Adventures, adventures, right on our doorstep. ‘Riebeeck-Kasteel (this bit is extracted off Wikipedia) is one of the oldest towns in South Africa, situated 80 km from Cape Town in the Riebeek Valley together with its sister town Riebeek West. During 1661 Commander Jan van Riebeeck (who landed & named the …
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What an exquisite morning in Greyton. As I left the fabulous Lord Pickleby B&B, the first thing I saw was horses, walking slowly down the street….on their own, no riders, stopping here & there to destroy someone’s hedge. Apparently quite the norm, so a local told me when I told …
The journey begins, along the N2 road. I felt for a road trip & decided on Greyton. I’ve not been for many years & I have a fabulous friend there called Careena Bernstein. I’ve known her since forever….she has a great zest for life & loves superb ballet & classical …
eish (aysh) – Used to express surprise, wonder, frustration or outrage: “Eish! That cut was eina!”South Africans speak English, but that doesn’t mean you’ll always understand us. Our robots are nothing like R2D2, just now doesn’t mean immediately, and babbelas is not a shampoo. South African English has a flavour …
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