September/October 2015

A warm Hello to our beloved 22 500 subscribers and millions of new and frequent web visitors. Whether you are searching for meaning, fun or facts, you are bound to find something that tickles your fancy amongst all the events, good reads and links we eagerly research and/or write about for you.

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The Secrets of a Sommelier

Wine is many things to many people: a luxury, a treat after a long day at work, a celebration on a special occasion. Wine can also be mysterious and sometimes even intimidating – especially the subtleties of wine etiquette.
CREATION WINES
This last week has seen the Creation sales force treated to a very special outing to Grootbos Private Nature Reserve, just outside Gansbaai in the Overberg. Grootbos is an exclusive venue boasting beautifully appointed accommodation in a pristine Fynbos Reserve. It attracts visitors from across the globe with a reputation for offering bespoke experiences. Read more about what is happening at Creation.

Congratulations! Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens in Cape Town has won the Garden of the Year award at the 2015 International Garden Tourism Awards in Toronto, Canada
Beautiful spaces created by CHB Landscaping.

Beautiful gardens are essential for our physical and psychological well being. CHB Landscaping does Landscape Construction, Landscape Maintenance, Irrigation Design & Implementation, Hard Landscaping, Ponds, Stone Walls and their staff members are all trained in hard and soft landscaping and Irrigation systems. Click here to view some of their lovely landscaping projects since 1999

 

Read our two recent Restaurant reviews: Lunchtime experience at Wildekrans Open Dining  and The Botrivier Hotel Experience.

 

Style Lovers

Barry Lotter interior consultants, is a Durbanville based interior design studio that has the creative ability to bring your space to life.

They bring an unusual mix of eclectic creativity and technical savvy to each project,

 

Knowledge Lovers
Look at all the website building platforms you can use to build your own website. Test your website with this Google Developers tool. Your score here really matters! Developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/

If you do not know what you are doing you might not feature on the search engines but you can have a lot of fun. If you do want to feature with a respectable Search Engine Ranking – Contact a Professional Web Developer.


Events for Everyone

See what is on at the Cape Town International Converence Centre.
Nature Lovers

Kirstenbosch Events 

Platbos – Africa’s Southernmost forest.

Theatre Lovers

Cape Town Opera

On at the Fugard Theatre

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Food Lovers

Authentic Farmer’s Markets & Food News

Hermanus Country Market. Every Saturday morning at the Hermanus cricket club. 9am to 13pm.

Last Friday of each month: Stanford Sunset Market 

Every Saturday Greyton Saturday Market

 

Sedgefield Scarab Market  Every Saturday come rain or shine. Garden Route, Western Cape


Higly Recommended for foodies:

Look at the Smoke House & Activities on The AShack.