Are you sick and tired of holding onto your hood, cursing, as you battle through the wind and rain towards your car (that, in hindsight, you parked way too far away?). There are so many frustrations that come along with the cold and wet weather – and sometimes we just need a well-deserved break! If […]

Everyone in the Southern Hemisphere is looking forward to celebrating Spring Day on 1 September, but the locals in Stellenbosch and surrounds are eagerly awaiting the first ever Slow Market Garlic Festival. Are you a lover of the garlic? Then prepare yourself for mouth watering garlic oils and sauces, garlic artisan sausage, garlic boerewors, Italian […]

The London 2012 Olympics may be over, but this is just the start for the new sporting celebrities who have stolen the hearts of their country. Team South Africa managed to bag 6 medals in total – South Africa’s best Olympic performance since its reinstatement into the games in 1992. Here are our medallists and […]

As much as we enjoy curling up beside the fire in winter, there are many times that we just get plain fed up with the weather. We have to console ourselves with not being able to go to the beach to maintain our tans, drink ice-cold cocktails or skinny-dip in the sea, and all those […]

In 1956, a peaceful protest march was organised by the Federation of South African Women and supported by 20,000 women who were against a proposed legislation – one that would force non-white Africans to carry an identity document at all times. The group stood for 30 minutes in silence before taking up the chant – Wathint’ […]

August has rolled around, and it’s been another exciting year thus far for the TravelGround Team. We’ve got plenty of great new additions – from our epic re-branding, to our growing list of fantastic accommodations (we’ve even added a luxury super yacht) right through to our recently finalised accommodation awards for 2011. In fact, early […]

Mother Nature seems to swing between Michelangelo and Pablo Picasso with her creations, take for example the Duck-billed Platypus compared to a Penguin, or a rose compared to a flesh eating plant like the Venus fly trap. Man in his wisdom has also created many things of beauty, but along the way seems to have […]

With the wet weather descending all around us, we’re dreaming of summer sunshine and outdoor activities. Despite this, there are some areas in South Africa which have beautiful winter days, and offer couples the chance to get away from the rains, and just enjoy the chilly air. In that vein, we’ve rounded up five of […]