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Port Elizabeth – 100 years since being declared a city

In July 2013 Port Elizabeth celebrated 100 years since being declared a city.  At the time I was still working for Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism and was tasked to find out what it was all about.  We all know Port Elizabeth is much older than that.  Fort Frederick was built by the British to defend Algoa Bay … Continue reading Port Elizabeth – 100 years since being declared a city →

Nelson Mandela Bay – The Investment Hotspot

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/HXjf_paVFE8&source=udsPort Elizabeth is the perfect city to live, work and play in.  Its not huge and over developed like some of South Africa's big cities and I often refer to it as a city with a town at heart yet it has all the big city amenities that you expect from big cities.  A couple … Continue reading Nelson Mandela Bay – The Investment Hotspot →

Old Cars in PE on Pasella

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/om1dICWGd2Q&source=udsThis week's Friday video post is another from the SABC 2 program Pasella.  The insert featured Eben de Vos of the St Croix Motor Museum who showed the presenter (Dieter Voigt) three different vintage cars and took him out for a drive in them.  The insert was shot in the museum, along Marine Drive on the … Continue reading Old Cars in PE on Pasella →

Uitenhage on Pasella

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/R6CGuUYeQsQ&source=udsUitenhage isn't really seen as a tourist destination yet it has a couple of fantastic attractions like the VW AutoPavilion, VW factory tour, Hinterveld Mohair Mill Tour, the NMB Science and Technology Centre, the Uitenhage Museums and a number of monuments and memorials.  Last year SABC 2 program Pasella visited Uitenhage and did this insert … Continue reading Uitenhage on Pasella →

Port Elizabeth diver nearly swallowed by whale

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/a-Ph1CWYivg&source=udsBefore the sardines travel up the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal coastline during the annual sardine run they have to gather somewhere in preparation for the migration.  That somewhere is off the coast of Port Elizabeth.  Local marine film maker and dive operator, Rainer Schimpf of Expert Tours is an expert on the sardine run and takes … Continue reading Port Elizabeth diver nearly swallowed by whale →

"Reconsider South Africa" and experience it with all your senses

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/zv1MU_Nh8ck&source=uds"What is beauty? Is it a view that's been waiting for you for centuries? A setting that gives you goosebumps when you see it for the first time? A scene so striking it remains in your memory forever?  Is it a moment that stops you in your tracks and leaves you in awe?  Some people … Continue reading "Reconsider South Africa" and experience it with all your senses →

Colchester on Pasella

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/zb3eyqMpzUc&source=udsIt's always nice to see Port Elizabeth and it's surrounds feature on television and amongst these programs is Pasella on SABC 2.  A week or so ago I posted the Geocaching in Port Elizabeth insert that I "starred" in and I decided to go and see which of the other PE related inserts I could find.  … Continue reading Colchester on Pasella →

Geocaching in Port Elizabeth insert on Pasella

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/D1wqOSAWUvQ&source=udsYou've all seen me refer to my Geocaching adventures which take me to places I know well but also often brings me to interesting spots I've never been to before.  Late last year the SABC 2 Afrikaans magazine show Pasella shot a insert in Port Elizabeth about Geocaching featuring yours truly. *big smile*  It was broadcasted … Continue reading Geocaching in Port Elizabeth insert on Pasella →