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20 Reasons to Love Spring in South Africa
Now that the warmer weather is taking hold of our beautiful country, and providing bright colourful hues across the landscape, TravelGround thought to share our top 20 reasons for absolutely loving spring! A wonderful season full of light, colour and new life – what’s not to love? 1. Wildlife Spring is known as the season of […]
AmaZink Live – South Africa’s First Theatrical Township Experience!
Our stomachs dropped to our feet as we drove around the Kayamandi township in Stellenbosch, past corrugated iron shacks and neighbours braaiing together amidst large clouds of smoke as their kids and dogs played happily in the street. We’d forgotten to plan our route beforehand and were unsure of whether we were in the right […]
Go Green for National Arbor Week
National Arbor Week is celebrated annually from 1 – 7 September in South Africa, and occurs six days longer than the rest of the world’s single Arbor Day. It was started in 1983, and having been successfully held around the country for numerous years, communities petitioned the government in 1999 to turn the annual day […]
Eat, Drink, and Sleep at Vrede en Lust Winery
On previous trips to Franschhoek, the Vrede en Lust sign had practically begged me to take a detour off the road as it peered innocently from the side of the Cape Dutch building, with a backdrop of vineyards and mountains. So this time, we gave in to temptation and visited this beautiful Klapmuts winery, on […]
30 wild reasons to be grateful for the special ladies in your life
With National Women’s Day only a couple of days away we’ve rounded up some of the best reasons you should be grateful to all those special ladies in your life. Your Mom 1. She shelters you. 2. She makes you smile. 3. She teaches you to hold your head up high. 4. She’ll […]
Don your Dirndls and Lederhosens – it’s Bierfest in SA!
Don your dirndls and lederhosens, plait your pigtails, and line your stomachs because South Africa’s biggest Bierfest is back for the much anticipated 2014 season! With plenty of South African beers (brewed especially for the occasion), delicious Bavarian food, authentic music, and good natured entertainment, event goers will feel as though they have been dropped […]
Your Guide to the South African Spring Wildflowers
They say the earth laughs in flowers. This is why the spring season is one of the most beautiful and happiest times of the year; a time when not a day should pass when you don’t return home covered in grass and smelling like the earth. Whether you’re looking for a day hike or a […]
3 Upcoming Seafood Festivals in South Africa
Don’t fret if you missed out on the Knysna Oyster Festival. The following ocean and seafood inspired festivals will provide you with plenty of fun, sun, sand, and fresh seafood! The Oceana Hout Bay Seafood Festival – Hout Bay Where: The Republic of Hout Bay, Cape Town When: 24 – 28 September 2014 Contact: […]