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Archived entries for  May 2010

The Cape Grace

Cape grace

  I’m not often left speechless, but I really did have to scrape my jaw off the floor at the Cape Grace. Identikit rooms be gone. Each room is uniquely decorated – a treasure trove of contemporary and antique pieces. You could easily spend your whole holiday exploring every room and marvelling at the decor. [...]

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Malaria Free Magic of Madikwe

Madikwe Hills

  Woo! Time to get out of the office and spend some time at Madikwe Game Reserve. It’s a short hour air hop from Johannesburg on Federal Air and before I knew it, I was picked up at the dusty airstrip by a couple of jovial rangers and whisked to Madikwe Hills Lodge. The Lodge [...]

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Experience the wonders of Table Mountain National Park

Table Mountain National Park

  We’re very spoilt here in Cape Town. Within a few minutes we can escape the city throngs and be clambering along some of the most spectacular mountain trails oblivious to the sirens, traffic and car alarms below. Part of the South African National Parks, the Table Mountain National Park is undoubtedly the jewel in [...]

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The Horny Grazer visits The Engine Room in Durban

The Engine Room Durban

“Don’t sweat the petty things. And don’t pet the sweaty things.” I was greeted at the Engine Room by a teeny, tiny and scolding hot towel. A curious thing in which I felt compelled to smother my face despite very recently having stepped out of a shower after a pre-prandial jog in the Durban humidity. [...]

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Escape the winter in the Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park

St Lucia Wetland Park

  This piece of paradise was recently renamed the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. It covers just under 240,000ha, with a further 84,000ha in, on or under the sea, this is a large chunk of verdant, sub-tropical splendour stretching 220km along the East Coast from St Lucia to the Mozambique border. Lake St Lucia was declared a [...]

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The Horny Grazer visits Wakame and Wafu

Wakame and Wafu

“I drink it when I’m happy and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I’m not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I never touch it, unless I’m thirsty.” Madame Bollinger (1961) Rhino Africa is based in [...]

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The Two Oceans Aquarium

  One of the finest aquariums in the World and one of Cape Town’s most visited attractions, the Two Oceans Aquarium is a must visit especially in these winter months when cloud covers our beloved mountain. Situated in Portswood Square at the V&A Waterfront the aquarium showcases the unique marine life of the Atlantic and [...]

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Cape Town Restaurant Winter Specials – 2010

Restaurant Specials

  1. 1800 in the Cape Royale Luxury Hotel, Main Road, Green Point(321 430 0506): Amuse-Bouche + 200 gram sirloin, rump, rib-eye steak or sirloin, sauce of your choice + Side order for R99 (Request parking when booking). 2. 96 Winery Road, Winery Road Zandberg Farm (021) 842 2020: Any 3 Courses from a la [...]

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A Meander in the Midlands

Midlands Meander

  “I have enough money to last me the rest of my life. Unless I buy something.” Jackie Mason That was precisely how we were feeling among the financial doom and gloom. So, sick and tired of talk about the recession, we took off from Durban for a ‘gentlemen’s retreat’ in the nearby Midlands. I’d [...]

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MannaBay Fine Boutique Hotel

Mannabay

  A hop, skip and jump through the rain from Rhino Africa HQ, the Rhino Africans were treated to a few glasses of bubbly at the sumptuous new MannaBay. Set to open officially to the public in June, we were invited to explore and give our verdict. Each of the seven rooms are fascinating and [...]

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Irresponsible Journalism threatens World Cup

irresponsible Journalism

  With headlines such as “World Cup Machete Blood Bath fuelled by Race War“, claims that South Africa is ripe for an earthquake and rumours of an outbreak of Rift Valley fever it’s a wonder that we will have any World Cup visitors. Mindless and irresponsible journalism that amounts to nothing short of an unfathomable [...]

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Indaba 2010 – David’s Speech

Indaba 2010 travel and tourism

  At Indaba 2010, I spoke about a couple of seemingly different topics; first how to make the most of opportunities associated with the World Cup and secondly on how to survive the tough times. For me, there is a common solution – and that solution is sustainable tourism in the broader sense. Below is [...]

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