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    Travel Review: My Best West Coast Picks

    2 December 2017 - By 

    The West Coast region is arguably one of the most beautiful stretches in the Western Cape… With azure waters, great game viewing, seasonal flower and whale watching and untouched beaches – what’s not to love? So, with this in mind, here are my best West Coast picks: Thali Thali Guest Lodge At Thali Thali Guest Lodge, situated outside Langebaan, they let the farm and its wild life speak for it – and they make a strong case indeed. This three-star-rated game farm offers wonderful manor house, self-catering cottages and luxury safari tents, a restaurant, splash pool, bar, wooden deck (perfect…

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    Travel Review: Langebaan’s Nano Brewery, Black Eagle Brewing Company

    11 August 2017 - By 

    When I was doing a careful search into the best places to stay/dine at in Langebaan, the name ‘Black Eagle Brewing Company’ kept popping up. TripAdvisor reviewers were hailing this local brewery as a real gem for great beer and eats. In some cases, others even rated it as one of the best little breweries in the Western Cape.  Now, anyone who knows me, knows that cocktails – followed by wine – are my preferred drinks of choice. Still, on a few occasions, I’ve sipped and sampled some highly rated brews, putting my (low) beer-drinking threshold to the test.  A…

  • Market Review: Sunday Fun at Pre-Spring Groote Post Country Market

    4 September 2015 - By 

    Having kindly been invited – along with my parents – to attend the ‘Groote Post Country Market’ some two weeks ago, I had been looking forward to a fun, family-orientated market. I was really excited for the  Groote Post’s pre-spring market* – held on what looked like a truly beautiful, yet homely Cape farm, nestled in the midst of the Darling Hills – and to be heading to the charming West Coast countryside. *(Except in the winter, the market is held on the last Sunday of each month). So it was that we arose bright and early on Sunday morning,…