Destinations

Cape Town wine tour Cape Town seems to be drowning in a sea of vineyards. Even the City Sightseeing Tour bus stops at a few, and once you leave the city centre, it isn’t long before row after row of beautiful vines becomes the norm. With 21 wine regions, over …

Stranded at sea The boat sways perilously, rocked by yet another swell, and our skipper attempts once again to navigate the narrow channel into Kleinbaii harbour. A roar of the engines, a sharp turn of the wheel, and we are severely listing as we fail to breach the momentous waves. …

Cape Town helicopter trips There are many ways to experience Cape Town, but if you don’t see it from a Cape Town helicopter trip, you simply haven’t seen the best that this wonderful city has to offer. Our Cape Town helicopter experience We’ve not been blessed by spectacular weather for …

A huge grey hulk of a navy support ship is heading straight towards us. In our two-man sea kayak we are no match for this monster, and our guide is gesticulating wildly for us to get out of the way so the ship can dock. The Drakensberg is aptly named, …

  Most British parents dream of whisking their children off to Disneyland at some stage of their childhood. Mingling with Mickey, dining with Dumbo and gasping in awe at the choreographed parades and spectacular fireworks, is high on a child’s bucket list. The downside is that frankly, this doesn’t come …