One sip at a time
We have just had an amazing weekend celebrating our 30 year wedding anniversary (13 August) in the beautiful and majestic Northern Drakensberg. Originally we had planned to go to Clarens until I saw a TikTok video by Outdoor Adventure Photography featuring Greenfire Lodge Drakensberg. The lodge is approximately 3 and half hours from us in
Looking for a fabulous place to enjoy coffee or to find out some fascinating history about South Africa? Take the road to Pretoria. Over the years my sister has often mentioned having visited or being at Irene Farm I was finally able to visit this much talked about working dairy farm on a day trip
The last time I flew up to Jhb to visit my sister was 2019 and we all know what happened between 2019 and 2022. I would always fly with Kulula and now with the airline changes I had to do a search and see who to fly with. FlySafair turned out to be the cheapest
There is always anticipation when you get a new device or a new piece of technology and open the box to possibilities. What can it do? What can I do with it? Will it live up to my expectations? Reading reviews and looking at specifications can be very confusing. There is always the
The village of Hilton in KwaZulu-Natal is known as the ‘Gateway to the Midlands’ but……… How many people actually make a stop in Hilton before making their way to the Midlands or to the Drakensberg? If you are a lover of coffee or are desperate for coffee you would probably know of Ground
Want to learn about Durban history, and get fresh air and exercise at the same time? You can when you go on a walking tour with Durban Walking Tours. ABOUT Alison Chadwick founded Durban Walking Tours and she handed over the reins to Ruth Hagen and Lynne Schwan. Multilingual Ruth speaks Swiss-German, German
Covid-19 lockdown levels messed up a lot of planned events and Creative Coffee Week 2021 was one of them. It finally got under way at The Bond Shed in Durban from the 15 – 17 September. It was a hybrid event with quite a few people attending and the rest “attended” via Zoom.
There are 5 railway stations in the Upper Highway – Kloof, Gillitts, Hillcrest, Botha’s Hill and Inchanga. The well known Umgeni Steam Railway train travels between the Kloof and Inchanga stations at the end of every month. Of the 5 station buildings, 2 are occupied by restaurants (Kloof and Hillcrest) and the Inchanga station
Driving down avenues of trees, past the finest Thoroughbred horses and through a set of large gates – the magnificent facade of Hartford House Hotel appears. An ivy covered facade that has appeared in numerous publications over the years. A boutique hotel with a fascinating history that should be added to your must stay list.