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Nature and wildlife
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
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
Ryan Sandes
Ultra trail runner, extreme sportsman and born and bred Capetonian, Ryan Sandes is the ultimate Discoverer and this is his inspiring story.
31 Dec 2014
Arts & Theatre
O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Theatrical stories make us access an emotional journey, they give us a type of catharsis and move us to tears, move us to laugh and move u...
30 Dec 2014
Springbok experience rugby museum
“You have to live in South Africa to understand how people respond to rugby,” said John Smit, the Springbok’s World Cup-winning captain on his way to more than a century of appeara...
30 Dec 2014
