Honeymoon suite at Plantation

It feels weird to be married for 15 years and then to say you're staying in the honeymoon suite. That's what happened to us a little while ago when we spent an evening at the Plantation courtesy of a prize I won at the #ECMeetup bloggers event. If you think the room looks cool you … Continue reading Honeymoon suite at Plantation →

Riverside breakfast

Late last week I had a meeting at Dungbeetle River Lodge on the Sundays River in Colchester. The owners always have lekker snacks and lunch lined up when we have a meeting there and this time was no different. Best of all, the weather was perfect and we could have our meeting on the deck … Continue reading Riverside breakfast →

Boardwalk Hotel pool deck

The Boardwalk Hotel pool deck feels like an amphitheater with the hotel building on three sides of it. Ideal to block the southerly and westerly winds off.

Boardwalk Hotel Luxury Suite

I don't think many of us will get the opportunity to stay at the Boardwalk Hotel very soon. I for one can't afford 5 star hotel rates and will have to rely on an invitation by somebody for a complimentary stay if I want to do so. *Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, hint, hint* I did have a … Continue reading Boardwalk Hotel Luxury Suite →

Humewood Hotel on Marine Drive

The three star Humewood Hotel on Marine Drive is one of the oldest hotels in the city and started its existence as the Humewood Mansions. The same family that was responsible for the building of the hotel still owns it now, three generations later. I dug around the internet a little and couldn't find a … Continue reading Humewood Hotel on Marine Drive →

Marine Hotel view

A couple of months ago I won a two nights Protea Hotel voucher in a competition and the expiry date started to approach so we decided to not go out of town for it but rather enjoy a weekend "holidaying" in our own home town. The KidZ stayed at their grandparents and the Damselfly and … Continue reading Marine Hotel view →

Thunzi swimming pool

The pool area at Thunzi Bush Lodge near Maitlands west of Port Elizabeth. Just the place to spend a couple of lazy hours this summer. Thunzi does the most amazing picnic lunches where you get a picnic basket full of goodies and can head down to the dam to relax on the lawns with a … Continue reading Thunzi swimming pool →

The Red Locations Lodge ladies

The Red Location (Backpacker) Lodge in New Brighton has a special story to it. I don't know all the details so I will give you the short version of it. The building that the Lodge is situated in used to be a beer hall back in the days. Beer halls led to many men drinking … Continue reading The Red Locations Lodge ladies →

The new Boardwalk Hotel

The new Boardwalk Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre officially opens this weekend. I was fortunate to get a sneak peak the other day and was suitably impressed. In the picture is the hotel lobby lounge area.

Mark’s Camp

Lalibela Game Reserve is situated about 85 kilometers east of Port Elizabeth. The reserve has three lodges (Lentaba Safari Lodge, Tree Tops Safari Lodge and Mark's Camp ) and I recently had the opportunity to stay at the latter. Mark's Camp is the reserve's family friendly camp and have facilities to cater for families with … Continue reading Mark’s Camp →