• Pad Na Pretoria

    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Fort Klapperkop in Pretoria

    On a recent visit to my sister in Johannesburg we took a drive out to Pretoria for the day. On our list to visit was coffee shops (of course), charity shops and a historical place of interest. We had visited the Voortrekker Monument a few years ago so we needed to look for somewhere else

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