Category: Western Cape

Apart from gorgeous vistas and wildlife, South Africa is home to a host of cooking schools and part-time courses, which are very useful for locals and visitors who want to learn how to create flavourful, traditional dishes. Here are some of the top cooking schools around the country, though we’d love you to comment and […]

Nostalgia is a powerful emotion that can transport you through time and space to a place where everything seems simpler, calmer…better. Nostalgia makes you dream of a past life that seemed completely idyllic and care free; and it hints at a utopic future worth striving for. Here are just a few of the “golden oldie” […]

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, you are bound to be racking your brain about how to spoil your mother. Luckily for you, the day falls on Sunday, 12 May 2013, so you have no reason not to spend the day with her. Whether you’re a partner or child, there are plenty ways you […]

With more people in the world having access to cell phones than clean water, it’s no surprise that everything in life is going digital. One of the biggest tourism trends highlighted at the recent ITB Berlin convention (regarded as a trends barometer for the international travel industry) was the dramatic increase in the number of […]

Paternoster, meaning “Our Father”, derives its name from the prayers of shipwrecked Portuguese sailors who were stranded along the coast many years ago. The quaint fishing village is located about an hour and a half’s drive from Cape Town, making it a popular getaway destination among Capetonians. It is one of the oldest towns along […]

The concept of Farm to Fork has gained popularity in recent years. Many believe that this is due to its green approach, whereby chefs and cooks only harvest and serve a variety of organic seasonal fruits and vegetables that are found within their local areas, or are only grown on-site. They do this to ensure […]

As the midday sunshine pours down, and helps us forget the chilly mornings and nights, now is the perfect time to enjoy a break from the frenzied, hurried activities of the past few months, and spend an overnight stay, or longer, enjoying some TLC. If you (and your partner) are looking for the perfect place […]

Freedom Day is a South African public holiday celebrated annually on 27 April. Commemorating the first non-racial democratic election held on the same day in 1994, South Africans spend the day in a variety of ways in celebration of new-found freedom across the country. There are several exciting events scheduled to take place over the […]