Pure enchantment!

A crackerjack formula

Yet again, veteran entrepreneur and restaurateur Russell Foster has hit the bullseye with a tiptop formula for Charlie’s Brewhouse in Port Owen. With gulp-inducing...

Wild and wonderful

With sunlight cleaving the velvet shadows, lush grass and a river running through it, Blinkwater Camping and Cottages is a model of glorious simplicity....

Be an angel

Greek philosopher Aristotle said that the essence of life was ‘To serve others and do good’. If recent research is any indication, serving others...

Sassy brews

As South African drinkers continue to swill a range of flavours and styles in craft-brewed beer, one thing is clear: craft beer has become...

Best in the West

What could possibly beat a crayfish potjie? Not only are these critters known as the West Coast’s red gold, but a potjie with crayfish...

Veganism bears fruit

It all starts with a smoothie … and soon you’ll be hooked. The elevator pitch is: In a world beset by animal cruelty, veganism is...

Carpets of joy

Often adopting a boisterous climbing habit and sprawling through scrub, Geranium incanum spreads and forms a dense mauve blanket about 300 mm thick and...

Where eagles dare

The big gig in the sky is yours for the taking at Porterville. Among all extreme sports, paragliding rates right up there for its rather...

A taste of the ocean

No other spirit presents such a blank canvas onto which a distiller can tell a story about a place or culture as does gin....

La dolce vita

Vibey and with top-drawer décor, The Great Cape Trading Company’s Bloubergstrand restaurant-cum-deli is fast becoming the destination for gourmands. To enter the restaurant, step into...