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24/09/2019

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24/09/2019

02/08/2018

Well, I think the shape of it probably made you say, yeap, that's an iron. But did you know that for these kind of irons burning coal for heat to...

13/10/2016

Liebhen Tours is currently working with Origin Travel on another exciting Traidcraft Tour! Watch this space for more beautiful photos as the tour commences and an article to follow soon after :) Live the Journey!

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13/10/2016

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29/07/2015

May you all have an lovely Wednesday

23/07/2015

Beautiful picture of Cape Town

14 with rain in Cape Town today. Good morning!

(Pic: cgmostert on Instagram)

07/07/2015

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07/07/2015

Amazing Drone videos of Cape Town. The day in the life of a Capetonian drone! This aerial drone video captures some of the most majestic, scenic drone footag...

07/07/2015

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21/05/2015

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21/05/2015

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18/05/2015

The Cape Route 62

Towns to be found on this wonderful wine route:
Worcester
Robertson
Ashton
Montagu
Barrydale
Ladismith
Calitzdorp
Oudtshoorn
Prince Albert

The Cape route 62 is famous for being South Africa's longest wine route. But this route; (and all the towns one can find to be bound to the other through splendorous vineyards), also have other elements of wonder and beauty, only to be found when one digs just a tad deeper into the colourful history of each town.

This magnificent stretch of route combines three of South Africa's greatest sceneries:
Klein Karoo, Wine lands, Bree River Valley.


Worcester

This town, nestled between the great, mysterious mountains, was named after the Marquis of Worcester, who was coincidently the eldest brother of the Governor of the Cape in 1820, Lord Charles Somerset.
Worcester became a municipality in 1842.

The first magistrate of Worcester was Captain Charles Trappes, and it became quite fitting that the centre of the town was a magistracy.

The oldest building to survive from that early Worcester is Kleinplasie. Built in 1800, Kleinplasie was the homestead of the farm Roodedraai.
Kleinplasie was restored in 1977, and is now an office.

The town has an open-air museum, named after this austere-looking farmhouse.
The Kleinplasie open-air museum is home to many traditional industries, all of which are carried out in the museum.
Candle making,
Bread baking by flour ground by the watermill,
Wit blitz making, etc.

Worcester also features the KWV brandy cellar, the largest in the world. There are 120 copper pot stills in the giant distillery and the aroma of Brandy is rich in the air.



Robertson

A fertile piece of land, perfect in every way to produce rich, lively wines.
The Robertson banks of the Bree River are packed with rich, alluvial soil. This and the shales further from the river provide excellent soil for Robertson's famous Muscadel grapes. These superb desert wines grown from Robertson's vines include the Red Muscadel, and the Muscad t' Alexander (Hanepoot).

It is for this reason that we can well understand Communion wine for the Dutch Reformed Church originated from this area. Robertson is also home to another defined favourite, as it has the largest Brandy distillery in South Africa.



Montague

This small, beautiful mountain pass town was named after John Montagu, the colonial secretary in 1851. Greatly illuminating the warmth of this town is the hot spring nearby, with a temperature of 35,5C.
Montagu is also loved for its apricots and is a fruit and wine centre.

The Montagu Museum is agriculturally themed and features rather outlandish antique stinkwood furniture.

Montagu also features South Africa's greatest Mesembryanthemum flowers.



Barrydale

Barrydale was established in 1882, by the Family of John Joseph Barry. This town is renowned for its apples, peaches, apricots, and brandy.
A famous site just outside of Barrydale is the Anna Roux Wild Flower Garden.

And so we find the list of extraordinary little wine-making towns along the Cape Route 62 to grow ever longer.

18/05/2015

The Garden Route

This magnificent 230 km (140 mile) masterpiece of The Garden Route stretches from the cultural Mossel Bay to the beautiful Tsitsikamma forests. Gracing your eyes with a splendorous diversity in landscape, as divine as the cultural diversity of South Africa itself. So Please come join us for you holiday in South Africa and enjoy the wonders of South Africa's Garden Route.

Towns visited on The Garden Route Tour:

Mossel Bay

Oudtshoorn

George

The Wilderness

Knysna

Plettenberg Bay

Tsitsikamma

The Garden Route Tour starts in the well established seaside town of Mossel Bay. Once home to a clan of Khoi known as "Strandlopers" or (Beach Walkers in English) who lived off what the sea provided, before Bartolomeu Dias came in 1488. Mossel Bay is now home to the Post Office Tree, among other tourist attractions and historic memorabilia seen in this town.

Next we find ourselves in the so called "Ostrich Country" of the Little Karroo, so known because most of it's estates were built on the profits Ostrich farmers made from the feathers. Oudtshoorn is also situated just 30 km (19 miles) from the magnificent Cango Caves. Another natural wonder of the world along the Garden Route.

Moving along we reach the center of the Garden Route, George. Named after King George III, George is surrounded by rivers and trees. Formerly known as "Cathedral City" and home to St Paul, the oldest surviving Catholic Church in South Africa.

The Garden Route lures nature lovers of all sorts onward to The Wilderness Lakes, where the Wilderness National Park is located. The park is 24 700 acres and caters to all tourists' needs. Sights include the Kingfisher Trail, Sedge-field, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Buffalo Bay and Walker Point.

Another amazing stop on the Garden Route in the town of Knysna and one is immediately blown away by its splendorous beauty. Home to the Knysna National Lake Area which consists of over 89000 acres of indigenous forests containing mostly Stink wood and Yellow wood. Knysna is also the scene of the famous "Kringe in 'n Bos' (Circles in the Forest) by the South African writer Dalene Mathee.

With more plant varieties than anywhere else in the Southern Hemisphere, the Garden Route's Plettenberg Bay was settled by Portuguese sailors in 1630. Imagine sandy white beaches with a backdrop of lush forests and you get Plettenberg Bay.

The Garden Route comes to an end between forests and Fynbos in Tsitsikamma. The Tsitsikamma National Park stretches 50 miles along the coast and into the ocean.

The Garden Route is a stretch of the South African country that has offered inspiration to many artist and writers alike. With its natural beauty and its many quaint and historical towns.
The Garden Route in a South Africa's must See.

15/05/2015

Come support our boys!!!

Special Offer for our Paarl Stormers Supporters:

R100 per person to Newlands and back for the Stormers vs Melbourne Rebels match on the 23rd of May 2015!!

Pick up 1: Northern-Paarl Checkers
Pick up 2: Laborie Spar
(We can also pick you up right at your house, but this will cost extra)
Pick up time Paarl: 15:00
Departure time: negotiable
(The bus will travel for a Minimum 8 passengers, the car for a minimum of 3)
Tell: +27 21 8725073
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