Make your travel dreams a reality! Being blessed with the dreaded 'Green Mamba' can limited our travel as South Africans. This, coupled with the crippling rand, makes it difficult to go anywhere at all, even with a visa. With Travelstart'sbirthday sale now on, things just got a bit easier. Here's where the rest of South Africa are [...]
Goodbye long, sunny days and hello cold, chilly winter! I was recently invited to participate in the compilation of the Stellenbosch wine route's A-Z WinterWinederland guide. The project focuses on all of the winter activities and warm wine farm havens along this famous route. Here is a look into the estates I had the pleasure [...]
Afristay works closely with hotels, guesthouses and B&B's to ensure your next trip is one to remember. Choose from a selection of destinations around South Africa, Namibia, Botswana or Kenya (the list is growing!) and start making memories. With 20,000 listings in over 2000 locations the choice is yours! FTW is giving away a R2000 [...]
One of the perks of travelling frequently for work is airline rewards. I have been part of Emirates Skywards for quite a few years now hoarding my points for a special occasion. If you are loyal to Emirates, they really will be loyal to you. Planning a last minute business trip a few weeks back, [...]
No visit to the Robertson Valley is complete without a visit to Zandvliet. Famously known as the 'Home of Shiraz', it has become far more than that. Being one of the very first wineries in the country to bottle this noble cultivar, this wine estate on the outskirts of the Robertson Valley combines time-honoured tradition [...]
Wow. We really do live in the most beautiful country in the world. Biased? Never! I have just returned from two action packed days exploring one of our most famous wine valleys, Robertson. Four girls, one car, one valley to explore and countless bottles of wine. Challenge accepted. Every wine farm we visited had it's [...]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year-in the Breede River valley. All the vineyards are bright green with spring vines, the weather is fantastic and the R62 between Robertson and Bonnievale comes alive with visitors to this acclaimed wine producing region. A highlight on the social calendar is the annual ‘Wine on the River’ [...]
It is always difficult planning a trip overseas. Especially coming all the way from South Africa. Once you have the travel bug, it is really hard to ignore it. With the way the rand is at the moment, we are faced with even more hurdles getting to see the world. This is just a little [...]
When you are invited by one of your nearest and dearest to join them for a week in paradise, you don't say no. Sun, sea, adventure, and LOTS of laughs was just what was needed to make it through the final stretch of this year. So after a very pleasant 4 and a half hour [...]
I have been spending a huge amount of time in the air lately for work and I absolutely love it! It is literally a different world above the clouds. Thanks to the fact that I only fly Emirates now, even if it is the LONGEST way round, means I get loyalty points. No better way [...]
