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Category: Family
Create Your Own Christmas Crackers
Are you tired of all the same boring store-bought Christmas Crackers each year with the usual go-to jokes and useless cheap gifts? Well, why not make your own? That way, you can buy inexpensive gifts for friends and family that you know will be put to good use, as well as handpick the best (of […]
A Road Tripper’s Guide to the Midlands Meander
Weaving its way between Pietermaritzburg and the majestic uKhahlamba Drakensberg mountain range, which has been proclaimed a World Heritage Site, the Midlands Meander is a popular route with a modest beginning. It started as a group of artists and crafters trying to lure travellers off the N3 to see their wares. Today the meander is […]
The Best Tablet for Travellers in 2013
2012 has been a year of numerous changes, with elections and price increases, along with plenty of new technology paraded from various corporate giants. For those constantly on the move and unwilling to invest in a bulky laptop to lug around, the more compact tablets are an answer to many a techno-nomads desperate plea. But […]
8 Hop on, Hop Off Sightseeing Tours in Cape Town
UPDATE: CitySightseeing has launched a new township tour! Check out the LaGuGu Tour below! Explore the beautiful city of Cape Town at your own pace with hop on, hop off tours. The tours follow a timetable and run every 20 – 30 minutes (tour dependent) – which means you can get off and explore each attraction at your own pace, […]
The NEW Cape Town Summer Market
The temperamental nature of spring is over and summer is finally here in all her sunshine glory. To celebrate the sultry holiday season, the Company Gardens will be hosting the Cape Town Summer Market from 14 – 24 December 2012. This festive family-friendly market is the ideal place to find some unique Christmas gifts while […]
Shark Cage Diving with Great Whites in Gansbaai
If you’re like me and have a fascination and fear of sharks, then I recommend you do a shark cage diving experience to gain some valuable insight into the working behind these monstrous underwater machines. The aim is to conquer your fear, and believe me, it’s worth it. So put on your big boy pants […]
Cirque du Soleil presents Dralion in South Africa
I’m not a fan of clowns. Not one bit. I don’t have a good reason, just a bad vibe…and it’s tainted my view of the circus. But Cirque du Soleil is a whole other kind of circus that has made its way to one of the top spots on my Bucket List. So when I […]
Fun-tastic Holiday Activities for the whole Family at African Game Lodge
Situated “off the beaten track” in a magnificent valley surrounded by the spectacular Langeberg mountains, African Game Lodge offers a restful break from the city. It is located just 2.5 hours from Cape Town and 30 minutes from the quaint town of Montagu. The lodge is part of a conservation project dedicated to wildlife rehabilitation, […]
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