Relatively easy to find, and even easier to enjoy: The Radford Dale wines, as well as Jordan Wines Timepiece selection, make a case for high quality South African wines for every drinking occasion…
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Top 5 Stylish Safe Stays in The Cape: A 2022 Hotel Guide
Here’s why these Cape hotel picks rank in the hospitality Top 5, for one of Africa’s finest travel destinations…
Welcome to the 2022 Stylish Safe Stay Shortlist!
Stylish Safe Stay: Grande Roche Hotel
Escape to absolute luxury in the Cape Winelands – where celebrated Chef Kevin Grobler takes visitors on taste adventures, and this countryside grand dame delivers outstanding hospitality.
Find your ideal suite and dining adventure at Grande Roche Hotel now ✅ Another #StylishSafeStay …
20 Wines Under $20: Proudly South African & Good?
South Africa is abundant with delectable and relatively inexpensive wine choices from our esteemed and storied wine country.
Here’s a list of 20 wines produced in South Africa, for $20 or less…currency-willing!
Stylish Safe Stay: The Onyx Hotel
As the winter season enters the Cape, I look at the perks of a Winter Staycation in the heart of the Mother City – from signature cocktails, to tours into the Winelands.
This is another Stylish Safe Stay to try…
Solo Winter: Does a century of Winemaking make Alto Wines idyllic for Wine Tasting?
If it is not the full-bodied red wines which bring you to the Alto Wine Estate, it may be the Alto property sitting spread across Helderberg Mountains shoulders, which draws you in.
Travel South Africa: Escape to Orchard Stay
“If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.” – Dan Rather A weekend is sacrosanct to me. Never will I take for granted, the momentary reprieve offered up by being away from where I earn my paycheck. By the Gods! To entirely…
Travel South Africa: Escape to Allée Bleue Wine Estate
“There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more.” – Lord Byron Fall is seen as the season of death and decay, nature shedding its past…
Cape Town Foodie Escapades: Allée Bleue Review
You’re sitting at work, bored and angry at whoever decided you needed to be born without your permission. Pack your bag, get in a car, and head for Franschhoek – I’ve got a place for you to unwind. Franschhoek is known for its serenity and lazy sunny days, but it is celebrated for its wine…
Cape Town foodie escapades: Bertus Basson Restaurant Review
If you’ve ever done any research on what to get up to when you’re still in South Africa’s Western Cape province, but not in the bustling metropolis that is Cape Town, you’ll have come across The Spice Route. The Spice Route is a modern twist to the historical pattern of awaiting seasonal cross-continental trading of old. The…
Cape Town foodie escapades: Makaron Restaurant Review
Following 2-hour traffic delays during my roadtrip, sweltering Cape Town heat – and amid my taking in the vivid wonder of Majeka House’s luxury hotel suites – I had to placate my rumbling tummy. Majeka House & Spa is a boutique hotel nestled in the leafy green suburb of Stellenbosch’s Paradyskloof. One experiences an idyllic…
Cape Town foodie escapades: Simonsig Estate Review
Guess whose now a wine expert? Yeah, not me! However, I am proud to announce that after months spent tasting wines at different Cape Town events, I am now a winer…a lover of wine…el vino el liker! It was the diligent education received at Simonsig Estate, that has me atleast 93.6% certain that I can…
Favored Hideouts: Grand Daddy Hotel
I have had the privilege of staying at many a unique hotels across South Africa, and I really appreciate the aesthetic of The Grand Daddy Hotel This is a boutique hotel nestled in the cosmopolitan 8th Wonder home-base Cape Town, South Africa. You have read all about my Long Street exploits, and this hotel is in…