Category: Children

There is just something about caves. When I see one in the side of a mountain, I can’t help but wonder what it looks like inside ─ Are there animals residing inside it? Did people ever live there? Are there any traces of their presence? If you are half as interested in caves as I […]

What better reward exists after a gruelling hike than total relaxation in a cool rock pool fed by a waterfall? The cascading water drowns out the qualms of everyday life, the fine mist is nature’s best air conditioner, and at a waterfall Dolly Parton’s First Law doesn’t apply – you can have a rainbow without […]

It should come as absolutely no surprise that South Africa is lacking some water (gigantic understatement). Our dam levels are well below 40% across the board, and dropping fast. Water restrictions have been put in place in all the major metropolitan areas and everyone everywhere is whispering about the neighbour hosing down his Audi every […]

The sizzling summer is here, the masses are migrating to the coast, the waves are rolling in, but you’re no surfer ─ there might even be a fear-inducing fin on the horizon … Not to worry, TravelGround to the rescue! We compiled a list of 10 family-friendly tidal pools along South Africa’s vast coastline that […]

It isn’t just a coincidence that both chocolate and Cape Town begin with the letter ‘C’. This beloved city should definitely tickle your taste buds as you could, in fact, call it the Chocolate Capital of South Africa. That’s why TravelGround decided to round up 4 of the top chocolatiers in Cape Town where you can not only buy […]

Everyone looks forward to the December school holidays. Kids can’t wait to be done with school and parents swop the desk for the beach or a game park. However, there is one thing parents don’t miss about the holiday ─ the tedious trek with the worst back-seat drivers in the world ─ small humans strapped […]

If you’re hiking along one of Table Mountain’s routes around noon, don’t be surprised if your ears are confronted with a loud bang. Fear not, as you have just been introduced to Cape Town’s oldest tradition: Every day at 12:00, a cannon is fired on the slopes of Signal Hill, just as it has been […]

It seems like only yesterday you sent the kids back to school. Now the end of term is on the horison and you’re already trying to think of ways to keep the youngsters busy. Luckily, warmer weather has graced South Africa with its return and as the sun rises earlier with each passing day, there […]