Although travel has essentially been a no-go in 2020 – I was fortunate to enjoy the Paarl Rock hike, found within the beautiful Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve… And what a marvellous adventure that turned out to be! If you are looking for a wonderful, family-friendly hike that is neither too demanding, nor too short/long, this is the ideal hike for […]
These past few months with the COVID-19 pandemic, travel in and around Cape Town has been firmly off the cards. But, as the city opens some activities up under Level 3, I wanted to share a few safe, fun day trip ideas. I was initially unsure whether it was the right decision to share a post like this… But people […]
In early October of 2014, I had my first real acquaintance with the beautiful, picturesque town of Paarl, apparently the third oldest town and former European settlement in South Africa (after Cape Town and Stellenbosch) and the largest of the Cape Wineland towns. Translated from Afrikaans, Paarl means ‘pearl’ and though its name is drawn from its well-known, unique granite […]
