African Blog: Wine

• BACK ON SAFARI

  davide-aiea in Namibia,,

  March 17th, 2010 11:46am

  Good day, from the 22nd of march to the 3rd of aprile I will be leading my next trip to Namibia. It will be a group of travel agents from Italy and 1 journalist. This trip will take them to Epako Game lodge in order to see the white rhinos of...

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• EXPLORE CONSTANTIA’S ‘BIG FIVE’ WINE ROUTE

  amy-edmonds in South Africa,, Food & Wine,,

  March 22nd, 2010 12:32pm

  I adore good food and wine so you can imagine my delight when I discovered a way to enjoy a “smorgasbord” of both within a five kilometers of my home! The Constantia Wine Route...

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• Cape Town Flavour

  catherine-s in South Africa,,

  March 25th, 2010 9:48am

  Last night I went to the Taste of Cape Town Festival. If you are in Cape Town and looking for something fun and local head off to Rhodes High School for a bit of Cape Town flavour (ends on the 28th March). It is well worth it! We started off...

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• Getting High In Cape Town

  sandramallinson in South Africa,, African Adventures,, City Life,,

  March 25th, 2010 12:21pm

  Anyone who’s been to Cape Town will tell you it’s a magnificent city, and if they don’t then they must be one of those urban junkies who’s more comfortable hemmed in by high-rises than staring out to sea. ...

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• Running Mad

  catherine-s in South Africa,,

  April 6th, 2010 10:40am

  I grew up in a family which thrived on pushing the limit with parents who have climbed Kilimanjaro, hiked the Fish River Canyon (3 times!) and dragged us along since I was the ripe age of around 7years old. Ever since...

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• Live Music in Cape Town

  claudiskies in South Africa,, City Life,, Community & Culture,,

  April 12th, 2010 2:07pm

  When you're in the Mother City, there really is no end to the list of things to do. We're all familiar with the popular list of attractions - Table Mountain, th...

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• I do… like weddings in Africa

  emmagass in Mozambique,, South Africa,, Tanzania,, Food & Wine,, Romance,,

  April 22nd, 2010 6:06pm

  One of the (many) benefits of living in Cape Town is the number of exquisite Cape weddings I get to attend. A decadent wedding ceremony and reception on one of the Cape’s many beautiful wine estates appears at t...

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• Blended, Corked, Bottled: Making Wine in the Robertson Wine Valley

  kimberoo in South Africa,, Quirky Stuff,,

  May 6th, 2010 4:47pm

  I made my own bottle of wine the other day. Really, I did! It was the beautiful sunny long weekend over Easter, and...

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• King of the Ocean - Great White Shark Cage Diving in Gansbaai

  monica in South Africa,,

  May 19th, 2010 12:38pm

  What a perfect end to a perfect weekend!! Alarm clock set for 5:30am Sunday 16 May 2010, but there wasn't any need for that - adrenalin woke me up and if it wasn't for the scrumptious meal and the fabulous wine at Grootbos that induced an early slee...

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• Wacky Wine Weekend

  sandramallinson in South Africa,, Food & Wine,,

  June 10th, 2010 5:12pm

  Wacky Wine Weekend; the name set the tone for a few days of wine in the sunshine where conversations, rather than lingering on hints of melon or notes of freshly cut grass, got straight to the point “mmm �...

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• Soccer Fever in South Africa - I was there!

  kimberoo in South Africa,,

  June 23rd, 2010 10:38am

  The incredible soccer fever sweeping across South Africa at the moment is electric, astounding and hugely positive to say the least, and even though Bafana Bafana, the ...

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• SPUR OF THE MOMENT WEEKEND GETAWAY

  antoinette in South Africa,,

  July 1st, 2010 4:24pm

  What started off as a casual suggestion soon became a reality within 18 hrs! Unexpectedly given the Monday off, I suggested to a friend from Australia who's here for the WC 2010, th...

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• Wining, Dining and More Dining at Singita

  emmagass in South Africa,, Food & Wine,, On Safari,,

  August 18th, 2010 12:10pm

  I was lucky enough to roll out of Singita Ebony Lodge a few days ago, completely satiated by unsurpassed wildlife sightings and more delicious, gourmet food than I thought it was possible to consume. If I didn’...

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• Wine Tasting with a Twist!

  yolanda-saayman in South Africa,,

  November 2nd, 2010 2:58pm

  CONSERVATION IN ACTION ...

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• Victoria Falls: When the Sun Goes Down

  sandramallinson in Zambia,, Zimbabwe,, Food & Wine,, On Safari,, Romance,,

  November 3rd, 2010 10:54am

  There has been plenty written about what to do in Victoria Falls; after wandering through mist-soaked forest - trying desperately to capture the world’s widest curtain of falling water in a single photo frame - you can: jump off a bridge; walk with lions...

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• 24 hours at Spier - Stellenbosch Winelands

  burnleyfi in South Africa,,

  November 16th, 2010 3:57pm

  24 hours at Spier As a Capetonian (well adopted Capetonian as I only moved to South Africa when I was 34) my family and I make a point of visiting Spier at least once a year to enjoy a picnic arou...

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• Short stay in Camps Bay

  burnleyfi in South Africa,,

  November 24th, 2010 5:34pm

  Stay in Camps Bay Living in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town we are privileged to be on the door step of so many beautiful different natural and man made tourist attractions. So whilst Camps Bay is a short 15 minute ...

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• Lambert’s Bay hidden gem

  mwendo in South Africa,,

  December 13th, 2010 9:24am

  It starts out as a little warm flutter at first, growing bolder every day and eventually blooms wholeheartedly, you get caught day dreaming about it at your desk, your friends eventually lose interest in your constant excited babbling and...

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• New Years antics in Mozam!

  mwendo in Mozambique,,

  December 23rd, 2010 10:52am

  5, 4, 3, 2, 1…HAPPY NEW YEAR! When you can finally see past the explosion of tacky multi coloured streamers, Aunt Mildred’s wrinkled face and hairy volcanic mole zooms in for a garlic infused sloppy kiss, spilling her tassies win...

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• Soothing your soul at the Fish River Canyon….

  mwendo in Namibia,,

  January 31st, 2011 4:41pm

  I had never been to Namibia before, so crossing the border into this unknown landscape was particularly exciting. Across the invisible line, I could see jagged orange rocky outcrops set against an electric blue sky, with puffy white clouds drifting over...

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