Category: Local

New Years at Flitwick Ranch, Swartberg KZN
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04/01/202104/01/2021

New Years at Flitwick Ranch, Swartberg KZN

My favourite hubby and I spent 3 days over New Years at Flitwick Ranch, set in the picturesque Swartberg, near Kokstad.  I’d never visited this part of the world, and was looking forward to exploring more of KwaZulu Natal after the last nine dreary, housebound months of 2020.  As ever, this incredible province of ours...

Cape Town in Thumbnails
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09/12/201913/01/2020

Cape Town in Thumbnails

Written by: Matshidiso Pitswane Cape Town in Thumbnails I know it has been a while since I wrote anything. You probably know how easily life can get crazy. To update you real quick: I am done with India, well as in I finished my degree and moved back home. Otherwise, we all know I am...

Now Offering Gift Vouchers
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09/12/201909/12/2019

Now Offering Gift Vouchers

We recently put out a survey on our Travel Savvy SA Facebook group. And, the results were quite what we expected, more than 95% of participants choose to receive travel as a gift. So, we’re happy to share that with Travel Savvy, you can treat YOUR loved ones to a travel voucher, with a 1...

MSC Orchestra Launches SA Season!
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18/11/201918/11/2019

MSC Orchestra Launches SA Season!

Well, as date nights go, that one was pretty extraordinary. I can’t take credit.  It all has to go to MSC Cruises and the incredible MSC Orchestra, newly arriving in Durban Harbour and ready to begin her inaugural South African Season.  We have the privilege of her presence in our waters, up and down the...

Growing Up in the Drakensberg
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25/08/201912/11/2019

Growing Up in the Drakensberg

Raw, honest travel blog. I grew up in the berg. I found my feet, stumbling on hiking trails. I found my voice, competing with the screaming thunder that would role in with the night. I found my sight, atop mountains — overlooking valleys of rolling hills and running rivers. I found my strength, pulling myself...