Yesterday evening we were invited by Southern Sun to go see the Phantom of the Opera. We started off with drinks and snacks at the Southern Sun Waterfront. Only last week I went to this hotel for the first time. Since my appointment as an Associate with www.helmsbriscoe.com I have to know a lot of [...]
It’s been a loooong time since I wrote my last blog. Jeez, I really was completely out of it. I’ve just been very busy setting up a new business and before that I was traveling extensively. I still owe you a blog on my trip through Swaziland and Mozambique but I can’t promise when that [...]
I’ve just spend 2 nights in the stunning Leshiba Wilderness Reserve in the Soutpansberge in the Limpopo Province. It take a bit of effort to get there but it’s really worth the drive. From Jo’burg it’s about 5 hours up the N1 past Polokwane and Louis Trichardt. The last bit is a hectic dirt road [...]
On the 25th of July I made a booking for the 20th of August to have lunch at Babylonstoren in the Cape Wine lands. For w-ends you would need to book 3 to 4 weeks in advance. I had never experienced this before in any restaurant in Cape Town or the wine lands. Expectations were [...]
What I love about my life as an entrepreneur is the fact that I’m allowed to be curious all the time. I never realized that I enjoy being ‘curious’ until I moved to South Africa and became a professional Tour Designer. I just LOOOOVE to walk into a place and ask if I ‘may have [...]
NOTE: I don’t like writing negative blogs.. I find it very difficult. But I do feel that this time, I’m obliged to write about my experience because I think it’s such a pity that such awesome premises just don’t get anything right. We felt we had ended up in an episode of ‘Fawlty Towers’. Santé [...]
Last week Saturday, 1 of those incredibly beautiful days that we seemed to be spoiled with this Cape Winter, we ended up having a late lunch at Salt at the Ambassador Hotel in Bantry Bay, Cape Town. I’ve had lunch here before and it was absolutely divine. This time we had a weird experience which [...]
Just a short and sweet blog about my breakfast experience last Saturday at Superette, about 500 meters down the road from the biscuit mill market in Woodstock. I felt like I was in Amsterdam again. That’s what the place looks like. All very relaxed and chilled, fresh produce and lots of artie designer details. I [...]
Yes, we have ANOTHER culinary highlight in Cape Town. It’s a bit tucked away in the Waterfront but once you have found it, I’m sure you want to keep coming back. Dash is situated in the 35-bedroom Queen Victoria Hotel, behind the Commodore Hotel. I made a booking for last Friday night at 7pm. I [...]
Sometimes you do things and while doing them you wonder: What was I thinking? This is way to challenging for me. However, afterwards you feel exhausted but very pleased that you did it. Last Sunday I hiked Myburgh Waterfall Ravine for the 2nd time. When I hiked it the first time, I was quite fit. [...]
Not sure if this makes an interesting subject for a blog but hey, that’s up for you to decide. Today my building is without electricity because of maintenance. My car is in repairs as well. So this morning, after dropping off my car at the garage I first went to Café Neo in Mouille Point. [...]
It’s not often that one is impressed with nearly everything in a restaurant but yesterday we were. Wow!! What’s On Eatery, situated in a little side street between Bree & Loop Street certainly knows how to get things right. First of all the interior is beautiful without being too fancy, posh or over the top [...]
Last weekend we were invited to come and stay at Welgelegen Guesthouse, just off Kloof Street here in Cape Town. I had already sent guests there a few months ago and they’d all been very happy. First of all, the location of the guesthouse is perfect. It’s situated in a quiet cul-de-sac. Kloof street is [...]
It’s so great to live in Cape Town because there’s so much to do in and outside of the city. Within about 1 hour from the city centre you can have: wine lands, beach, mountains, lovely villages and open spaces. Darling is such a quaint village where we rented a self catering cottage last weekend, [...]
My first Gautrain experience, OR Tambo – Sandton, 21 February 2011 I was so excited that I finally had the opportunity to check out the Gautrain. Today Meetings Africa was held at the Sandton Convention Centre so I flew in from Cape Town to attend this conference. Because I’m flying early tomorrow morning again to [...]
Last w-end I was so fortunate to be invited to a wedding in this beautiful nature reserve. I had visited already twice over the last few years and I think De Hoop is one of the most special areas in South Africa. It is well known for being the best land based whale watching spot [...]
Kololo Game Reserve Last w-end a dear friend was visiting South Africa for business, so a very good excuse to fly up to Johannesburg to meet up with her and spend some time in the bush. This time I had chosen an area where I hadn’t spend time before but what was still high on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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