Category Archives: Travel Articles

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: International skateboarders will show off their skills in one of the most lucrative skateboarding competitions to be held in Kimberley this weekend. The Maloof Money Cup will be hosted between 30 September and 2 October … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: Where: A rainforest-covered peninsula on Madagascar’s northeast coast. The peninsula separates Antongil Bay from the Indian Ocean. The region is home to Masoala National Park. Maroantsetra town is the arrival (by air) and departure (by … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: Allee Bleue Wine Estate in Franschhoek is one of many properties with extensive grounds and big trees around the country to offer a new, smart take on the picnic concept. It will present the “chic-nic”, … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: Last week we looked at the busy first half of 2002. This week, we look at the second half of 2002, which was marked by the hosting of the World Summit on Sustainable Development. This … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: Dear readers, I have been producing this series of Flashbacks for a little over three months now: each week summarising entire years in a feature-length article. Looking for what is different and what remains the … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: Anyone who’s traveled much will tell you that New York City hotels are among the priciest in the world. Still, there are bargains in the Big Apple, including these: Hotel QT. Flash is hard to … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: A one-of-a-kind 18-litre bottle of 2009 Cape Winemakers Guild Auction Reserve will be among the line-up of rare wines to go under the hammer at the 27th annual Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction at Spier … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: Give yourself a couple of days in the tasting rooms of the California Wine Country and a certain antsiness might set in. You may find yourself looking longingly at the rows of grapevines or craning … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: The five-year-old Protea Hotel Cairo Road in Lusaka’s CBD is undergoing a refurbishment worth more than US$300 000. The public areas have so far been revamped, with the room renovation soon to be underway. The … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: It’s an out-of-the-way destination in Italy, but unforgettable nonetheless… Where: L’Aquila, Italy, 58 miles northeast of Rome. The city is 2,600-feet above sea level, on the shoulders of rugged Gran Sasso, the Apennine Mountains’ highest … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: It’s no secret that over the past five years Argentina has become one of the hottest travel destinations in the world. The country’s economic crash in 2001 and the subsequent devaluation of the peso turned … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: Four-star Cape Dutch-style Kievits Kroon in Pretoria has grown its reputation in fine-dining, winelist, conferencing and wellness. Its food and wine pairing events at Granita have showcased the cuisine of executive chef Sammy Mashile as … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: Get up, lazybones, and meet your guide at 9 a.m. on Wednesday at the Clock Tower in Old Jaffa for a walking tour of one of the oldest ports in the world. Jonah set out … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: Lovelane Caravans, Roskilly’s Organic Farm, HelstonFans of retro will be in their element in Lovelane’s period caravans, restored to their former glory and equipped with nostalgic touches such as thimble-like gold-rimmed cups from the Queen’s … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: The Fairtrade Label South Africa (FLSA) is set to hold the first Fairtrade Week around the country. The campaign is aimed at raising public awareness about Fairtrade products and processes. The Fairtrade Week slogan is: … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: For travel nuts, trips top many a resolution list— who doesn’t want to resolve to explore the Greek Islands? However, before you were your own travel agent, your list might have included a more basic … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: I would begin with breakfast at Rochelle Canteen on Arnold Circus in Shoreditch (arnoldandhenderson.com). This lovely, understated restaurant with communal tables is housed in a converted bike shed, part of a former primary school now … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: South African Tourism (SAT) has appointed Amanda Kotze-Nhlapo as executive manager of the newly-established National Convention Bureau (NCB), effective 1 November 2011. She was most recently head of the Convention Bureau and Events at Cape … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: Back in September 1992, Hotelier & Caterer (as Hotel & Restaurant was called then) editor Andrew Moth said in his hugely popular Viewpoint column: “The South African Tourism Board has responded with commendable speed to … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: As questions go, “How can I stay in an expensive part of London during one of the world’s biggest sporting events for nothing?” seems as pie in the sky as asking, “How can I get … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: Nightclubs, casinos, theatre, dancing girls, exploding volcanoes, million-dollar paintings — you could easily spend a lifetime in Vegas and still not exhaust the city’s bottomless gift for glitz and razmatazz. But if time is limited, … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: Syke Farm Camping Ground, ButtermereSyke Farm is tucked away in a quiet Lake District valley to the south-west of Keswick in the tiny hamlet of Buttermere. This is an unpretentious, no-frills campsite with an unapologetically … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: The renovation of the Protea Hotel Presidne tin Cape Town reaches the halfway mark next month. The Protea Hotel President’s renovations started in July last year and after a 2010/2011 summer break, three floors of … Continue reading →

Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: Hilton Worldwide is set to open its first hotel in Erbil, the capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan. Comprising of 200 serviced apartments, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Erbil is expected to open at the end of … Continue reading →