One sip at a time
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
It’s a strange time for us all and a big worry. You might be okay working from home but there are many businesses that are worried that this is the end for them. So how can you support and help? ZAPPER Donate with Zapper and #SaveYourFave Let’s help prevent South African
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
My husband and I visited the Assagay Coffee Farm in February 2016, and at that stage they were doing building work on the verandah to host a wedding. You can read about that visit over here. We so enjoyed that first tour that we decided that it was time to visit again. Wow did we
There are many places in the Midlands that are synonymous with weddings and the Crystal Barn Country Estate is one of them. I was recently pleased to discover that weddings is not only what they offer. It was a very warm Thursday morning when my husband and I drove up to the Midlands, and a