the real Township life. It starts off with lunch at Mzoli´s which is the place to be/eat for anyone in the Townships. To burn the calories [...]
Touring Cape Town in the Red Topless bus – NOT to be missed! The tour through Cape Town with the red or blue line is an awesome experience to discover Cape Town. It gives you the perfect overview of the city and stops at the most important places in town. It is very easy to [...]
To escape from the busy city life we decided to take a day off and join a safari @ Inverdoorn Game resort, only 2.30 hours drive from Cape Town. Getting there at 10 o´clock is just enough time to enjoy a nice cup of coffee or tea until the safari starts. Before we actually went [...]
Porcupine Hills Guest Farm – between Franschhoek and Hermanus Weddings in South Africa are always a great excuse to go away for the weekend. They never happen next door and you don’t want to end up driving in the middle of the night. A dear friend of mind go married last weekend in the Elgin [...]
This week was INCREDIBLE!! Just a quick not to say that AMSTERDAM ROCKS!! I come here every year and always stay about a week in Amsterdam just to catch up with friends and enjoy the beautiful city. This week was different. For the first time I planned a full week of meetings with incentive agencies, [...]
Ais Ais, Fish River Canyon, Namibia We made it to Ais Ais! So happy. We arrived yesterday evening and checked into this MASSIVE house. We both have our own bed rooms, there’s a massive terrace and Alex, the manager, was so kind to bring us a braai so that we could do our own braai [...]
7 August 2010, Ais Ais South African road trip to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Ais Ais in Namibia. More than 4000km and temperatures between -8 ° C and 35 ° C. The road less traveled. Oh, how we had been looking forward to this trip. I had never been to this part of the [...]
Going up the long drive way is definitely impressive when you enter this spectacular wine estate. The WoW Factor is def there!! Check www.delaire.co.za for stunning pics. Somehow I forgot to take pictures of the estate, probably because I was in awe!! The restaurant is beautifully decorated with African arts and features a MASSIVE fire [...]
Although my team was in the finals last Sunday and yes I was a bit proud, this to me was not the most important. The World Cup has come to an end, what are we going to talk about now? To be in South Africa and to be part of the biggest event on African [...]
Jeez!! What a match and I was in the stadium AGAIN, here in Cape Town, just down the road from where I live! I can’t believe it how much I love this soccer world cup and how much I am involved in all of it. Of course, to start with, it helps that I’m Dutch [...]
Just to say a quick ‘hello’ for my blog readers. Have been out of touch BUT for a very good reason. I’ve spend the most awesome time during the first 3 weeks of the FIFA World Cup. I had the wonderful opportunity to host Heineken and their clients from The Netherlands, 90 guests in total. [...]
40 South Africanisms you should know To help foreigners be well prepared for the World Cup and their visit to South Africa, the Sunday Times has devised this handy lingo guide: BABELAS (bubble-us): hangover: usage: “jeez, I had too many dops last night. I’ve got a hectic babelas.” BAKKIE (bucky): What Americans would term a [...]
Just got back from dinner at Maze. Was on my list for quite some time. Had tried Nobu already last year which was outstanding and now me and my friend, Paul, from Holland ended up in the One&Only before he had to get back onto the plane to Hollland. I must say, when walking into [...]
I must be honest, this month I’ve been a bit spoiled with all the new places I’ve visited and experienced but hey, that is the fun part of running a company in the tourism industry. To experience everything on a personal level is the only way for me to advice my guests in an appropriate [...]
This blog is long due so let’s get on with it. The beginning of May I was invited to go on an educational trip to the Big Game Parks of Swaziland. These are: Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, Hlane and Mkhaya. I was so excited that this trip was organised because until now I never had stayed [...]
Finally I made it to this stunning place that has been on my to-do list for at least the last year. It’s not a place to go to if you a last-minute weekend-planner because it’s fully booked all the time. So I was pleasantly surprised when I phoned last Monday and managed to get in [...]
Last week I attended the opening party of the impressive Strand Towers Hotel here in Cape Town. What a great evening! The Mayor of Cape Town, Mr Dan Plato was there to officially open the hotel and Soli Philander was the MC for the evening. After a very hearty dinner, Springbok, fish soup roast veggies [...]
Cape Town is great in winter for there are fantastic winter specials all over the show. Yesterday I decided I was toooo stressed and needed a massage, DESPERATELY! So I booked myself into the Sanctuary Spa at the 12Apostles Hotel. Instead of ZAR 620 you pay now ZAR 490 from Mo – Thursday. Still a [...]
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