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Category: Photography
30 Landmarks that will test your knowledge of South Africa
This Tourism Month we played #guessthedestination to see how well you knew South Africa’s landmarks. Take the challenge and see how many you know! (PS. The answers are below, but no cheating allowed!) 1. Do you know where this landmark is? 2. Can you name this dam? 3. When flying in flamboyance, a […]
A Photographic Celebration of Spring with #discoverOverberg
One of our biggest highlights every month is the #discoverOverberg chat on Twitter. For 1 hour the Twittersphere comes alive with tips, photos, and pure passion for the Western Cape’s Overberg region. There’s a new topic every month and yesterday was all spring. Spring has our toes itching to head outdoors – even if it’s only […]
17 Places where you can find the World in South Africa
You’ve heard it before: South Africa is diverse. We didn’t realise quite how true this statement was until we embarked on a snapshot journey to find how many places in South Africa resembled destinations around the world. You’d be surprised! 1. Miami – Durban The art deco buildings, palm trees, long sunny days, and […]
Wildlife Photography Tips from a Pro – Q&A with Andrew Beck
I’m a complete wildlife photographer wannabe, stretching as far as I can out the game drive vehicle without wobbling, with my little “point and shoot” zoom pushed to its pre-pixilation limit. I’m always looking to improve so I decided to ask photographic pro, Andrew Beck of WildEye, to share some of his tips. And he […]
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 […]
30 Photos that will make you want to #discoverOverberg
TravelGround is proud to be regular co-hosts of #discoverOverberg, a monthly Twitter chat that highlights the tourism opportunities of the Overberg region in South Africa. Yesterday we talked Photography, and #discoverOverberg was soon trending with tips and pictures streaming in from photographers, bloggers, travel fundis, tourism operators, accommodations, local residents, and basically anyone who was […]
30 South African adventures shared on #TravelChatSA
#TravelChatSA is a great way to engage with fellow travelers on Twitter. One of the previous topics was #AdventureTravelSA and it was more exciting than ever. Adventure gets my wanderlust ticking and travel bags packed, and thanks to last week’s chat I have a whole new set of destinations and activities scrawled on my to-do […]
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 […]