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
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
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
Discover Kloof’s hidden treasure, AmmaZulu Gardens and Sculpture Precinct, a 20 acre garden with towering trees and wildly imaginative sculptures. There are over 120 sculptures made by artists from all over the world and they can be found scattered all over the garden and hidden between the trees and plants. The AmmaZulu Gardens
It takes approximately 36 minutes from Mooi River to reach Antbear Eco Lodge, along a pot holed road and then onto about 8kms of dirt road. Even though the lodge is so close to Mooi River, it feels like you are in the middle of nowhere. It is quiet and peaceful with no sounds of cars
There are three parts to the Drakensberg – the Southern Drakensberg, the Central Drakensberg and the Northern Drakensberg. They are vast areas with lots of resorts, B & B’s, activities and beautiful scenery and I have been blessed to stay in all three parts. On a recent trip I was able to experience a bit