Stellenbosch Travel Blogs

We headed into stellenbosch with high expectations after speaking to many south african travellers in Namibia and Botswana. Everyone reckoned thath this was the place to be on new years eve, rather than the usually over crowded cape town. Having left Namibia either the 29th and after cros…

We zijn weer vroeg uit de veren en ontbijten vandaag buiten het hotel. Op nog geen 100 meter van het hotel zit een piepklein tentje waar we lekker buiten kunnen zitten. Yoghurt met muesli en een aardig schaaltje heerlijk vers fruit. Het smaakt erg goed en we besluiten meteen hier morgen weer te ont…

During the summer of 2004 I was one of 5 British people who went out to Africa with a 2,000 strong team of international volunteers to try and bring aid, help and hope. Our work included prison ministry, helping in orphanages, working in the hospices with people with HIV/Aids, children's work, door to door evangelism and working with the homeless.

The day after the build we wasted no time.  We purchased plane tickets as soon as we landed in Durban 6 days ago and we would be flying to Cape Town.  The morning of our travel day in Durban we were able to call and make reservations at a hotel.  And that is how our trip would contin…

So much to do in my home city! Here are some shots of mountain climbing and wine tasting (and sometimes both) all within two hours' drive of where I keep my guitars and baked beans (my flat in Rondebosch).

I spent three months in South Africa in 2006

Woke up to another great day this morning.  Decided better to get up to Table Mountain before the weather turns.  And you would have thought I would be done with heights!  The drive up to the Cableway was awesome.  I highly recommend driving Kloof Rd.  Fantastic hairpin tur…

THE WINE ROUTE: This is the oldest wine route in South Africa - Stellenbosch. The vineyards and wineries of Stellenbosch are the closest in distance to Cape Town. Don and I drove for less than an hour before we entered the Stellenbosch wine region. This is the most popular wine region and is home t…

Not wanting to take any more chances with the weather, when we woke up on Sunday to clear skies and no wind, and heeding the advice of our B&B, we decided to head straight to Table Mountain

Eindelijk onderweg! De eerste stop is in het door Nederlanders gestichtte Stellenbosch waar we de historische gebouwen, die in de zogenaamde Cape Dutch architectonische stijl zijn gebouwd, en Tokara, een van de vele vineyards, bezichtingen. Absoluut een mooi plaatsje, maar jammer genoeg is het toch…

Day 22 - Time to get High!Me and Gayle decided we want to stay a night in Stellenborch and go for a wine tasting tour. The whole tour last from 1030am to 5pm and it takes us to 4 wineries for 350Rand (S$70) We stayed at a hostel call Stumble-Inn, very appropriate for this occasion. There were…

Day 14 - Wine countryNow THIS was a day we all had been looking forward to.  We had been to Napa, Sonoma, Monterey and South Florida (yes non-believers, tropical wine) and now the believers are making the pilgrimage to South Africa's Wine Country and Stellenbosch in particular.As we mentioned,…

Just some pics to remember...

Lived in Cape Town for a month as part a an exploration program through the University of Washington

Nairobi to Cape Town in 11 weeks! Ten different countries all varied in beauty, wildlife and culture. From lush lands to arid desert, lakes to beaches and waterfalls. Mountain Gorillas, Rift Valley Lakes, Tanzanian Parks, Zanzibar Spice Island, Lake Malawi, Victoria Falls and the Okavango Delta! Why not sign up to the blog list or leave a message on our message board to read on our travels!