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KYLE JARDINE says he's the kind of person that believes six impossible things before breakfast. "I’ve always been that way, but if you had told me what was about to happen at the beginning of 2020, I would have called it impossible," he says.  "Like so many people, my world came crashing down…
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CAN anyone truly call themselves an adult until they can master all the light switches in a hotel room? Well, I've got news for you: there are no light switches in the super modern Halyard Apartments. Not one. All the lighting throughout is controlled by smart touch screens. There is one in the…
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THE Mount Nelson, a Belmond Hotel, has been the choice of celebrities and royalty since forever. Its amenities are open to all, however, so high tea, a luxurious spa day, an elegant dinner, or even an afternoon lounging at the pool have been available to us mortals. But spending a night or two?…
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THE theme for Poetry in McGregor 2021 is The Garden of the Beloved - the fertile heart’s thirst for and flowering in the presence of love, which is the poem’s safe harbour in our oceanic mystery of human being. The Garden of the Beloved is also the theme for the adult category in this year’s poetry…
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WITH winter having arrived and school holidays in full swing, locals in need of a change of scenery can now book the new Stay In, Dine In & Work In special on offer at each of the three luxury hotels within The Liz McGrath Collection.  Created with the health of guests in mind during…
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IF your idea of a breakaway includes beautiful mountains, water streams, and superb wine, then Slanghoek Mountain Resort offers camping, safari tents, log cabins, chalets, luxury eco units as well as wedding and function possibilities. A stone’s throw away from the N1 and one hour from Cape Town,…
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MILLIONS of coffee capsules are used around the world every day as coffee lovers, including guests at The Table Bay hotel in Cape Town, get their caffeine fix. When Joanne Selby, the hotel's general manager, learnt about sculpture artist Godfrey Dambuleni (pictured below) creating beautiful works…
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DDS PROJECTS, based at Die Handelshuis in Simondium, was named overall winner at the 2021 South African Landscapes Awards (SALI) and was awarded the Shield for Excellence in Landscaping for its Babylonstoren Fynbos Cottages project. The project also received the Best Landscape Construction with…
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Netflix has introduced a Mobile Plan to members across the sub-Saharan Africa region,  for R49/ US3.99 a month which will sit alongside its other three plans - Basic, Standard & Premium.  Top things to know about the mobile plan: The mobile plan can be accessed on a tablet or a…
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IN a world gone mad, we have to look for every glimmer of light wherever we can find it. Last week I spent a night at Tintswalo Atlantic. The winter staycation offer included a bottle of Graham Beck bubbly; I was also able to enjoy a spectacular lunch by Chefs Warehouse. Sadly, mere days later,…
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