Category: Family

Route 62 is South Africa’s answer to America’s legendary Route 66, a historic interstate highway that covered about 4,000km over 8 states from Los Angeles, California in the west to Chicago, Illinois in the east. Although Route 66 was replaced in 1985, its legacy lives on as a path of epic road trips. Fortunately in […]

Whether you’re a tourist or a Capetonian looking to explore your own city, there are plenty of activities to keep you entertained, without needing you to open your wallet.  Here are some fun (and free) things to do: Just Nuisance Monument This monument honours Just Nuisance, the famous Great Dane who was enlisted in the […]

If you missed out on sending a Christmas present to loved ones far from home, consider booking them a therapeutic stay for their return to South Africa in the New Year. Blessed with abundant beauty in the lush landscapes, coastal areas, and mountainous inland, South Africa is becoming quite popular with overseas visitors looking to […]

Are you one who enjoys scouring the globe for fascinating restaurants to snack at? Do you relish the idea of dining in the sky, underwater, at the top of a mountain, or at the base of a waterfall? Well, luckily for you, I’ve always had a fascination for the unusual and upon doing a bit […]

With Christmas on the forefront of all December holiday events, we tend to forget to make plans for the holiday after the holiday – New Year’s Eve. If you’re still lacking a plan for bringing in the 2013 new year in style, have a look at the following things to do in Cape Town on […]

“When in Rome, do as the Romans do”, is a saying that sums up the practice of following local customs when you’re in a new country. South Africa is no exception. It’s known for its outdoor fun, as well as its fantastic variety of cuisine, made up of flavours from around the globe, and don’t […]

Are you tired of all the same boring store-bought Christmas Crackers each year with the usual go-to jokes and useless cheap gifts? Well, why not make your own? That way, you can buy inexpensive gifts for friends and family that you know will be put to good use, as well as handpick the best (of […]

Weaving its way between Pietermaritzburg and the majestic uKhahlamba Drakensberg mountain range, which has been proclaimed a World Heritage Site, the Midlands Meander is a popular route with a modest beginning. It started as a group of artists and crafters trying to lure travellers off the N3 to see their wares. Today the meander is […]