Travel blog postings
Le Petit Chateau Guest House, found in Cape Town’s family-friendly Northern Suburbs, offers travellers, business folk and foreigners alike a soothing city stay, where modern-day luxuries blend together tastefully with old-world charms. Nestled in Durbanville, Le Petit Chateau is a breath of fresh air in a region where hospitality can sometimes fall slightly short of the mark… Here though, from […]
Cape Town is blessed with all sorts of wine tasting experiences – with everything from chocolate or biltong tastings to vineyard safaris and everything else in between… These delicious experiences, exceptional wine farms and top-class wines are enough to convert even the most stubborn ‘I’m not really a wine person’ into a true wine appreciator. But sometimes, the city’s best kept […]
Kogelberg Nature Reserve: A place of natural beauty It’s not every day that a hiking adventure places you in the midst of fynbos paradise – but when you visit Kogelberg Nature Reserve in the Overberg Region, that is precisely wherein you will find yourself. I had heard (and seen) much of its beauty through word of mouth and social media, […]
As part of this special instalment in Guests’ Corner, a local and international travel interview segment on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust, I chatted to Our Travelling Family, a close-knit family of travellers, volunteering their way around our world! The Binedell family is a passionate and vivacious volunteering family, currently travelling their way around the world. Karen and Warren (both originally from South Africa) […]
For those of you who don’t know it, let me tell you this: Gordon’s Bay – a gem in the Cape Overberg Region – is one of the best areas for wanderlust-craving locals and foreigners alike. In fact, I’d go so far as to say it’s one of the richest travel regions we have enjoyed since visiting the Cederberg in […]
Tucked away in the gorgeous Overberg region, one finds the noble and ever-expanding Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate. Surrounded by glorious mountains, encircled by nature reserves and overlooking a beautiful, peaceful lagoon, Benguela Cove is enviously well-positioned. I have been to many wine estates, particularly in the past two years, and only a handful have impressed me as thoroughly as […]
The Franschhoek Valley has long been loved for its world-famous wine estates, quality restaurants and historic Cape beauty – but now, there’s a new ‘kid’ on the block: beer tasting, second to none. And our recent visit to Franschhoek revealed yet another of the valley’s gems: The Franschhoek Beer Co, producers of handcrafted, world-class beer. In addition to its on-site […]
Whether you are waiting to embark on an exciting life journey, jet set across the globe to study abroad or envelope a loved one into your open arms… Let’s face it: airports can be pretty tedious places. There’s a lot of hurry up and wait, last minute scrambles and delayed flights (usually at the eleventh hour). And as much as […]
Now that I finally have a really decent camera, Nikon D3400, (not that I don’t still love my Sony Xperia XA’s smartphone camera!), I have decided to try something new on the blog: photo essays, with a twist. These photo essays will summarise my recent trips, itineraries and travel experiences in and around the Western Cape. Sometimes my blog is so […]
Boschendal Wine Estate is, in so many ways, an absolutely amazing wine estate… It offers visitors timeless beauty, a spectacular setting, gorgeous wines and some world-class farm experiences – and that’s before we even get to the food, MTB bike trails, farm spa and stunning farm cottages… need I say more? Personally, I’ve been fortunate to indulge in many of […]
