NORWEGIAN VIVA’S DEBUT CRUISE ON THE MEDITERRANEAN Take a listen to my Capetalk chat about the cruise here. If I could swop every Cape winter for summer on the high seas, my life would be complete. Seafaring sojourns are always a good idea and when combined with the radiating heat …
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Travel trends, post pandemic ~ by Allison Foat
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For the serial explorers among us, 2020 felt like the year we stopped going. Covid-19 made its global debut and continued to run interference into 2022, scuppering travel plans and forcing the planet to press pause. 2024 is upon us and conscious travellers remain committed to re-thinking the way they …
Lausanne, listed by the New York Times as one of the top places to visit in 2023, is the uncontested jewel of the Swiss Riviera. Perfectly positioned between lake, mountains, vineyards and forests, the Olympic capital comes with all the attributes of a humming metropolis sans the overwhelming size. Come …
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CABINS, CONTAINERS & COTTAGES – a few of the Cape’s best
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Whether it’s a swish mountain pod you’re after, a cool countryside container or a rustic cottage in the woods, there is nothing that beats cosying up in a cabin. Clinch your cabin in one of these remote Cape getaways that tick all the right boxes. MOUNT CAMDEBOO PODS IN GRAAFF-REINET …
It was a sweltering Wine Wednesday that called for taking the day. And what better than a picnic at Springfield, a premium wine estate that’s a quick 15 minute drive from McGregor Village to one of my favourite wine destinations in the valley. Think al fresco feasting under under the …
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BUSHMANS KLOOF AND BOUCHARD FINLAYSON, A STELLAR WILDERNESS COLAB
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‘Wine stirs the spring, happiness bursts through the earth like a plant, walls crumble, and rocky cliffs, chasms close as song is born. A jug of wine, and thou beside me in the wilderness, sang the ancient poet. Let the wine pitcher add to the kiss of love its own.’ …
MINDFULNESS One of the positive trends to emerge during pandemic times has been an increased focus on self care. In the travel sphere, experts have noted an uptick in wellness tourism as conscious travellers seek out ways to complement their itineraries with ways to boost spiritual and physical health. OVERWHELMING …
Fun in the sun – an island vacay in a nutshell. You’ve arrived in paradise, kicked off your shoes and switched into sloth mode, in five seconds flat. Your other life is a million miles away and that hammock under the palms is calling your name. It’s the daily lure, …
When it comes to the quintessential safari, there’s only Africa, and in the southern realm of the continent Botswana reigns supreme. WILDERNESS, UNINTERRUPTED Think beguiling landscapes, staggering bio diversity and vast tracts of virgin wilderness, where there’s a glorious sense of having it all to yourself. Now more than ever, …
I’ve been on the hunt for a cool beanie for a while and found one today at Chasing Bees, at the Oranjezicht City Farm Market in Granger Bay. It’s the best beanie of the bunch-let me tell you why. Chasing Bees is a small family-run, Cape Town based business …
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