This country just doesn’t stop to surprise me with all the beautiful spots to be visited. To be honest, I only had visited Vergelegen in Somerset West and was looking forward to visit a new winey. Well, not really new, but new to me. We already heard that the write-ups of the restaurant were very [...]
People always ask me why I go to bed before 12, well, there’s a simple reason: I want to be up by 6am! Why??? To enjoy the African sunrise of course! It’s my favorite time of the day. One of the best things to do in Cape Town is to go for a walk on [...]
For those who have been to South Africa, don’t you just love the ‘dorpies’ we have here? Spend a day in a dorpie (= village) and before you know it you hang out with the locals, know all the town gossip and have a designated bar stool in the local pub. I just love it! [...]
Did you know that the 3rd biggest canyon in the world is located in South Africa, The Blyde River Canyon? A beautiful area to spend some time. Views from God’s Window, Wonderview are fantastic. Lovely villages like Graskop to unwind and have a great meal. The Graskop Hotel is a wonderful place and they exhibit [...]
Sometimes, sometimes all your expectations are just exceeded completely, this was one of them. Oh my word!!! Firstly, you have the feeling that you’re driving to the end of the world. You wonder, what can possibly be in this part of the world that makes tourists come this far? Cleopatra is a gem and I [...]
After roughing it just a little bit in Lesotho we went back into South Africa. It’s amazing how the scenery immediately changes although the areas are right next to each other. I guess it’s like going from The Netherlands into Belgium. Although you don’t expect it to be different you immediately notice that it’s not [...]
Did you know that Lesotho is the country with the highest lowest point in the world? Everything in this mountain kingdom is at least at 1000m above sea level, even the lowest point. A lot of people are scared off by travel agents, NOT to go into Lesotho. I’m saying: you’re missing out if you’re [...]
When visitors from Holland come visit, family or friends, it’s always a good excuse to go on a road trip through South Africa. I just LOVE road trips and don’t plan them enough. So when my parents arrived the beginning of February I could hardly wait to jump into the car and GO!! For a [...]
The newly build Cape Town stadium came alive yesterday with a deafening sound of thousands of vuvezala’s. No announcement could be heard but who cares about announcements anyway? The heat of the sun was something I worried about more. Aj, I was SO hot. Box 119, not a good one for a match in Summer [...]
Morning! I just come back from a short walk on Hout Bay Beach. How I love this place! It MUST be one of the most beautiful places in the world and definitely in South Africa. The lovely bay with the breathtaking Chapmans Peak Drive on one side and the quaint harbour on the other side.The [...]
Last weekend was one of those STUNNING Cape Town weekends where you just want to be outside and spend as much time in nature as possible. Luckily we had organised to go hiking in the Cape of Good Hope area, about an hours drive from Cape Town city centre. Boy, how blessed are we to [...]
11 December 2009 Carne Restaurant in Keerom Street, CBD, Cape Town. WoW!! For the REAL carnivore what a treat! Everything was perfect, venue, menu, waiter (we love you Mike, we do!), except…..1 little thing, the seats of the chairs were quite small. Now, well, I’m not exactly a size petite but I think more people [...]
One of the beautiful perks of having a travel company, is being invited by all these wonderful establishments to come and stay when you give them guests. Because I made a big booking for during the World Cup at Constantia Uitsig I was invited to come and stay last week for dinner, bed & breakfast. [...]
Only opened a few months ago so it was time to go and have a bite to eat to check it out. Reading on the web I found different reviews, from fantastic to horrible so let’s see what we have to say. I like going to places that are not so obvious. So to go [...]
A blog doesn’t always need to be about something hip, hot and happening, right? In my blog I just like to share all these special places in South Africa and mostly in Cape Town, where I like to spend time and that are special for me. One of my favorite spots to go to is [...]
Yesterday evening I was invited to take part in an experience, organised by Coffeebean Routes in Cape Town. Coffeebean Routes proudly organises unique experiences, such as a Reggae tour or Story-telling tour in order for tourists to meet and interact with interesting characters in Cape Town and the suburbs. Our guide Jacques first brought us [...]
The Whale Trail is one of the slackpacking trails in South Africa, running through a World Heritage Site, The Cape Floral Protected Region. It is one of the most beautiful hikes I’ve ever done. Whales, Dolphins, precious fynbos, great bunch of hikers, fantastic accommodation and even 2 days of sunshine! What more to ask for? [...]
just back from 5 days hiking in De Hoop Nature Reserve, wonderful whales, beautiful dolphins, great company, feeling ALIVE!! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser
Last Saturday we already got a little taste of what’s summer is going to be like. It was HOT, blue skies, no wind and just absolutely beautiful. So time to get out and get onto that beautiful mountain of ours. You start from the parking lot at Rhodes Memorial. You COULD have a GREAT breakfast [...]
is facilitating an Awakening the dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium in Noordhoek this morning, www.pachamama.org Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser
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