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Wednesday, 29 February 2012

10 Superb Things to Do When Next in Stellenbosch

Share You may or may not know that Stellenbosch is the second old­est town in South Africa and is fondly referred to as 'Eikestad' or city of oaks. While vis­it­ing this town your eyes will be drawn to the gor­geous examples of Victorian, Cape Dutch and Georgian archi­tec­ture that line the streets. Take you time [...]

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Wednesday, 29 February 2012

I ♥ Eshowe Because ...

Share Hi, I’m Ann Davenport from Eshowe Hills Eco and Golf Estate in Eshowe. Eshowe IS BEST KNOWN FOR its beau­ti­ful forest and bird­life and is cent­rally situ­ated for trips to the game reserves and Battlefields. GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT the Dlinza Forest and Aerial Boardwalk. THE BEST scenic PICTURES CAN BE TAKEN AT Eshowe Hills. OTHER HAPPY SNAPS AT [...]

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Tuesday, 28 February 2012

All roads lead to Colesberg...

Share Colesberg lies along that sec­tion of the N1 high­way that belongs to typ­ical little Northern Cape towns like Hanover, Bethulie, Springfontein, De Aar and Trompsburg. It's the part of the high­way where I begin to nod off if not driv­ing, and to day­dream if I am. It's the sec­tion of the N1 that tends [...]

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Monday, 27 February 2012

I ♥ Highlands Estate Because ...

Share Hi, I’m Kerstin Fritz from House Fritz in Highlands Estate. Highlands Estate IS BEST KNOWN FOR being a Green Belt; the sub­urb lies on the lower slopes of Table Mountain, between Vredehoek and Oranjezicht. GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT the foot of Table Mountain because from here you can walk right to the top of this fam­ous landmark. [...]

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Friday, 24 February 2012

Weekly Events Round Up (27 Feb to 4 Mar 2012)

Share This week we bring you a selec­tion of pop­u­lar events around South Africa that have been run­ning for many years from a com­munity car­ni­val to a vin­tage tractor fair and vari­ous music fest­ivals. Alternatively, why not take part in some of the many other excit­ing events on offer ran­ging from a hobby exhib­i­tion, chilli [...]

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Friday, 24 February 2012

Gorgeous A Bubbly Bar by Graham Beck Opens at Steenberg estate

Share Who doesn't love the first sip of a glass of bub­bly, or the whole glass for that mat­ter. If you like me are a huge fan of bub­bly (the fond term used to describe Méthode Cap Classique — South Africa’s own ver­sion of cham­pagne pro­duced in the tra­di­tional French method) you will be jumping [...]

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Friday, 24 February 2012

I ♥ Beaulieu Because ...

Share Hi, I’m Glenda from Glenda’s Guest Suites in Beaulieu, Midrand, Gauteng. Beaulieu IS BEST KNOWN FOR being a won­der­fully quiet and peace­ful res­id­en­tial area, in the heart of one of Gauteng’s fast­est grow­ing busi­ness areas, Midrand. We are so close to all the action and yet far enough for our guests to feel like they [...]

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Thursday, 23 February 2012

Tea Under the Trees – Best Place to Do Tea in Paarl

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Share If you are look­ing for a spot that feels more like you've been invited to tea in colo­nial style at someone's home (because that's what it is) than hav­ing dropped in at a local cof­fee shop or bis­tro, then head to Tea under the Trees in Paarl. Just make sure you do it before [...]

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Thursday, 23 February 2012

Cappello Restaurant in Pietermaritzburg – A review

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Share Although the brand has been around since 2001, Cappello is rel­at­ively new to the Pietermaritzburg res­taur­ant scene hav­ing only opened in the KwaZulu-Natal cap­ital a few months ago. I recently popped in for lunch to see what they had to offer and was rather impressed with my find­ings. Originally developed as a cof­fee shop [...]

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Wednesday, 22 February 2012

10 Fabulous Things To Do When Next in Franschhoek

Share The gor­geous French corner of the Cape, Franschhoek, lies in one of the most beau­ti­ful wine val­leys not only in South Africa, but also the world. You may know of Franschhoek as the culin­ary cap­ital of South Africa with so many award win­ning res­taur­ants we are slightly spoiled for choice. However food and wine [...]

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Wednesday, 22 February 2012

I ♥ La Lucia Because ...

Share Hi, I’m Priscilla Rodrigues from Kites View Bed & Breakfast in La Lucia. La Lucia IS BEST KNOWN FOR its beau­ti­ful, tran­quil, lush green sur­round­ings.  It is the place to come to unwind, put your feet up and de-stress … It is quiet, peace­ful and calm­ing – the per­fect place to escape the hustle [...]

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Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Bloemfontein's Botanical Garden – Perfect for Photo Moments and Lazy Afternoons

Share Bloemfontein gets a rather raw deal. Mention that you're spend­ing Christmas there and you're imme­di­ately the recip­i­ent of sym­path­etic looks. Some people will even groan out loud, assum­ing this will auto­mat­ic­ally make you feel bet­ter. Fortunately I have no attach­ment to the city one way or the other. I won't go as far as [...]

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Monday, 20 February 2012

I ♥ Harrismith Because ...

Share Hi, I’m Alet from Greensleeves Guesthouse in Harrismith. Harrismith IS BEST KNOWN FOR being a friendly town. It's also well known as the halfway stop between Durban and Johannesburg. GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT the Platberg Mountain which is in the Platberg Game Reserve adjoin­ing the Botanical Garden. THE BEST moun­tain PICTURES CAN BE [...]

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Friday, 17 February 2012

Weekly Events Round Up (20–26 Feb 2012)

Share The begin­ning of the har­vest fest­ivals marks the height of the sum­mer sea­son! This week wine con­nois­seurs will be delighted to be head­ing to the wine dis­tricts of South Africa for the start of the har­vest fest­ivals. For those who prefer bubbles we can sug­gest the beer fest­ival or cham­pagne house at the polo [...]

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Friday, 17 February 2012

I ♥ Ballito Because ...

Share Hi, I’m Jaimé Ernst from Villa Jaimé in Ballito. Ballito IS BEST KNOWN FOR its end­less sum­mers, golden beaches, breath­tak­ing sun­rises and reg­u­lar sight­ings of the bot­tlen­ose dol­phins that use our coast­line as their play­ground. Fabulous golf courses, moun­tain bik­ing trails, quad bik­ing adven­tures make sure that there is some­thing to keep every­one busy. GET YOUR [...]

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