In Milan for a day? Fret not, you can still get a satisfying sense of the city by visiting these few places, a mix of the old and the new. The Duomo (cathedral) ~ the vast white Gothic wonder that is a must on any traveller’s bucket list. It is the …
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These are a few notes I made on this trip to the City of Lights, tips I hope you’ll find to be useful. (If you’re a woman travelling solo, I have a more in-depth post on this to make your journey a little smoother) Apps Make sure you’ve downloaded Google …
There’s an art to a fine welcome. A sincere bienvenue is often all it takes to turn an average experience into a superior one – no matter the star rating – and the owners and staff at Majeka House have got it down. Stylish decor & design Majeka House, …
The blue avenue awaits… Allée Bleue, meaning blue avenue in French is a picturesque wine estate in Groot Drakenstein, about 18km’s outside Franchhoek. It is located in one of the Western Cape’s most glorious areas that was settled by forward thinking French Huguenots in 1688. The valley and surrounds showcases a multitude …
La Parada Del Mar in Camps Bay (formerly The Grand) is now offering breakfast in addition to lunch and dinner. On the strip that is typically overrun with tourists and substandard eateries (that shall not be named), La Parada- in the Harbour House Group‘s stable- is also on Bree Street …
This article (edited) first appeared in the Sunday Times South Africa on 15 January 2017 Boating about on the Canal du Midi in Southern France I am now fluent in boat-speak. Where once I didn’t know a cleat from a pleat or a bilge from a bulge, I am acquainted …
Today, Bianca Lee Coleman and I fled the gale force winds in Cape Town for a way calmer atmosphere 40 minutes away in Stellenbosch. First up was a spot of strawberry picking at Mooiberge, followed by a superb lunch at Terroir. Spontaneity fuelled this day and I loved it! Terroir restaurant …
I’m taking my wine a tad more seriously these days. Not surprising really as I recently spent a week on a barge (courtesy of Le Boat) on the Canal du Midi in Southern France, joined by fellow travel writer Justin Fox, my best friend of 41 years Janet Lindup, …
5Q’s with chef Ash Heeger, from ASH Restaurant in Cape Town. I first met Ash with her amazing dog Mash outside The House of Machines in Shortmarket Street. Another inspiring Capetonian making the Mother City into a next level destination… 1. Pls describe your line of work? I’m a chef and one …
Bubbles! There’s more to the Cape winelands than wine, clearly. Estates are increasingly in uber innovation mode with some additionally producing fine craft beer and others, a superb MCC. With regard to the latter, I attended a stunning event a few weeks ago in Robertson- the Paul René Splash …