Experience the Cape Winelands on horseback

barry armitage

Modern day adventurers Barry Armitage and Joe Dawson are at it again – for those not familiar with The Ride and the two crazy chaps behind this adventurous lifestyle dream… here is a bit of background. The Ride started with a naive statement over a Christmas party drink, “I’ll ride my horses (from Kwa Zulu Natal) to Cape Town”. Eighteen months later, brother-in-laws, Barry and Joe arrived in Grahamstown having retraced the hoof prints of Dick Kings legendary 950 km ride from Durban. A partnership with film maker Justin Bonello and his production company Cooked in Africa Films meant that what started as a madcap idea is now The Ride, a television series, that since the initial concept, the duo and their trusty                  

Sandboarding Sunday’s River

Sandboarding Sundays River

The town of Colchester is situated on the banks of the Sunday’s River, a mere 20 minute drive from Port Elizabeth. The area is famed for the costal dune fields estimated to be a phenomenal 6 to 10 000 years old! The vast area of sand is also the largest dune field running along any coast in the Southern Hemisphere at a whopping 4km’s wide and stretching 75km’s along the coast up to Port Alfred and Alexandria. Continuing to build on its reputation as the adventure province, Port Elizabeth's Karl Botha has just released a new adrenaline rush for junkies seeking a thrill with Sandboarding down the Dunes, which at points get up to an altitude of up to 40m in height! Sandboarding Sunday’s River is a whole 3 hours from start                  

What’s Up Liam: After 9 months

Liam around the World

Travel is a common aspiration of many. Why is this? Why do people feel the desire to see new places and experience new things? I often ask myself these questions. For some, the aspiration might be driven by the desire to see a place they have been dreaming about, for others it’s to get away from a situation and gain a new life experience. For whatever reason one travels, a common dominator is that travel results in change. It takes you out of your comfort zone. It puts you in a new place with new challenges, new experiences, and new opportunities. It gives you the chance to experience the feeling of ‘living’. Hopping on a plane puts yesterday’s problems aside. The grass becomes greener. Not because it is greener, but                  

The Train to Matjiesfontein

Train journey South Africa

There is something nostalgic about rail travel, as South Africans we are spoilt with an awesome rail service, hundreds of people use it every day to commute to work, drop kids at school or even travel long distance. Take the Train to Matjiesfontein, WHY because its so fricken COOL… Sonja Herrold even wrote a song about it! Ok … Well let’s just say that the song is not as fabulous as the journey… So this is how it works… 1. Gather some matjies or your partner, and book your train tickets through Shosholoza Meyl on 0860008888. 2.  Call up the Lord Milner Hotel in Matjiesfontein or check out the variety of accommodation available on their website and get your (happy, dancing face) on