Budapest – homey and beautiful

I have wanted to visit this beautiful city with its ornate nineteenth century architecture, elegantly decorated thermal baths, and wide boulevards for many years now. And it didn’t disappoint. Budapest is like no other European city. It’s faded grandeur invites you in and makes you feel at home from the minute you arrive. Budapest used to […]
Glamping amongst the daisies

When we started planning our Namaqua flower trip someone said, ‘You have to visit the Bidouw Valley – it’s the perfect place to see the Cape’s wildflowers between August and September. And you have to stay at Canvas Collective Africa’s pop-up camp’. So we did! Driving through the old farm gates of Enjo Nature Farm […]
The perfect romantic getaway in Wolseley

As you drive through the gates of Palmietvlei, an export blueberry and pear farm and home to Riverstone’s CouplesPod, you immediately feel the peaceful atmosphere one only finds on a farm. But Riverstone’s CouplesPod is not your average farm-stay. Riverstone aims to offer guests a tranquil country getaway, without having to compromise on their creature […]
Rest for the soul at Zielenrust

The dramatic peaks of the Hawequa Mountains form the backdrop to this secluded mountain cottage just outside Wellington. Many times, you arrive at accommodation that was described as private or secluded to find yourself pretty close to other units or people. This is not the case at Zielenrust Mountain Cottage. Nestled in the mountain the […]
Get your gypsy on</strong

After watching that magical dance between Vianne and the handsome gypsy in the movie Chocolat, I seriously pondered becoming a gypsy for some time. Our recent stay in one of the Gypsy wagons at Treedom Villas and Vardos had me feeling all gypsy-ish once again. A vardo (also wag(g)on, living wagon, van, and caravan) is a horse-drawn wagon traditional used by British […]