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Recipes From South Africa Gets a Video

5. July 2009

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Oudtshoorn – Part 5

24. May 2009

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On Saturday we decided to drive around and see where we end up. We drove in the direction of George, stopped at the shops and bought some chocolates, drove around the town and then started driving along the N12 to Oudtshoorn. Oudtshoorn is the ostrich capital of the world and no where else will you find [...]

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Wilderness in the Cape … part 3

27. October 2008

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After spending a magnificent 5 weeks in Vereeniging with my mother, family and friends, we went to the fare Cape. The Western Cape and the Northern Cape have a great inviting feeling to them and you just can’t help feeling pulled towards it. I have always loved the Cape, the scenery, laid back [...]

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Cango Caves

26. April 2008

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The Cango Caves is located 26 km north of Oudtshoorn in die Little Karoo, a very warm part of the Western Cape Province. The Cango Caves is a breathtaking underground wonderland and is one of the greatest natural wonders in the world, sculptured by nature itself through the ages. These limestone formations in many different [...]

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Seasonal Food

4. July 2007

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South Africans live from season to season, eating what the earth gives them. A variation in latitude and height above sea level as well as the effect of ocean currents causes a great variety of climatic conditions throughout the country. There are three main rainfall-regions, divided into a winter rainfall in the south western part [...]

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South African Crops

13. May 2007

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South Africa has a very diverse rainfall, allowing many fruits, vegetables and crops to grow throughout the country, all year round. Crops are just one of South Africa’s most important production of food, not only to South Africans, but also the rest of Africa. Of South Africa’s total cultivated area (approximately 10 million hectors), around [...]

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