A South African travel and photo blog incorporating Port Elizabeth Daily Photo
Uniondale between the Klein Karoo and the Langkloof is famous for it's ghost, but I'm sure most people know very little else about the town. Visitors will also find a lot of history in the area. Amongst that is the fact that the town was protected by 6 British Forts during the Anglo Boer War. One of … Continue reading The view from the Anglo Boer War fort at Uniondale
Barrydale on Route 62 in the Klein Karoo is a pretty little town known for the beautiful surrounding mountains offering various walks, the Tradouw Pass, quint gardens, interesting shops and farm stalls, restaurants popular with passing tour groups and the very famous Ronnie's SEX Shop down the road. Everything but an ocean. So I was very intrigued when … Continue reading Feeding Koi at the Barrydale "water front"
The CP Nel Museum in Oudtshoorn is one of the top town museums in South Africa with a fantastic range of exhibits representing the history of the town and surrounding area. Most visitors pass through town on their way to the ostrich farms or Cango Caves and never see this Klein Karoo gem, but the few … Continue reading Oudtshoorn’s CP Nel Museum
For the last two summers we spent part of our December holidays in Montagu on both occasions and the town has crept deep into my heart. This year we're not heading that far west and I already miss this beautiful place. On our last visit I actually said that if I could find something there in my … Continue reading Montagu view
In all the years working as a tourist guide I drove past Wilgewandel near the Cango Caves countless times and never stopped. It wasn't that I didn't want to, but there was just never time on a busy itinerary. I often just referred to it as the place with the camel rides. That was until a … Continue reading Wilgewandel – something for the whole family
A waterfall nymph at the Rust en Vrede Waterfall close to Oudtshoorn. I would really like to encourage visitors to Oudtshoorn to do the little detour to the waterfall when they are on the road to or from the Cango Caves. It took me years to finally go there and I'm so sorry that it … Continue reading Waterfall nymph
When I was in primary school we did a tour to Oudtshoorn and one of the places we were supposed to visit was the Rust en Vrede (Rest and Peace) Waterfall. The visit was cancelled due to bad weather and I've always wondered what I had missed. When I started working as a tourist guide about 15 years … Continue reading Rust en Vrede Waterfall
Succulents on top of Cogmans Kloof with the British Fort in the background
The view of the road through Cogmans Kloof outside Montagu from on top of the tunnel
On top of the Cogmans Kloof tunnel outside Montagu stands an old English fort built by the British in 1899 during the Anglo Boer War. The fort has a great view of the approaching road and kloof through the mountains and one can immediately see why the British chose the spot. To get to the top there … Continue reading British Fort at Cogmans Kloof
