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Arts and culture
23 Feb 2015
Five undiscovered hotspots
Unique things to do in Cape Town is in abundance
23 Feb 2015
Marine Big 5
The Marine Big 5, a highlight in the Cape Overberg!
23 Feb 2015
Featured Discoverer: Ntsiki Biyela
She took a bottle from her new base in the Cape Winelands back home to rural KwaZulu-Natal, to share with her mum.
23 Feb 2015
Featured Discoverer: Genevieve MCC
With a passion and determination to make unsurpassed quality Méthode Cap Classique, and to continue to do so each year, Melissa Nelsen has created Genevieve MCC from a small pocket...
23 Feb 2015
Featured Discoverer: William Everson
A unique story into the process of a 'Garagiste' wine maker
23 Feb 2015
Featured Discoverer: Fleur Van Eeden
World-famous Stunt Woman & Swellendam local
23 Feb 2015
Extreme Garden Route & Klein Karoo
Extreme adventure in the Garden Route & Klein Karoo at its best
23 Feb 2015
Five unforgettable experiences in the Elgin Valley
The Elgin Valley offers a great getaway and central base from which to explore the Cape Overberg.
23 Feb 2015
Undiscovered hotspots in the Garden Route & Klein Karoo
Some of the best kept secrets in the Garden Route & Klein Karoo
23 Feb 2015
Discover 6 Markets in the Western Cape
Outdoor markets is the perfect to discover what make each town unique
20 Feb 2015
Featured Discoverer Theodore Yach
He’s one of South Africa’s most accomplished ultra cold-water swimmers, has done the Robben Island
8 Jan 2015
Tsitsikamma Treetop Canopy Tour
Travel through an indigenous rainforest
5 Jan 2015
Cape karoo lamb
When you dine in the Cape Karoo you get the feeling you’re back at your grandmother’s house and you also get the feeling that a lot of feeling is put into each and every dish.
31 Dec 2014
The post office tree
In today’s digital age, we rarely send a letter. It’s sad to think that this romantic, personal, tradition has been somewhat lost amongst the email, whatsapp and Skype messages.
31 Dec 2014
Plettenberg bay
The Plett wine industry started 14 years ago when Peter Thorpe planted the first vineyard.Discover trails and tails of bubbles, wine and slackpacking in plett
31 Dec 2014
Ghost stories in the Cape Karoo
Cards that shuffle and stairs that squeak, an unmarked grave on a mountain and toll-keeper who demands his toll, these are the ghosts of the Cape Karoo.
31 Dec 2014
Louis leipoldt
Leipoldt was an important Afrikaans writer and poet, a medical doctor, a botanical explorer and a cook.
31 Dec 2014
Wolfberg Arch
How did this remarkable area get its name? From the rare Clanwilliam Cedar Tree, formally known as “Widdringtonia cedarbergensis”, which you’ll find in the Welbedacht and Krakadouw...
31 Dec 2014
Stanford open air market
Stanford is the place to be every last Friday of the month
31 Dec 2014
Elgin valley wine route
Elgin is proof that all good things require a little patience. This is a place where nobody is in a hurry, no deadlines, no ‘needs to be done yesterdays’, where grapes are left in ...
31 Dec 2014
Breede river by pontoon
Have you ever heard of a pontoon? No?
31 Dec 2014
Insect hotel at babylonstoren in franschhoek
Sustainable, green, responsible are all buzz words at the moment but Babylonstoren goes the extra mile to ensure holistic living by using everything on the estate in some way.
31 Dec 2014
Tram travel
There’s something so dreamy about a tram and it’s easy to conjure thoughts of San Francisco and the many romantic photographs taken of it.
31 Dec 2014
