The annual Robertson Wine Valley’s Slow Food & Wine Festival is taking place from 4 – 6 August 2017, allowing you to experience the magic of the valley during winter time. This festival shows off…
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One Marine Drive can be your home away from home this winter
It was raining buckets that morning; the type of Cape Town day where you’re soaked after running between your car and the front door. While you wouldn’t consider this ideal beach-day weather, it is my…
I spend a night at Jan Harmsgat Country House in Swellendam
One of my resolutions for this year was to explore as much as I could of our beautiful country. We don’t need to travel overseas for epic landscapes, pristine beaches, luxury accommodation and fine dining;…
Try wine tasting with a twist in the Robertson valley
The Robertson Wine Valley offers some sparkly gems when it comes to wine. The area is particularly well suited for Chardonnay and Shiraz, and you have to stock up on fortified wine and Muscat on…
These Winter Accommodation Specials are the perfect excuse to break away
Winter is the best time for locals to visit the Western Cape. It’s the time when most of the tourists have fled in search of warmer weather and when our prime hotels and destinations introduce…
Try wine tasting by candlelight at Weltevrede in Bonnievale
We live with over-stimulation. In the city we face the constant buzz of traffic, taxis hooting at potential passengers, hawkers advertising their goods on the street corners, billboards and flashing ads on every building, the hammering of…