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French Toast Wine & Tapas Bar

Cape Town Restaurants

I drink champagne 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 Lilly Bollinger South Africans do [...]

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Galbi: A one-of-a-kind Horny Grazer experience

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One of our lovely colleagues and a dear friend of mine celebrated her 30th birthday recently and I was fortunate enough to snag an invite to the celebrations! I’m ashamed to say I did not check the invite clearly or I would have known what the evening had in store. The first line read “bubbly & canapés at Mannabay”, and I read no further; I was already sold! Whatever else happened after that was simply icing on an already gorgeous cake.

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If God had meant for us to fly, he wouldn’t have given us the railways.

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  A few of the Rhino crash got the opportunity to spend a morning on the Blue Train, South Africa’s most iconic train. On arrival we were shown to the comfortable arrival lounge where we were served hot drinks and light snacks before we boarded the train. We were assigned two luxury cabins and spent [...]

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We Came, We Saw, We Cycled

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  Desolate. Dusty. Windswept. Dry as a bone. Godforsaken and unforgiving. The Damaraland desert is one of the most remote and hostile places on Earth – and we had to cycle over 300km across it. Rock-strewn dirt tracks, sandy ravines, cobbled rises and searing temperatures stood in our way. 17 brave (I prefer foolish) souls [...]

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A Celebration for Challenge4aCause

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  What a night! Challenge4aCause held an Auction Evening last night at the SA Natural History Museum in Cape Town, in order to raise funds for Save the Rhino Trust. Challenge4aCause is our in-house social responsibility project that seeks to put something back into Africa and our primary charity for this year is Save the [...]

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So Very Wonderful in Vumbura!

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I recently had the privilege of spending a few days in Vumbura, an incredible experience in the heart of the Okavango Delta. Situated in the Moremi and Chiefs Island region, Vumbura offers a plethora of attractions and some stunning wildlife viewing. I stayed at Little Vumbura for a few days – a small camp hidden [...]

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Lion Sands River Lodge

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Over the weekend we visited Lion Sands River Lodge, which is located on the Sabie River, to do a quick site inspection on our way to 1933.  The last time I saw this property was in August 2006, therefore I was very excited to see the refurbished rooms and new viewing deck overlooking the river.  [...]

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South Luangwa & Kafue

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Earlier this month I was fortunate enough to be invited by Wilderness Safaris to experience their camps in South Luangwa and Kafue National Parks in Zambia. Most visitors to Southern Africa first consider Kruger National Park in South Africa, Etosha in Namibia or the Okavango Delta and the Chobe region of Botswana as a safari [...]

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