If you’re visiting Cape Town for a week or more, and wish to only experience the most opulent, lavish stays, there are several hotels that are tailored just for you. Experience some of the wonderful attractions that Cape Town has to offer, before retiring to your decadent hotel suite in the evenings; or skip the […]

Whenever people plan trips to South Africa, they are usually first to browse Cape Town, Johannesburg, or Durban; what I like to call the “tourism triangle”. Often forgotten is Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa. Pretoria (also known as “Tshwane”), is host to a plethora of natural, cultural, and historical attractions that make it […]

In exactly one month, people around the world will be celebrating their love. That’s right – Valentine’s Day is around the corner. A romantic couple’s getaway is always a great way to reignite love’s spark…far better than chocolates and teddy bears. With the variety of incredible lodges, spas, guest houses, hotels, and such across our […]

Fishing is, quite obviously, the activity of catching fish. However to those who have a passion for it, fishing can mean a lot more than merely a recreational activity. It is a social event, especially among men, who enjoy sitting around with friends, drinking a cold one, and teaching their young sons the tricks of […]

Humanity is bombarded on a daily basis with images of celebrities – during the news, reading a magazine, on television, and when listening to the radio. Sure, celebrities are people with talent, and I respect that.  What I find wrong however is the excessive voyeuristic stalking that the media has been serving up to the […]

I first came across “Geckoing” while on honeymoon in Hazyview, a little town in the heart of the Mpumalanga Lowveld, near the Kruger National Park. My hubby and I are both quite adventurous and had specifically tightened the wedding budget so that we could splurge on some extra honeymoon activities, so our first stop in […]

Are you back at work and already feeling like you need a holiday after the holiday? That’s often because we end up doing so much on our few days off that we don’t actually get a break from our busy day-to-day lives. If you’re in the camp that would dearly love a quiet weekend to […]

Taking Kloof Street by storm is Madame Zingara’s new retail store, “This is Not a Post Office”. Contrary to its name, the exterior is decorated with little red post boxes, and the interior is lit in colourful, fantastical lighting. This one-stop party shop offers an alternate reality, with a slogan that literally reads “party kuk […]