Cape Winelands, South Africa – area guide & must visit wine farms

Planning a trip to the Cape Winelands in South Africa is both exciting but also tricky, with a never ending supply of wine farms but often a limited number of days. And then there’s the…

Franschhoek Wine Tram – where to visit on the Blue/Green line

Wine tasting just after 10am? Totally acceptable on the Franschhoek Wine Tram. On arrival our B&B host kindly pointed out the cafes that did good coffee. However he soon added that after 10am the only…

Top tips for driving in South Africa

As we will shortly be returning to Cape Town I thought it was worth sharing a bit more from our previous travels to South Africa. As well as my favourite roads to include on a…

Chris’s 2018 travel plans further afield

As well as travel plans for closer to home ( click here), our 2018 travel plans abroad are already taking shape. Destination – Barbados Whats the Story? My first trip abroad for 2018 will be back…

Review: Long Story Guest & Cook House – Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

We found Long story after a very long search for accommodation on the Garden Route. This was part of our two week honeymoon exploring South Africa (more on our trip here!). We couldn’t have been…