What makes for something to be a tourist attraction? A giant west highland terrier shaped by bedding plants coloured with blooms and positioned right next to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao must count as a spectacular tourism attraction. Different, unconventional but still ticking many boxes of holiday wonder. Not just another example of public art… Read More Puppy, Bilbao
Every year from June to November the Southern Right whales make a journey from the South Pole to the sheltered and shallow Walker Bay to give birth to their young. The whales come very close to the shore which make for good sightings and claiming the title for the Cape Whale Coast as the best… Read More Whale Watching In Walker Bay
Thursday is International Chardonnay Day! Every year the Thursday before Memorial Day. Now I’ll know when Memorial Day is for what its worth. My preparation has started. Riedel Chardonnay glasses polished, wine thermometer found, Hemel-en-Aarde Chardonnays chilled… what next? Wait I suppose! This afternoon a bottle of Bouchard Finlayson Missionvale Chardonnay 2016 arrived beautifully wrapped… Read More Chardonnay Mission
In 1882 the first foundation stone was laid and today it is still very much work in progress. It is Barcelona’s La Sagrada Familia. Arguably one of Spain’s most visited tourist attractions. I have seen it twice and hope to visit again. This UNESCO listed site is the unconventional masterpiece of Antoni Gaudi. It is… Read More La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
I spent a day in Agter-Paarl and visited 2 new places before stopping at an old time favourite. First stop was breakfast at Nine Oaks close to Rhebokskloof. They have a few farm cottages to rent and serves as a function venue. There are beautiful views across to the Wellington mountains with real farm style… Read More Winelands of Paarl
I have just finished reading The Paris Wife by Paula McLain and totally loved it. It is a story of love and betrayal intertwined with a travel journal of places in the US and France concentrating on Paris. The year is 1920 and Ernest Hemingway meets Hadley Richardson in the States. They fall in love,… Read More The Paris Wife
Every time I go to Durban I add Sprigs to my list of places to visit. Every time I fall short. Not this year. A last-minute meeting in Kloof put me in the right spot. With the meeting done I followed my appetite to Sprigs in the Fields shopping centre. The business was started by… Read More Coffee in Kloof
Waiting is not one of my favourite pastimes. Travel is. Every so often these 2 overlap and then I have to make the most of the wait. Here are my goto options: Head for the nail bar and get a quick mani or pedi. Lounge away. I am a great fan of airport lounges. The… Read More 5 Things To Do When Your Flight Is Delayed
What a special Indaba it was this year. Not only are we celebrating 25 years of South African democracy but also had our President grace us at the Durban ICC during the annual 3 day travel and trade show.
