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, […]
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Travel Review: A Right Whale of a Time In Hermanus
Last year on the last weekend of September, our travelling trio hit the road once more and headed for what is frequently and fondly referred to as ‘the whale capital of South Africa’ and indeed the world: Hermanus*. *(So named after teacher and shepherd, Hermanus Pieters, who arrived in the area during the 1800s when he came from Caledon in […]
Chasing the Sun: A Wintry Afternoon Drive Along The Cape Coastline
After a long and frenetic first semester of second-year studies, I was all but chafing at the bit to leave the hustle and bustle of the Mother City behind for a month’s ‘down time’ back home. These days, any road trip that takes me back home is a cause for joyous celebration and something I look forward to with much […]