Category: Top Travel Lists

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 […]

Mazes are the sneaky cousin of the more well-known labyrinths, and it is a maze which will trick you and leave you wandering for a goodly amount of time, should you take a wrong turn. Labyrinths on the other hand, have only one path in, and one path out again. In Europe, mazes have been […]

Nature is a wondrous thing. It can be scary or fascinating, beautiful or ugly, and throughout the centuries has certainly kept mankind on its toes.  Many of the phenomena have, throughout history, been worshiped, feared, or thought of as signs portending disaster or salvation. Modern science helps us understand how and why they occur, but […]

At some point in our lives (ok, a lot of points in our lives) we ladies have that clichéd Cinderella fantasy. A damsel in distress is rescued by a handsome prince who risks his life for her. He instantly falls in love with her captivating beauty (inside and out) and makes her his princess. And, […]

Apart from its stunning scenery, South Africa is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, and there are a variety of factories visitors and locals can tour. If you’re a lover of fashion, then the below three factory tours should already be on your list of places to see. 1.  Shimansky Jewellery Manufacturing Workshop and […]

If you’ve been visualising yourself on Durban’s beachfront, but swept the thought aside because you feared you wouldn’t be able to afford a seaside holiday, think again! There are plenty enviable accommodations right on Durban’s beachfront that offer amazing sea views and don’t threaten to leave you out of pocket. Cocktails, warm sand, and the […]