Our weekly walks through the Cape vineyards will give you the opportunity to understand the phrase “wine is made in the vineyard”.Cape Wine Master, Catherine Dillon, will lead you through the vineyards, discussing soils, altitude, pest control, clonal selection etc. Apart from learning what it feels like to be a […]
“The thing you need to understand about Waiheke,†says Steve Robinson, “is that many of us came here as hippies, to drop out. The joke was that you could look across from Auckland and see the dope haze hovering. Now I can barely afford to live here.†Waiheke Island, located […]
The Featherbed Nature Reserve located on the western head in Knysna offers visitors unspoilt views of the river mouth, Thesen and Leisure islands and the Outeniqua mountain range. Tours depart daily from 10h00 and 12h00 and includes a buffet lunch. For those wanting a shorter tour experience, the afternoon tour […]
Last Friday we traded city life for tranquil Clanwilliam and surrounding areas. It seems we left at the right time with the cold front approaching Cape Town as the drive along the N7 was frought with heavy downpours and kamakazi drivers. Upon arrival the rain gave way to semi-cleared skies and crisp winter […]
Places with names like Kakamas, Keimoes, Pofadder and Upington seem to belong in another world and thankfully they do. They are part of a collective ‘secret hideaway’ where those seeking solitude, peacefulness and bright blue skies in the midst of winter, can escape to. Upington is located along the Orange […]
 “I would like to see a pangolin†was the request of a pax I accompanied last year! As so often happens, while the Ranger drives from the landing strip to the Lodge, the group are asked what game they would really want to see.   On this occasion I could read […]
At times I feel as though I am repeating myself, especially when it comes to this beautiful country of ours! Since mid-January I have managed to clock up a distance of over 8000km’s travelling through seven of our nine provinces. What a pleasure it was to experience great wines and […]
