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THERE is something in South Africa known as the code of the road. Okay, not really; I just made that up, but it was something I pondered a great deal while driving, and it goes like this. If someone wants to overtake you, and it's possible to do so safely, you drift into the breakdown lane. As…
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KNYSNA, home of the Garden Route’s biggest annual event, the Knysna Oyster Festival which runs from Friday, July 9 to Sunday, July 18 is also home to the Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa in the centre of Thesen Island. Intuitive architecture pays homage to the old power station it once was. …
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AS I typed that headline I thought of one night in Bangkok, and this is nothing like that at all. Rather tame in fact, but no less enjoyable. From Cradock, via Addo (which is a town and not only the elephant place which bears its name), I reached the N2 and headed west. After a 16km dirt road,…
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THIS leg of the road trip was the longest - distance, not time - and I had to be properly prepared. I filled up with petrol, and selected a suitably long playlist. While waiting for the guy to finish checking my tyres and whatnot, I became vaguely aware I could hear a news broadcast on the radio.…
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DIE HEUWELS FANTASTIES released three great albums in the most difficult year that was 2020. Their creative tenacity has earned them their stripes as one of South Africa's most progressive bands. The album 2021 - introduced in May - delivered three radio hits which, to date, have had about a hundred…
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THE second leg of my epic road trip took me onto Route 62 proper - the road that runs all the way from Montagu to Gqeberha, should you care to make that journey. It was not my destiny to follow that path; after Oudtshoorn I'd be making a sort-of left if you look at a map. But more about that next…
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RYAN KRUGER’S obsession with film started at the age of 14 when he was given a camcorder and feverishly started filming his friends and family in a series of short “movies". After graduating from high school in 2001, he obtained his acting diploma from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in…
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Laughter really is the best medicine so get your dose of local comedy and fresh air with the popular stand-up comedian, Alan Committie, on the lawns at Steenberg’s signature Tryn Restaurant on Thursday, April 8. After a successful first show, Alan is back with another wacky hour long performance.…
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IT all began with an invitation to dinner in Cradock (which you can read about here). It's more than 800km, which is a bit far for one stretch. Luckily I have connections with the Cape Country Routes people so with some planning, a two-week road trip was planned. When I announced I would be…
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YOU know that feeling when someone knows what you want even before you do? No, me neither, not so much. But when you're a guest at Leeu Estates, the flagship Franschhoek property in the Leeu Collection, that's exactly what happens. I checked in on Friday afternoon after a superb five-course meal…
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