In July I had the pleasure of shaking off the Cape Town mid winter blues and flying to KZN to experience some of the warm hospitality there. Before…
Two-week ago I had the pleasure of visiting my favourite wine region for a whole week-end. I hadn’t been in a while and it was so lovely to…
I had seen so many pictures and heard so many stories about the iconic Oyster Box Hotel in Durban I obviously really wanted to stay there. The view…
When I worked at Nandos many years ago we used to always stay at The Benjamin Hotel when we went to Durban on business trips. It’s situated in…
Two weeks ago I had the absolute privilege of visiting the iconic and very beautiful Hartford House in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and at the top end of the…
Two weeks ago I flew to the KZN Midlands to check out a few properties and get a close look at one of South Africa’s most beautiful regions.…
Two weekends ago I was invited on the Forgotten Route, Train to the Karoo tour by the wonderful and quirky Wineflies tour company and I had the living…
I’ve been meaning to write this blog post for years and now it’s come about by necessity. I am constantly asked for recommendations about where to eat in…
I’ve recently been lucky enough to spend some time at One & Only Hotel in the V & A Waterfront. They have a new chef and new menu’s,…
Paternoster is a quaint little fishing village up the West Coast about two hours drive from Cape Town and is well worth visiting. Not only do they have…
Last week I snuck out of Cape Town on Thursday afternoon to spend the night at Asara Wine Estate & Hotel in Stellenbosch. I hadn’t been for years…
I was invited to experience a Winefllies tour to Stellenbosch recently and I’m so glad I went along. We are mid harvest, so being on a wine farm is…