Time to Travel
1 February 2012
Pick a Picnic Head down to Eight to Go at Spier in the Cape Winelands for lovingly prepared ready-to-eat food. Wholesome picnics and sandwiches are available to be enjoyed with a bottle of award winning Spier wine on the lawns of the farm. The picnics come in four variations. “Gourmet” picnics include such treats as [...] Continue Reading »
Back in the Saddle
1 January 2012
Southern Africa is “big sky” country, and there are few better ways to soak up the natural splendour of late summer than on horseback. While the thoroughbred steeds race around the grassy tracks of Cape Town this month, there are plenty of intriguing trails to keep intrepid travellers on the trot. Winelands Wandering Drinking and [...] Continue Reading »
Border Hopping
1 January 2012
Those of us who are lucky enough to live in countries with miles of ocean frontage may look with pity at landlocked countries that are sadly lacking the blue salty stuff. They also have the uncomfortable situation of having friends on all sides, who could just as quickly morph into enemies. Zambia has more “friends” [...] Continue Reading »
The Meerkat Man
1 January 2012
Australia once had a fictional Crocodile Dundee. Well, South Africa now has its very own, and very real, Meerkat Man. Devey Glinister, who wears a leather cowboy hat with a guinea fowl feather sticking out of its brim, and drives the biggest bakkie the R62 has ever seen, has been rescuing and rehabilitating wild animals [...] Continue Reading »
An African Dream
1 January 2012
Karen Blixen was by no means the only person with a dream of Africa. But in the case of Isabella Stepski, owner of Pakamisa Game Reserve, that dream was more than a simple yearning for space and freedom; it was a desire to create a haven for horse lovers. Indeed, if Isabella’s wishes didn’t quite [...] Continue Reading »
Fabulous Days of Fashion and Fillies
1 January 2012
For fashionistas, a top class horse race is an excuse to get decked out in all their finery and unveil their latest decadent millinery creations. For horse owners, trainers, breeders and jockeys, a major horse race is the culmination of years of hard work and an opportunity to test the speed and stamina of their [...] Continue Reading »
