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    A Historic Helderberg Gem: Vergelegen Wine Estate

    3 November 2024 - By 

    Tucked away in the beautiful Helderberg Region, Vergelegen Wine Estate is one of the most naturally beautiful, historic estates near Cape Town. This historic Helderberg gem is perfect for families, solo travellers and couples to enjoy. With two eateries (including the child-friendly Stables Restaurant and the Rose Terrace Tea Room), magical picnics beneath ancient Camphor trees, gorgeous gardens, rich Cape history, farm tour experiences and excellent wines, it is safe to say that Vergelegen is one of the most well-rounded estates in the Cape Winelands. In this post, I highlight some of the estate’s best attractions. Fabulous Vergelegen: Where Rich…

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    Travel Review: Lourensford Wine Estate’s Brilliant Belgian Chocolate and Wine Tasting

    3 January 2018 - By 

    Lourensford Wine Estate is a beautiful, lush paradise on the town edges of Somerset West. Not only does the estate enjoy prime Helderberg real estate, but it also offers one of the most gorgeous garden setting imaginable, with the impressive Helderberg peaks beyond. Roll up the elegant drive – peeling back one beautiful layer to the next, as you pass vineyards on one side, lush gardens on the other – and you discover Lourensford hidden away behind the trees and amid splendid garden spaces, like the magical wine farm that it is. Our mission (aside from visiting the endlessly popular Lourensford…

  • Chasing the Sun: A Wintry Afternoon Drive Along the Cape Coastline

    16 June 2015 - By 

    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 eagerness as skyscrapers are replaced by neat, rural farmlands and sleepy towns, and the masses of city folk by dusty Merino sheep. However, my spirits were even more buoyed than usual by my parents’ proposal to take a slightly longer…