Between Table Mountain and Quiet Streets

In Cape Town, the light is something to marvel at before anything else — it courses down from the heights of Table Mountain, glints off the stirrings of the Atlantic, and filters through the…

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Cape Town’s Kalk Bay: A Village Where the Suider Ster Still Hunts the Horizon

If you ever want to visit a place where geology, history, and human stubbornness have conspired to produce something improbably charming, go to Kalk Bay. Wedged—almost accidentally—between a…

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Where Time Tastes of Wine: A Day at Groot Constantia

Morning mist slides down Table Mountain in a cool, silvery spill, as though the great flat-topped giant has exhaled in its sleep. The Constantia Valley receives the mist the way an old friend accepts…

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Where Spice Meets Sea: The Living Legacy of the Cape Malay District

In the soft gold light of early morning, Cape Town begins to stir. Table Mountain still wears its veil of mist, and the scent of the Atlantic drifts inland — cold, briny, and ancient. But in the…

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Tasting the Wild: An Evening at De Tafel

The evening begins in the quiet green hush of a garden, the kind of place where even the air seems engaged in polite conversation. Outside, the smell of rain-soaked earth mingles with wild rosemary;…

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Riding the Sky: Cape Town’s Table Mountain Cableway

The cable car begins its ascent with the polite little hum of a machine doing its best not to alarm anyone. Within seconds, Cape Town slips away beneath you — the busy roads, the bright rooftops…

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Where Time Sits Down to Lunch: A Day at Simon’s Restaurant

Morning mist slides down Table Mountain in a cool, silvery spill, as though the great flat-topped giant has exhaled in its sleep. The Constantia Valley receives it the way an old friend accepts a…

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Monwana Game Lodge: A Gateway to the Wild Soul of South Africa

First light sifts through the arms of ancient leadwoods, turning their bark the colour of old coins. In that breath-held hush before sunrise, the air at Monwana Game Lodge hums with possibility—a…

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The Place That Heals Itself: Marataba Game Lodges, Waterberg’s Wild Experiment

In the rust-streaked folds of South Africa’s Waterberg, where cliffs rise like ancient sentinels and the wind tastes of sage, iron, and sandstone, lies Marataba Game Lodges, a place of sanctuary…

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Tea Among the Roses: Afternoon Tea at Cape Town’s Mount Nelson

There is a particular hush that settles over the Mount Nelson Hotel in the late afternoon — the sort that suggests the gardens have paused to inhale, the roses holding their breath politely, and…

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Kloof Street: Where Cape Town’s Past, Present, and Palate Meet

Walk far enough up Kloof Street and you feel the city shifting beneath your feet. Not a geological shift— Table Mountain, perched overhead like a granite librarian reminding everyone to behave…

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Land Rover’s Discovery D350 HSE: The Civilised Colossus

Land Rover’s Discovery D350 HSE, the luxury SUV that proves you can mix muscle, manners, and muddy boots — without losing your British accent. Let’s get one thing straight — this isn’t…

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Above the Atlantic: The Allure of 21 Nettleton in Clifton, Cape Town

In Cape Town, light is never still. It slides and fractures, sharpens and softens — bending on the cliffs, glazing the sea, spilling through fynbos and over the façades of whitewashed homes. On…

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Villas de Maitre Mauritius: Villa Sapphire on Beach Belle Mare

Situated on the beautiful beach of Belle Mare, Villa Sapphire commands breathtaking views over the ocean, with a divine taste of beachfront living on the east coast of Mauritius. Villa Saphir offers…

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Chui Lodge: Where Luxury Meets the Wild Heart of Africa

Nestled deep within the Oserengoni Wildlife Sanctuary, Chui Lodge is more than just accommodation - it's an exclusive retreat designed to immerse you in the authentic African bush while maintaining…

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LSM’s Cindy-Lou reviews: 2025 Land Rover Defender 110 on Chapman’s Peak, South Africa

The new 2025 Land Rover Defender 110 on off-road tyres isn’t a car so much as a mobile announcement that you fully intend to conquer whatever lies ahead. It’s the automotive equivalent of showing…

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Villas de Maitre Mauritius: Villa Ruby on Beach Belle Mare

Situated on the beautiful beach of Belle Mare, Villa Ruby commands breathtaking views over the ocean, with a divine taste of beachfront living on the east coast of Mauritius. Villa Ruby stands out…

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Villas de Maitre Mauritius: Villa Diamond on Beach Belle Mare

Situated on the beautiful beach of Belle Mare, Villa Diamond has breathtaking views over the ocean, with a divine taste of beachfront living on the east coast of Mauritius. Villa Diamond embodies the…

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