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Mountain-born & Medal-worthy

Rising above the everyday next to the pristine Grootwinterhoek Wilderness Area, you’ll find Tygerkloof Distillery—makers of small-batch Ginsmith Gin: spirits with a big sense...
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Big-hearted cooking

It’s such a delight to be greeted with smiles and then fed properly. Sitting on Basson Street in Porterville, Porta Taverna cooks with an...
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A small town’s heavy hitters

Porterville’s legacy reads better than its population stats. Perched at the foot of the Olifants River Mountains, Porterville doesn’t make much noise, but it was...
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Slide into sanity

High in the Olifants River Mountains above Porterville, a valley opens with 5 000 hectares of folded mountains and two rivers threading their way through...
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Pomegranates have their day

On 21 March, Porterville will blush. Not from sunburn or scandal, but from pomegranates—ripe and ruby-red—as Houdconstant Farm throws open its gates for the...
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The man who flew into fire

From the quiet shores of Melkbosstrand to the burning skies of Kabul — one man’s flight for humanity. In August 2021, as Kabul fell and...
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Still making waves

Twenty-nine years on, Café Orca in Melkbosstrand remains a place of continuity and excellence thanks to the hands-on owners, half-brothers Ricky Douglas and Jason...
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A perfect storm of smooth

There’s a gin out there that smells faintly of sea spray, citrus zest and adventure. It’s called Seekat West Coast Dry Gin, and it...
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Dam fine getaway

Close to Melkbosstrand, there’s a pocket of tranquility where the loudest sound is a frog auditioning for the evening chorus while ducks glide by...
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Hooves meet Healing

A peculiar magic happens when you climb into a saddle. Your heartbeat syncs with the rhythm of hooves, the air smells faintly of hay...
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