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Category Archives: South Africa
The most iconic sight in South Africa – Table Mountain
Taken with my trusted Sony Ericsson Xperia – always in my palm, so I do not miss a shot!
Balmy, beautiful West Coast nightfalls
I guess I do not have to say anything at all – the pictures speak for themselves. Seeing as it is the West Coast of South Africa, the sun sets over a silver sea every day, instead of over some … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Nature, South Africa
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Heady champagne days in Langebaan
Paradise – sparkling water, white powdery sand, sun and surf! I am in love with Langebaan!
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A love letter to my man
My darling Kobus, tomorrow will be two years that we said “I do” under the arch in the garden of De Oude Werf in Riebeeck West. We decorated the arch with flowers from the garden of the guest-house, remember? Firstly … Continue reading
Posted in Love and Life, South Africa
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I did not make it to midnight – 2014
The small bottle of champagne I chilled for myself, was empty at around 11.15 pm, and Prince Charles and Camilla even started to look quite attractive there on the Royal Variety show on television just before I sank into a … Continue reading
Posted in Love and Life, South Africa
Tagged Australia, Bloemfontein, Facebook, Fireworks, New Year, Phuket, South Africa, Thailand
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A Christmas night – 2013
O goodness, hard to believe another Christmas has come and gone. I was so proud of all my cooking, but those close to me would know that I actually hate it!! Reason is simple: within minutes, all the hours of … Continue reading
Posted in Love and Life, South Africa
Tagged Boxing Day, Christmas, Conditions and Diseases, Health, Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Reader, Sleep disorder, The Reader
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48 hours in Sun International- Sun City, Bakubung and Pilansberg
What an incredible 48 hours we had! After making a flash decision to take up some of my booked Bakubung timeshare week after all, we left on Friday morning. Friday night was a delight with some wine and the most … Continue reading
Life on a farm includes kamikaze pilots!!
I woke up this morning, disoriented, not sure if I am dreaming I am ducking bombs at Pearl Harbor, or whether there was some crazed pilot hell-bent on committing suicide by flying into my house! As Kobus had just left … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Cape Town, Pearl Harbor, Provinces, South Africa, United States, Western Cape, World War II
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Langebaan – my heart’s soft spot
Langebaan is a seaside town, just north of Cape Town, nestled between a hill and a lagoon with water that changes colour from day-to-day. When the mist rolls in through the mouth of the lagoon, creeping over the hills that … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Cape Town, Love and Life, Nature, South Africa
Tagged Atlantic Ocean, Cape Town, Garden of Eden, Langebaan, Mykonos, South Africa, West Coast National Park, Western Cape
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