Category: Cape Town

The Western Cape is known for its endless vineyards and scenic, fertile valleys. Surrounded by immense purple mountains and rolling green hills, there is no setting more beautiful for spending a day cultivating the fields. For those who are keen to explore, there are plenty of areas in the Western Cape that are well known […]

As women, we’re fairly lucky that there’s an abundance of information out there to help our clueless guys plan a romantic weekend away. However, when the tables turn, there’s very little information out there on how to plan a weekend away for him. Keep reading to figure out how to surprise your man in the […]

Variety is the spice of life, and much like the saying applies to life, food too would be bland and boring without a pinch of parsley or rosemary rub. Flavours, scents, and textures all play a part in making meals memorable, but there are other factors to consider too. What wine or beer to pair […]

With only 10 wine estates, the Constantia Wine Route is not only the southern hemisphere’s oldest wine-making region (dating to 1685), but also the Cape’s most intimate wine route. Despite its small size, the Constantia Wine Route produces award-winning wines year after year; making it one of the biggest celebrities in the international world of […]

To start off our work weekend, we visited the renowned Mitchell’s Brewery in Knysna for a tour and craft beer tasting. In hindsight, this was probably one of the best moves we could have made for the beginning of our trip as the delicious beer tastings (and several others we had afterwards) helped to break […]

The national road known as the N2 is one of the most beautiful tourism routes in the Western Cape and is travelled by thousands of both local and international tourists each year. On our recent work trip up to Knysna, we rounded up a recommended list of the top farm stalls along the N2 that […]

It was still dark and gloomy, and we’d just passed through a hair-raising fog-belt with rain shooting down at a 45° angle; the traffic at this time of the morning was crawling along at 20km an hour and everyone’s hazards were blinking furiously as we descended Sir Louwry’s Pass, leading us into Grabouw. After several […]

We’re already halfway through the year so it’s no surprise the stress and strain of the past few months are starting to weigh down on our bodies. Give your body and mind the rest it needs at these excellent 5-star spas across South Africa. Sante Hotel and Spa, Western Cape Sante Hotel & Spa is […]