The year is in full swing but we still have the pleasure of enjoying all the long weekends before the winter really sets in. Maybe we should use these opportunities to take off our city shoes and embrace the silence, tranquility and peace of a camping trip. Go somewhere where it’s okay to do absolutely … Continue Reading about 10 Of the Best Camping Spots in the Western Cape
Kids on Safari
Kids love animals, especially real, live creatures. Above all when seen up close and personal. Hannah, our four-year-old, often delights in running up to us crying “Mommy, Daddy, look what I found!”, a sun-bright smile across her face. By now we’ve learnt to expect some form of crawling creature, her favourite being shongololos. Georgia, our … Continue Reading about Kids on Safari
Five Star Kids
The stationwagon comes to a screeching halt in front of the reception area at the hotel. Before the porter gets a chance to let us out – in the customary five star fashion – my two daughters and I all leap out the car very ungraciously, the two of them practically falling over each other … Continue Reading about Five Star Kids
Roses in the Country
I arranged for a late check-in and by the time we drive through the main gate of the Kurland Estate it is already dark. But even in the shadowy night, driving up the lane to the main building, the sound of a thousand frogs and crickets wafting through the open car windows, I can feel … Continue Reading about Roses in the Country
Sweet Indulgence
It’s twelve noon on a luminous Saturday in the picturesque little village of Hout Bay. I am surrounded by a big bunch of screaming five year olds, running around with huge pink and blue balloons, the remnants of chocolate cake stuck to their sun-kissed faces. It’s my oldest, Hannah’s, birthday party and Carl and I … Continue Reading about Sweet Indulgence
The Dunes of De Hoop
Until recently we have spent most of our Breede River holidays in the Malgas area, about 30 kms upriver. Lately however, we have been spending a lot of time with Sarah and Giles, great friends of ours, at their holiday house in Witsand. My wonderful memories of holidays here can be picked up whenever I … Continue Reading about The Dunes of De Hoop
Between the Sky and the Veld
While the girls are still sleeping, heads under the blanket in their cosy bed, Carl and I are enjoying our first morning coffee on the patio outside our suite. As we enjoy the moments between taking delicious sips of steaming coffee and peering into the room to see if there is any movement from the … Continue Reading about Between the Sky and the Veld