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    Best Wine Farm Experiences

    5 March 2021 - By 

    On wine estates across the globe, there are incredible wine farm experiences to be enjoyed. In wine regions spanning from France to the US. Wine Farm Winners South Africa’s Cape Winelands especially offer some truly wonderful wine farm experiences. Think everything from dreamy picnics to unique wine tastings to delight all your senses! In this post, myself and some guest writers share our best wine farm experiences to enjoy, as either a tourist or local. Cape Overberg Region: The Giant Periwinkle What: Visiting Giant Periwinkle is always a pleasant experience for me. It is not often that you come across…

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    How to Support Western Cape Wine Farms During Extended Level 3

    22 January 2021 - By 

    With the third alcohol ban in South Africa under extended Level 3 regulations, wine farms – and restaurants – across the Western Cape are bleeding. So, for this post, I want to try highlight ways to support Western Cape wine farms during extended Level 3. Even if you can’t enjoy a wine tasting or take-home wine purchase. Show Your Support to Western Cape Wine Farms in Different Ways Many farms have come up with inventive non-alcoholic alternatives or started brainstorming new activities to enjoy when visiting them. However, the sad case remains that our wine- and restaurant-industry is on its…

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    Accommodation Review: Feel at Home in Molo Lolo Lodge, Cape Town

    25 September 2018 - By 

    Update: As of 2022, Molo Lolo Lodge has changed management and relaunched as Casa Del Sonder. My review was written when the establishment was still trading as Molo Lolo Lodge. Molo Lolo Lodge is, in many ways, a somewhat secluded gem in the Mother City. With its unassuming, almost aristocrat David-Livingstone-in-Africa-type exterior and lovely location in the cosy suburb of De Waterkant (one of my personal favourites), if you blink twice from the street, you might just miss it. But for those who hold the pleasure of having experienced it, they will know that this might just be one of the…

  • Festival Review: Valentine’s Day at the Burger Festival, Cape Town

    18 February 2016 - By 

    Perhaps one of the things I love most about the Western Cape – and the Mother City – is its enthusiasm for outdoors festivals and markets, and 2016 has seen yet another such festival added to the city’s growing event ranks in none other than: The Burger Festival. Tickets to Cape Town’s first-ever exclusive Burger Festival sold out quickly, especially the Early Bird tickets (R55), which were snapped up in a heartbeat, having already been announced as ‘sold out’ in mid-Jan. Normal Bird tickets (R75) had also sold out by the time my interest really started to pique and Late…