by Henri Steenkamp | Jan 5, 2018 | Travel, Uncategorized |
As much as it pains me to say it, South Africa’s economy has seen better days. For one, growth is down. In 2017, the South African Reserve Bank cut its growth forecasts, topping out at around 0.5 percent, the latest blow in a long series of economic setbacks that have...
by Henri Steenkamp | Oct 2, 2017 | Travel |
In our previous installment, we covered some of the land activities for you adventure-sports lovers, from sandboarding (a uniquely South African sport that blends snowboarding and sand dunes) to mountain biking the country’s vast, rugged expanses. Today, however,...
by Henri Steenkamp | Jun 21, 2017 | Alcohol, Beer, Food, Travel |
Brewery tours in cavernous warehouses past rows of stainless steel machines. The smell of yeast and ferment, a mild, slightly sour scent that recalls sunny days and cold drinks. Tiny microbreweries with a vast range of choices. This craft-brewery scene isn’t in a...
by Henri Steenkamp | Apr 21, 2017 | Environment, South Africa, Travel |
Rocky, wild, and windswept, there are few places on earth as rugged and foreboding as either the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Agulhas. Long believed to be the intersection of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, the Cape of Good Hope possesses a dangerous, savage beauty, its...
by Henri Steenkamp | Dec 20, 2016 | Culture, South Africa, Travel |
Compared to wine or brandy, South Africa’s olive oils are less well-known, and for good reason. They’re up against some of the stiffest competition the world has to offer, particularly the traditional powerhouses of Spain, Italy, and Greece, all of whose time-tested...
by Henri Steenkamp | Dec 7, 2016 | Culture, Environment, South Africa, Travel |
Cape of Good Hope For centuries, before the construction of the Suez Canal linking the Red Sea and the Mediterranean (and by extension, East and West), the only way for European ships to reach Asia (and vice versa) was to sail around the tumultuous Cape of Good Hope....