Tagged as: travel tips
5 Ways to Avoid being Conned by Booking Fraud
They’re out there - booking fraud and travel scams. But we’ve outlined some of the most likely ones doing the rounds, below, so that you can avoid getting caught. Cast your eye over these and rest assured.
As the saying goes: forewarned is forearmed…
The...
2016 Travel Trends That Will Define Tourism In South Africa
The spate of terrorist attacks that rocked the world in 2015 may mean that north Africa and Paris are off the travel menu for a while. But rather than resulting in a dip in worldwide travel, things appear to be just the opposite.
People have had to curtail ...
Just Who Visits South Africa, And Why? – The Top Ten Countries
Voted among the top 50 most tourist-friendly countries in the world, by the World Economic Forum recently, South Africa remains a popular place to visit.
In the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report South Africa leads sub-Saharan Africa and ranks 48th o...
6 Reasons South Africa Is A Bargain Holiday Destination
Lonely Planet recently voted South Africa one of the major bargain holiday destinations in the world - alongside Bali, Samoa, Uruguay and Taiwan.
It is not the only organisation to publicly recognise the value of a visit to the south of the African continen...
Twenty Ways To Tell You Are In South Africa
Every country has quirks and idiosyncrasies that make that country unique, even if with globalisation people and experiences are becoming rather predictable. However, down at the tip of the African continent, things are still very far from formulaic.
When i...
7 tips to cut the cost of your next holiday
It is a challenge not to spend a lot of money when on holiday. If you typically spend more on holidays than you budget for, then you're not alone.
We've put our heads together to come up with a list of ways to spend less on your next holiday, without having...
13 vital tips for women travelling alone in South Africa
Is South Africa safe for a woman travelling on her own? - the $10 million question. And one that has as many different answers as there are people with opinions.
Let me add my two cents worth: yes, you can safely travel in South Africa as a woman. You just ...
Helpful tips when Road Tripping around South Africa
In October we set off on a month long road trip around the country. Our route took us from the bushveld, through the Drakensberg along the Wild Coast and back down to the Western Cape. Here are some tips you may find helpful before heading out on the long road...
The Staycation – 10 ways to stay at home, yet be on holiday
The Staycation.
It's not a new term, in case you think that I'm just slow on the uptake (I can be, I admit). Staycations are about staying at home whilst taking time off.
The word is a little, well, it's a little lame.
It's tantamount to convincing yo...
First Impressions of South Africa – 30 things you need to know
30 things you need to know when first you arrive in South Africa - South Africa is a land of contradictions. That it is beautiful is indisputable. That it is also a mix of cultures, ideas, customs and traditions that are unique to the country is something most...
15 tips on how to save for your next trip
Friends often ask me how we manage to go away as often as we do. Somewhere in the disbelief at yet another trip, is the inference that we must have loads of money to be able to do as we do.
Far from it! Our monthly earnings would not make an investment brok...
10 great ways to cope when your flight is delayed
You're hemmed in on one side by a Japanese tour group making its way to Sun City, whilst the family next to you can barely contain their three-year old in the throes of an extraordinarily bad hair day, when there is a public announcement that your connecting f...
Sussed on travel – 10 top tech travel gadgets
Sussed on travel – 10 top tech travel gadgets - Much as you'd love to have a holiday from them, rather than with them, when travelling, particularly overseas, there are some travel gadgets you just can't leave at home...
TOP 4 ESSENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR ...
10 gap year ideas that aren’t just for 19 year-olds
Gap years are not only for those who have just left school. People take gap years between jobs, between marriages, at crucial 'life' stages, to celebrate an event, or even as a family. Some people simply travel by the seat-of-their-pants and wing it, doing odd...
The knack of solo travel in South Africa
It isn't odd to see Solo people travelling in South Africa. South Africa is geared for tourism and its people are, by and large, friendly, hospitable and approachable.
The warnings about the high level of crime and violence does not make you any more of a t...