It seems as if we celebrated New Year’s only yesterday and yet we somehow suddenly find ourselves in the middle of autumn! The signs of the approaching South African winter is starting to creep into your everyday life. Getting to work gets harder with your car covered in dew and the roads darker and wetter. […]

The next time you’re heading to the West Coast, why not try a new route? West Coast Way has just launched two new tourism routes, the West Coast Way Scenic Route and the West Coast Berg Route. They added these to their existing portfolio, which includes their Foodie and Culture Routes. Each of these circular […]

A lush vegetable garden tended by locals, smiling toddlers singing and having lunch in an educare centre, and mamas sculpting beautiful works of art out of beads and fabrics … hope and colour amidst back-breaking poverty. Uthando South Africa invited us to experience community upliftment in the sprawling townships next to the N2 highway that […]

Visiting the Drakensberg has always been a dream of mine, so driving through the rolling hills towards Cathedral Peak Hotel my heart started pounding with extreme excitement. In the distance the tips of the mountains start to appear and you think to yourself “could these mountains I have heard so much about be real”? And […]

Have you ever wondered which city in South Africa was the first to have street lights? Or which pub is the oldest in our country? Well, stop wondering! Here is a little selection of some of the firsts in SA.   Feature image: nicka81 (Flickr)

At the foothills of the Simonsberg Mountains you will find the magnificent 320 year-old estate, Vrede en Lust. The name “Vrede en Lust” is derived from the Dutch meaning “Peace and Eagerness”. The Buys family bought the estate in 1996 and it has been nothing short of a great success as one of South Africa’s […]

Most girls have, at some point in their lives, wanted to be a Disney princess. So TravelGround thought it a rather fine idea to source some princess-perfect places for holidays that would encapsulate the style of a Disney© fairy tale for the everyday princess making waves in our world today. That’s right, we’re talking about […]

Mpumalanga is a province known for cascading waterfalls, free-roaming wildlife, lush forests and adventure activities like ziplining and horse rides, making it a fairytale brought to life. With so much to see and do when you visit, here’s a photoblog round-up of some great ways to experience the best Mpumalanga has to offer! Adventure – Canopy Tours […]