26th November 2009
One of the main motivators for as family holiday is to create memories for one’s children, to take them to new places and allow them to experience the excitement of a holiday atmosphere. In South Africa we are blessed with so many opportunities to do th...
02nd November 2009
The words of that favourite song ring out in South Africa as we head toward 2010 and the forthcoming Soccer World Cup. Was it Mungo Jerry I think, In the summertime….”
Yes, summer in South Africa, winter is past us, not that by international standa...
21st October 2009
Buzz words abound on this subject…service delivery…a service industry…service is our secret. Tourism and travel is about service, as the South African tourism industry looks forward to the 2010 Soccer World cup and hopefully toward fully booked Ho...
16th October 2009
Arriving at one’s destination to find it not available is probably one of every traveller’s fears. This fear can obviously be eliminated or at least made highly probably with careful and disciplined planning and preparation…so one would think. Tra...
22nd September 2009
It wasn’t that long ago that one rushed off to the library when planning one’s travels. In South Africa, where travel and tourism is an important but an unnaturally small industry when compared to the income generated elsewhere, the library or your tr...
22nd September 2009
Don’t you ever wonder sometimes how other people’s minds work, do they have an active imagination, talk silently to themselves, what are they thinking? Take the next step and ask the question why, why did that driver actually do that, the pedestrian w...
10th September 2009
For most families the past year has been pretty hectic to say the least, with any thought of a holiday confined into a blurry background. The stress of a suboptimal economy and numerous escalating costs combining into a formidable frontal attack on us m...
01st September 2009
East London, the Eastern Cape, South Africa is one of the loveliest destinations in South Africa, aside from being a holiday destination it is also a region enjoying a wonderful commitment to growth, here is a little storey that might entice you to trav...
01st September 2009
Every year along the Eastern Cape and KwaZulunatal coast a natural phenomenon takes place during the winter months. Visitors in their thousands travel to South Africa each year to witness this as millions upon millions of sardines undertake their annual...
11th August 2009
We live here, we know it and now the evidence has shown that the Eastern Cape is the second most popular travel destination in the Country, second only to KZN, perhaps our region is not the best kept travel secret in the world after all. Consult your crys...
31st July 2009
How on earth can service delivery possibly effect tourism, a municipal water supply issue, a street overflowing with sewerage, perhaps in Bloemfontein or Kokstad, how can it effect tourism in Cape Town, why should the waterfront Hotel care, after all, the...
29th July 2009
In South Africa, we call it winter, the temperatures in the Eastern Cape drop to a daily average of around 26 degrees c, at night around 13 with the early mornings sometimes as low as perhaps seven degrees on occasions, a friend of mine who often holida...
23rd July 2009
Don’t you just wish that Nelson Mandela lived another ninety one years, don’t you just wish South Africa won the 2010 FIFA Soccer World cup, don’t you just wish that the millions of visitors on holiday in South Africa got comfortable beds, good se...
01st July 2009
If you are visiting South Africa, no problem, a great holiday destination, if you are travelling within South Africa, that’s also great, we have superb holiday destinations, comparable to the best in the world. So if you are reading this article, perhap...
30th June 2009
The South African soccer team, Bafana Bafana, came fourth in the recent FIFA confederation Cup. Now before you say, big deal and belittle the goalie’s efforts to stop one or two that he perhaps should have, up to the last four minutes of normal time, th...
