It’s official Braai Day on September 24th, when all South Africans come together and do what they do best: braai. Carla Lewis-Balden recommends a few places where you can…
Sultanahmet, Turkish Baths and Doner Kebabs in Istanbul, Turkey
I recently visited the incredible city of Istanbul. Lately this is a South African favourite, since you don’t need to get visa prior to your trip. You normally get…
Seaside Dining in Port Elizabeth
Next time you find yourself in the Friendly City (or the Windy City, depending who you ask – Port Elizabeth does have a number of nicknames!) and you’re wondering where to…
Travelstart’s 100 Great SA Travel Twitter Feeds
“Who are the Twitter nomads in South Africa?” was a recent question we received, noting that a ‘Twitter nomad’ is a person who gets to travel quite a bit and…
A Few Eiffel Tower Replicas from Around the World
You might have thought that the only Eiffel Tower in world was to be found in Paris, France. Yet, that would be very wrong. The original tower which stands at 324 meters,…
Bread and Wine: Lunch in Franschhoek
If there’s one thing that encapsulates Cape Town for me, it’s sitting in the dappled shade, eating superb food and drinking fabulous wine, surrounded by vineyards (or…
