Possibly it’s the distance from Cape Town, and the sentinel of surrounding mountain ranges, that have contributed to the conservation and serenity of Prince Albert at the southern edge of the Great Karoo. I first realised that this picturesque spot was distinctive...
“Around every inch, and every corner, there’s a ‘wow’,” said our guide Sikhanyiso “Computer” Mdiya, as our hiking group gazed at a waterfall plunging over a precipice and dropping 80 metres into the sea. A dozen of us were on the second day of the Pondo-Hopper hiking...
A cider-saturated bee clung to my chic black drinking straw, as I gingerly fished the drowsy insect from my glass. My family and I were enjoying a tasting of three ciders at The Newt, a dream country estate in Somerset, England that centres around the county’s...
An enormous sun-bleached tortoise shell, slowly disintegrating and returning to the earth, was the portent of exciting natural discoveries as we left the R62 route for the Sanbona Wildlife Reserve in the Klein Karoo. Our destination to mark the New Year was one of...
Old Nectar in Stellenbosch is the perfect place to experience the springtime glories of an extremely personal, beautifully maintained garden. Stretching over four hectares in the Jonkershoek Valley, with a neoclassical gabled manor house at its heart, the garden...
“Absolutely beautiful, exquisitely decorated and great views”; “heaven on Earth is a place called M’kepi”; “the wildlife is spectacular and the peaceful surroundings will stay in my heart for a long, long time.” These are just some of the comments written over the...
