Aerotel – a quirky and cosy stay
While most jetliners spend their last days in a scrapyard, one lucky 737 is enjoying an exciting post-retirement career. BIL, the Boeing (registration ZS-BIL), travelled all over the world before reaching his final destination in the heart of Limpopo, South Africa. In 2019 Bil became the first airplane in South Africa and the Southern Hemisphere […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Old Mushroom Farm – A must-visit when in Karkloof
As we turned into The Old Mushroom Farm it started raining ever so lightly and a blanket of mist covered the property (exactly the weather I have come to expect and hope for when visiting the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal). Sandy was waiting for us and ushered us to The Apartment, our home for the night, […]
Stepping back in time at Three Tree Hill Lodge
The Lodge and Lodgings Staying at Three Tree Hill Lodge is like stepping back in time to the days of Queen Victoria and the empire on which the sun never set. This beautiful eco-lodge is etched against the breath-taking backdrop of the northern Drakensburg in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Nestled at the foot of the […]
