Travel Recommendations

15 Sep

Posted at 14:52h in Mpumalanga
  Wakkerstroom lies in the border of KZN and Mpumalanga with the escarpment dropping down towards Newcastle. The elevation and topography results in a cool climate and acts as a wetland that is an ideal home for many bird species.

21 Mar

Posted at 14:44h in Eastern Cape
[caption id="attachment_16395" align="aligncenter" width="300"] All Saints United Church, Middleton, built 1903.[/caption] There is a considerable amount of history and heritage in the Eastern Cape. Part of this rich history lies between Cradock and Port Elizabeth along the N10 provincial road. Between Cookhouse and Paterson are a number of monuments and places of interest.

24 Dec

Posted at 12:45h in Free State
  Philippolis is the first town build in the Orange Free  and the town is the birthplace and hometown to many South African celebrities including, the writer  Sir Laurens Van Der Post. Today the heritage status of the town attracts visitors and holiday makers and the town has converted many of its heritage buildings into accommodation.

23 Dec

Posted at 14:57h in Free State

It is named after the Reverend Dr. John Daniel Kestell (1854 - 1941), Anglo-Afrikaner minister of the Dutch Reformed Church from 1894 to 1903, author and cultural leader, who played an important role in the Anglo-Boer War and later helped with the Bible translations into Afrikaans.[2] The Dutch Reformed Church building, designed by famed architect of dozens of churches and the Voortrekker Monument, Gerard Moerdijk, was inaugurated on 31 March 1928.

30 Sep

Posted at 14:45h in Mpumalanga
[caption id="attachment_16343" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Facade of the old Stock Exchange Building dating back to 1887.[/caption] Auguste Roberts ("French Bob") discovered gold in Concession Creek on 20 June 1883. This discovery resulted in a gold rush to the area.

29 Sep

Posted at 16:15h in Eastern Cape
[caption id="attachment_16318" align="aligncenter" width="300"]Jansenville Dutch Reformed Church Jansenville Dutch Reformed Church[/caption] Jansenville lies on the Sundays River in the Eastern cape on the southern plains of Camdeboo.