Category: Holiday

With cars featuring “GP” number plates, Johannesburg has become known as “Gangster’s Paradise”. In the past it has battled a reputation of being a crime-ridden, concrete jungle rife with Sandton kugels*, but over the last few years, the city of Johannesburg has undergone a renaissance and become a tourist destination in its own right. These […]

This festival is held in honour of those who’ve passed on, and can be found in almost every culture around the world, along with numerous rituals and tradition. Nearly every culture includes a community-wide festival, complete with merry music, plenty of food, and naturally some interesting costumes. History of Halloween Halloween was once known as […]

Self-catering holidays are a wonderful way to enjoy a break away from home, but still enjoy the comfort (and affordability) of cooking for yourself. Aside from regular food items like bread, milk, cooking oil, salt and pepper, and a bottle of wine, there are certain items that you just can’t afford to go without. Many […]

The Garden Route is a tranquil part of the country with many wonderful towns scattered throughout the region. Forests meet the sea, lagoons and streams are numerous, and mountains rise before falling into fertile valleys – making this one of the most beautiful areas in South Africa. The outskirts of the Garden Route provide a […]

My evening at Richard’s Supper Stage has skyrocketed to my number one dinner theatre experience. I’ve seen several shows, but none quite like “Kaapse Stories from the Mother City”. From the moment I stepped up the staircase, appropriately bearing the names of District 6 streets, to the last clap of the standing ovation, I was […]

The annual Simon’s Town Penguin Festival is taking place this Saturday, 13 October 2012, in celebration of the delightful tuxedoed birds that have become such an icon of Simon’s Town. The Penguin Festival coincides with African Penguin Awareness Day and is hosted by SANCCOB, one of South Africa’s leading marine NPOs, and South African National […]

We all know South Africa’s “Big 5”: the elephant, lion, buffo, leopard, and rhino. Entire vacations are planned for the sole purpose of spotting them. But I would like to introduce you to the lesser known “Small 5”, whose names relate to their bigger counterparts.   The Elephant Shrew Getting its name from the elongated […]

The beautiful coastlines and numerous areas with natural scenery make Durban a perfect place for fun and contemplation in the sun. If you live within the metropolis, then you’re likely taking the landscape and atmosphere for granted – which is something almost everyone does after a year or two living in the same place. So […]