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This is a stay for the books

Marking a milestone, popping the question, celebrating a big birthday, or simply craving luxe time for two? Blaauwberg Beach Hotel turns every minute into...
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A little Portugal, with extra sauce

Since opening in Parklands in 2006, Petiscos in Parklands has become a famed institution. It built its reputation the old-fashioned way: generous plates of...
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Big secrets at small shopping centres

Some of the best shopping in Blouberg comes without the crowds, queues and existential crisis. Come November, shopping season kicks off in earnest. But before...
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When “impossible” is a starting point

At an age when many people are slowing down, a Bloubergstrand man deliberately raised the stakes. At 60, Deon Basson decided that retirement from sensible...
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Of feathers, flippers & second chances

There’s far more to seabird rescue than someone heroically scooping a bird into a box. At SANCCOB, the reality is a fascinating mix of...
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Born to burrow

If you’ve ever watched your respectable garden acquire little sand mountains overnight, you may have met the Cape dune mole-rat. And while gardeners may...
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A Very Merry Mess

Forget heavy Christmas puddings. Christmas on the West Coast is made for fruit that tastes of sunshine. This gloriously untidy Eton mess brings together some...
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Baywatch, West Coast style

An hour after leaving Cape Town's traffic lights and coffee queues, you could be standing on a balcony watching fishing boats doodle across a...
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Hooked on the horizon

The map was only ever the beginning for this Saldanha resident. If Africa has a pulse, it has accompanied author, photographer & cinematographer Leon Nell...
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Heritage lives here

Check out the salt in the story of Saldanha Bay. The Gerald Stoffberg Saldanha Bay Cultural Village is not your normal dusty museum. Tucked away...
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