A classy day at the Jazzy Boozy Cheezy Affaire

Anybody blindfolded and flown around the country before being dropped off at the Jazzy Boozy Cheezy Affaire would have been excused if they guessed their destination to be somewhere in the Cape Winelands after seeing what was around them. They would have been very wrong though. The JBC wasn't taking place in the Cape Wineland. … Continue reading A classy day at the Jazzy Boozy Cheezy Affaire →

Don’t Stop on the Donkin

Taking a walk along Route 67 on the Donkin Reserve with Drama Princess

A visit to Kragga Kamma Game Park

I was browsing YouTube looking for a nice Port Elizabeth clip to use for this week's Video Friday and found this video of a visit to Kragga Kamma Game Park uploaded by Niezwykly Swiat - Wonderful World. Unfortunately the rest of the text in the description looks like it could be Russian so I can't really tell … Continue reading A visit to Kragga Kamma Game Park →

Celebrating Heritage Day at Van Stadens

Today is Heritage Day in South Africa and all South Africans celebrate the day differently. Some like to dress up in their traditional clothing while others come together for a braai. Political parties have gatherings, clubs use the day to organise events and some people just stay home and do a few chores or watch … Continue reading Celebrating Heritage Day at Van Stadens →

A very unusual beach

Can you guess where this beach is?.........Technically it's not a beach. Not a coastal one anyway. It is the sandveld on the banks of the Bloemhof Dam on the border between the North West Province and the Free State.Bloemhof Dam was built in the late 1960's and is located at the confluence of the Vaal River … Continue reading A very unusual beach →

Flashback to the Apple Express

I received this breathtaking picture of the Apple Express crossing over the Van Stadens Railway Bridge, the highest narrow gauge railway bridge in the world, from fellow Geocacher Graham Chrich yesterday. Graham was in the Van Stadens area for the Rhino Run last weekend and decided to do a couple of Geocaches located in the … Continue reading Flashback to the Apple Express →

Beer bread from Dockside Brewery

Dockside Brewery in the Baakens Valley doesn't just brew craft beer for the drinking market. They also brew a craft beer specially to bake beer bread with. Their very first beer wasn't the best drinking beer but they quickly found out that it was perfect for baking beer bread so they continued making it. As … Continue reading Beer bread from Dockside Brewery →

Karoo rain selfie

I enjoy taking selfies. It is something one has to do if you travel solo a lot (which I normally do when travelling for business) and want to at least be in a picture. Selfies are also a way to tell people "Look where I am and you're not" making it a great tourism marketing tool. … Continue reading Karoo rain selfie →

Have you ever heard of the Dockside Brewery?

I want to bet my bottom dollar (ok, so I'm not a betting man, is really confused with why the dollar is at the bottom and why are we talking dollars and not rands?) that you have probably never heard of the Dockside Brewery. Located just behind the Herald in Horton Street in the Baakens … Continue reading Have you ever heard of the Dockside Brewery? →

Prince Alfred Guard Drill Hall and Museum

One of the lesser known museums in Port Elizabeth is the Prince Alfred Guard Drill Hall in Central. The museum was established as a fusion between the old military museum that was housed at the Donkin Reserve and the old Prince Alfred Guard regimental museum. The Prince Alfred Guard was founded in 1856 as a City Regiment but … Continue reading Prince Alfred Guard Drill Hall and Museum →