Category Archives: hotels

A working farm in the Karoo

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

De Zeekoe Guest Farm is a working farm.  I wouldn’t have minded staying an extra day there to see more of the farm .. so rural for city slickers like ourselves.  When I was little we often visited friends on … Continue reading →

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Elephant Hide of Knysna Guest Lodge

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

I love, love … loved this place !!!   I featured the main lodge a few days ago, but now for the next/best part … our suite!!!  There are 6 suites and 1 family suite overlooking the Knysna Lagoon  - this was ours … Continue reading →

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Elephant Hide Lodge, Knysna

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

I love, love, loved it here  …. at the family run Elephant Hide Lodge in Knysna … while holidaying along the Garden Route.   The staff are warm and friendly – it’s like home from home – we felt so comfortable here ….  would … Continue reading →

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Garden Lodge at Grootbos

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

As mentioned in my previous post, Grootbos has two lodges – Forest Lodge and Garden Lodge.   After our coffee at the Forest Lodge and a quick squizz around, we – hubby, his sister and I – drove along the fynbos … Continue reading →

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Grootbos – the most stunning nature reserve …

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

is situated near Stanford, overlooking Walker Bay.  Refer to my last post on Skywatch .. and the comment from Grootbos themselves with the video of breathtaking sunsets!!  I now have to do a post on this beautiful part of the … Continue reading →

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Harbour and Marina … and Sammy Seal !!

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

Port Alfred:   Hubby and I stayed at The Halyards Hotel  which overlooks the Marina on the one side, and the harbour on the other …    It’s a harbour for small vessels .. leisure and fishing boats .. The hotel frontage overlooks the … Continue reading →

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In the beginning …

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

I thought that would be the best place to start !!!!   We travelled to a different part of our beautiful country … new to us anyway, as ashamedly, hubby and I have never been down the Garden Route.  We’ve had children ‘forever’ and most family holidays … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday :

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

At entrance of Champagne Castle Hotel – Drakensberg, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa For more Wordless Wednesday contributions go here and here

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As promised in a previous post …

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

.. would you like to stroll through part of the 6 acres of gardens of the Vineyard Hotel in the leafy suburb of Newlands, Cape Town … The path starts here … … eyes up … peek through the trees … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday :

Posted on April 14, 2010 by

In the gardens of Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town For more Wordless Wednesday contributions go here and here

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