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
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Jaunting Around Jhb
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
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Hello Hilton
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
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Durban Walking Tours
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
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Lifestyle
Botha’s Hill Railway Station
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
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Hartford House Hotel
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.
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Waterford Manor
Having spent a lot of time on the main part of the Midlands Meander (Howick through to Nottingham Road) I was excited to be able to spend some time in Rosetta. I had used the R103 – Rosetta road as a through road to Mooi River on more than one occasion, but this would be
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Lake Eland Game Reserve and the Oribi Gorge
For many years my husband and I have discussed going to visit Lake Eland Game Reserve as we wanted to walk over the suspension bridge. But it was all talk and no action. Finally instead of talking we went on the 27 April 2021. Lake Eland opens at 7am and it would take us approximately 2
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Springside Nature Reserve
My family moved to Hillcrest from Dundee in 1987 and I attended Hillcrest High School. I got married in 1994 and my husband and I stayed in New Germany, then moved to Cape Town and then moved to a rented place in Kloof KZN. We then bought a house in 2002 in Kloof. Both of