The pandemic and lockdown have made overseas travel extremely onerous, if not downright impossible, but a weekend mini-break in Stellenbosch was like taking a KLM flight to Europe. The town’s beautifully preserved buildings, boutique hotels, coffee culture and indie...
Design Indaba Dreaming Who needs to travel for inspiration, when some of the most creative minds on the planet arrive on your doorstop every summer? Drawn by the opportunity to share their insights at a conference judged the best in the world, which also happens to...
Savour the world on a luxurious liner “It feels like coming home,” said a well-groomed, mature blonde, biting into a pistachio macaroon and taking a sip of champagne. “The service, to me, is impeccable.” We were seated on the tenth floor of the Nautica cruise ship, in...
Durban’s maze of markets at the Warwick Junction transport hub is well worth a detour Just how do you navigate nine manic markets at Durban’s inner-city transport hub, where 6000 traders are vying to catch the eyes and rands of nearly half a million potential...
The rugged beauty of white-washed walls, typical of Cape Dutch architecture, is revealed in contemporary perfection at Babylonstoren farm and hotel. The centuries-old white walls of South Africa’s traditional architectural buildings have brought countless cameras to...
“Mine is smaller than yours” was the unlikely slogan on a T-shirt worn by a burly man at the Slow Food Market in Stellenbosch, about an hour’s drive from Cape Town. Further investigation revealed however that this memorable phrase merely indicated that he was a...
