Spending a weekend at the 150 year old Ann’s Villa

Its a hot day in the southern Karoo just north of the Zuurberg in the Eastern Cape. Not a breath of air moving. Cicadas are chirping away in the surrounding veld. Its been four days since you left the small port town of Port Elizabeth and after struggling up the rough Zuurberg Pass the previous day … Continue reading Spending a weekend at the 150 year old Ann’s Villa →

Place of Glory – the KidZ edition

Going anywhere with the KidZ in a car, and that includes the local supermarket a couple of blocks from home, more often than not result in a back seat battle of some sorts. When those back seat battles start to take on epic proportions and I'm forced to stop in a cloud of dust on a dirt … Continue reading Place of Glory – the KidZ edition →

5 star meal – Lunch at Twelve Apostiles

Its not every day that I get to have lunch in a smart place like the 5 star Twelve Apostles Hotel and looking at me in my Batman t-shirt in the last picture I clearly wasn't ready for it either. The Twelve Apostles sits overlooking the surrounding mountains and ocean on Cape Town's Atlantic Seaboard just a couple … Continue reading 5 star meal – Lunch at Twelve Apostiles →

Montagu Caravan Park

Over the last five years we have developed into a real camping family. Camping allows us to get out into nature more than we would staying in an hotel or guesthouse and because its cheaper it also allows us to have longer holidays. When we started camping we decided to always try out new places and in … Continue reading Montagu Caravan Park →

Bain Street Grill – Port Elizabeth

Over the last couple of years the area around Stanley Street in Richmond Hill has developed into a hub of restaurants, side walk eateries and deli's and has become one of the best places to go for a meal in Port Elizabeth. One of the restaurants I have heard a lot about but hadn't had a chance … Continue reading Bain Street Grill – Port Elizabeth →

Farriagers Restaurant – Port Elizabeth

Being a family on a tight budget with a couple of Rugrats in tow, the grand total of our regular eating out experience is popping into KFC for the odd take-away. There used to be a time when, as a tourist guide, I got to try out all kinds of restaurants, but now being mostly office … Continue reading Farriagers Restaurant – Port Elizabeth →

Kitchen Cafe – Plettenberg Bay

So there the Damselfly and I were in Plettenberg Bay for the weekend. It was cold, somewhat wet plus we had a couple of unfortunate hiccups during the day. For the Saturday night we had a 19:00 reservation at Kitchen Cafe in the Main Street but was seriously contemplating staying in bed with the heater on for the evening and chilling … Continue reading Kitchen Cafe – Plettenberg Bay →

Whisky tasting

When I get asked what I would like to drink, whisky doesn't even show on the radar. So what do you do then when you aren't much of a drinker and you get an invite to a whisky tasting evening? You go off cause. I'm always game for something new, even if it means knowing that … Continue reading Whisky tasting →

Jazzburys Restaurant – Mossel Bay

I haven't really mastered the art of food photography, but there is nothing wrong with some food porn every now and then.I struck it lucky on our recent visit to Mossel Bay by being invited to bring the family for a meal at the excellent Jazzbury Restaurant. Its not the usual family burger joint like … Continue reading Jazzburys Restaurant – Mossel Bay →

Drakensville Resort – Drakensberg

During our December / January holiday trip to the Drakensberg we spent 10 days at the Mahai campsite right in the mountains with another 4 at the Drakensville resort about 30 kilometers away from Mahai. The reason we chose to do this is because Drakensville is a family resort with a number of family entertainment activities … Continue reading Drakensville Resort – Drakensberg →