How I savour any treat! Especially when it comes in liquid form and the setting is the Marine Hotel in Hermanus. Luxury all round. Not just any liquid but the Platter’s 5 star wines and a hotel listed 4th on the Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards. Proceedings were organised by Ula and Paul du… Read More Platter’s Wine Guide 5* Tasting by Wine Village
Authentic Portuguese food in Bot River.… Read More Overberg’s Madeira
Usually it’s me doing the walking. Not this time. My knee is in a brace and I am trying to make the most of recovery while talking to others that are using walking as a means of inspiration. Meet Damian and Damien. Two guys who left Mozambique on foot from Ponta do Ouro on 30… Read More Walking the South African Coastline
In the warmth of the winter afternoon sun, on the verandha of the luxury Abalone Guest House, actor Andre Roodman discussed the latest publication of Pringle Bay resident and versatile author Gerard Scholtz. This discussion is part of the Hermanus FynArts programme of which Gerard has been part since inception 9 years ago. Gerard has… Read More Haiku Talk by Gerard Scholtz
Hermanus to Napier takes about an hour. An hour of listening to my road trip playlist and thinking about the work that is piling up. The drive can be done via Hemel-en-Aarde or Stanford. I chose to take in the vineyard views along Hemel-en-Aarde road as the road works towards Stanford can cause delays. My… Read More Overberg road trip: Napier
Overberg whiskey tasting learning to distinguish between whiskey, scotch and bourbon. … Read More 10 Whisk(e)y Facts
My list of Overberg authors tallies 38 local writers. For a relatively small area of 1708km2 I recon that’s a lot of pen power. It must say something about the creative inspiration of our naturally irresistible region? Nielsen Bookscan SA made their 2020 list of popular Afrikaans books available and there it is again… A… Read More Overberg Authors
Today will be my 2nd Saturday morning swim with a group of girls. What is the common denominator? A lust for life. The idea is that we pick a different swimming spot – usually a tidal pool every Saturday morning and meet up for a swim at 7:00. Lots of chatter during the splash and… Read More Hermanus Saturday Morning Swims
Hermanus is a nature lover’s paradise with countless hiking routes waiting to be explored. There is a trail for every fitness level! My go-to walks are the coastal paths and the mountain tracks – especially Fernkloof Nature Reserve. On Sunday we parked in 1st Avenue Voëlklip and followed the path. It started with a bit… Read More Hermanus Hikes
Started the day with a Secret Sunrise experience at the dam. Everyone had their own headphones and tuned into facililiator Jill Lambert’s playlist. We moved to the beat while Stanford Valley woke up. Then breakfast! No oats this time but a lovely spanspek coloured smoothy. After this my stomach teamed up with my mind and… Read More Bounce Back – Stanford Valley Retreat Day 3
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