Author: Adriëtte le Roux
Adriëtte is an old soul. She adores her friends and family, cannot pass a dog or cat without striking up a chat with it, loves painting and cooking and gladly works in the garden until dark. After a brief stint in teaching and publishing, she joined the team to allow for more creative expression and because she loves to travel locally. As a lover of languages she believes that a harsh truth can always be said in a kinder way and that there is something to be learned from every person we meet ─ if we just care to ask.
Sustainable Travel Tips for South Africa
Travelling in our beautiful country makes it easy to forget that this awesome experience comes with a responsibility. Sustainable travel is all about environmentally friendly practices, the protection of natural and cultural heritage, and benefiting the communities hosting you. Though this might seem daunting, sustainability can be practiced in small and simple ways and even enrich […]
18 January 2018
Things that go bump in the night: 10 Ghostly Tales and Tours of South Africa
As much a national treasure as the haunts they frequent, South Africa’s ghosts are a tourist attraction in their own right — that’s to say if you have the guts to seek them out! Here are some of our country’s best spooky stories and the tours that keep these ghostly tales in remembrance. So settle […]
19 October 2017
Stay at these Fairy Tale Forests
Once upon a time in a deep, dark forest not so very far away, TravelGround had some lovely tree-filled stays, and so Red Riding Hood and the woodcutter had a romantic weekend in a granny cottage, Goldilocks was served a delicious meal before retiring to her luxurious bed, and Snow White ended up having a […]
7 September 2017
Give that man a Bell’s at one of these Old English Pubs
A good, solid pub is a national treasure. Where else would you find so many people from so many different walks of life swapping stories, the one more fantastical than the other, as the afternoon ticks away into the evening and beers are bought and shared as though between close friends? Add to this a […]
24 August 2017
Experience Platbos at this year’s Reforest Fest
There is something undeniably magical about a forest. Maybe it’s the abundance of hide-and-seek spaces that bring out the child in us. Maybe it’s the wealth of life, the generous shade and fresh air we find there. Or maybe it’s the feeling that something miraculous might occur at any moment, à la the fairy tale […]
16 February 2017
No Fear the New Year
Okay, so I might be jumping the gun a bit on this one. ‘Feliz Navidad’ is still irritating one and all in a mall near you, and some of us are sitting at work, stressing about the Christmas gifts we haven’t bought yet and secretly searching for holiday accommodation. But just put a hold on […]
8 December 2016
