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Sous Chef is a seasoned world traveler. He’s been virtually everywhere, with the exception of some third world countries which wouldn’t be quite his style. Often he regales dinner guests with stories of his brush with cheetahs, rhinos, and other native...

Day 41 - The Big Hole - Kempton Park, South Africa Kempton Park, South Africa Tuesday 12th November 2013 Woke up at 5.30am. The weirdo next door had his TV on loud. By 8.30 we were starving and headed to McDonalds for sausage McMuffins (with cheese...

Andrew Jefford remembers his visit to Donald Trump’s winery in Virginia, and considers boycotts old and new amid an unstable political climate across the so-called free world. Just over a year ago, I visited Donald Trump’s Virginia winery.  It was a...

Sunsets at Val Du Charron are magical The most recently renovated addition to the Bovlei region in Wellington is Val du Charron Wine & Olive Estate and Guesthouse. With absolutely breath-taking views (I don’t say that lightly) and an ambience...

  Paarl was named by the Dutch settlers in the 1600s and actually means Pearl, yet the original inhabitants of the land were the Peninsular Khoikoiand the Cochoqua. They called Paarl Rock “Tortoise Mountain” which is what they associated...