Author: Heste Nortier
Hesté is originally from Durbanville and completed her Honours in Translation this year. She enjoys writing and coaching plays when the opportunity arises. She loves cats, cooking and travelling and would do any work in the world as long as she can have a braai and glass of red wine in the evening. Christmas is her favourite time of the year and she’s definitely a winter person. Her philosophy is ‘the shinier, the better’! If you don’t see her in jeans and a t-shirt, something is wrong and you should know she’s signalling for help.
Let’s Play Holiday Monopoly: TravelGround Edition
Life may not always be a party, but let’s make it a game! Everyone vacations differently and that’s why every getaway can’t be the same. It’s time to pick up the dice and take a seat, because TravelGround is challenging you to a game of Holiday Monopoly! Since the rules of board games have always […]
12 March 2020
Kwa Maritane: The jewel of the Pilanesberg National Park
South Africa is known for its vastly different landscapes and the Pilanesberg region in the North West is definitely one of the jewels in the Rainbow Nation’s crown! TravelGround exchanged Cape Town and the south-eastern wind for a wild weekend in the north, where winter was indeed not coming any time soon. At 55000 hectare, […]
30 January 2020
A Night on a Knysna Houseboat and an Adventure up The Heads
Popeye, Jack Sparrow and Captain Kid did it, and if you dream of captaining your own boat, it’s time to book a getaway on one of the Knysna Houseboats and sail off into the sunset! We decided to test the waters ourselves and put our best steering skills to the test! The Featherbed Co. not […]
9 January 2020
Character, Cuisine and a Cat called Krismis ─ a Weekend at Moolmanshof & Stables
As a Capetonian, I’ve had the pleasure of visiting many beautiful little towns in the Overberg region, but had not paid a proper visit to Swellendam yet. As luck would have it, the Swellendam Winterschool invited TravelGround to attend some of their courses and I jumped at this opportunity to spend a weekend in Swellendam. Being […]
14 November 2019
A Wonderful Winter Weekend in Swellendam
As a frequent visitor to the Garden Route and a Cape Town resident, spending a night in Swellendam has never crossed my mind, especially since it’s only a mere two hour’s drive from the Mother City. By that time, I’m usually not thirsty, bored or tired yet. But this time was different. What started as […]
11 July 2019
Six Fairytale Castles found on TravelGround
Who ever said only Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty can have all the fairy-tale fun? Well, with TravelGround’s castle collection, you can have that fairy-tale experience you’ve always dreamed of! All guests can be the king (or queen) of their own castle for a few nights, be it in the Namibian desert, in the middle of […]
13 June 2019
