Equinox Newsletter Combining Winter & Spring – September 2009

Hello all my friends, colleagues, guests and family I have combined this newsletter, as time has run away with me, as thankfully I have been busy with tours for the last couple of months. I am truly grateful to those of you who have sent me business in this climate of fiscal fallout. I love [...]

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More Wonderful Safari’s Done!

I am back from a further two “safari’s” at Shamwari Private Game Reserve in the Malaria-Free Eastern Cape. Again the BIG 5 and more were seen. With all the wonderful food, I think I am also heavier! Even though I watched what I ate the food is excellent! They even made me special wheat =free [...]

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Summer newsletter – February 2009

SUMMER NEWSLETTER – FEBRUARY 2009 How time flies, I can hardly believe the end of February is upon us – so soon. I have hardly got over the Festive Season. The weather here is hot,33°C yesterday, but the downside is that the Western Cape, being a winter rainfall area is experiencing bush fires everywhere and [...]

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Spring Newsletter – October 2008

SPRING NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 2008 I generally start my newsletters with the weather, but today with more world issues at stake, I decided to say that not all is “doom and gloom”, our exchange rate, for us to travel is horrendous, but for those visiting us, it is smiles all the way to the bank. [...]

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Winter newsletter – August 2008

With Spring knocking on the door, with wonderful weather yesterday and today with temperatures just into the 20′s C (70F), I think we are in for a real treat with our Spring flower display – Mother Nature at her best. She gave us a really hard time this winter with rain for weeks, so solid [...]

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Autumn newsletter – May 2008

Driving along the Route 62 recently, commonly known as R62,(the longest wine route in the world) with almost wintery weather – cool with showers, all I thought about was – WOW – it is going to be a magic Spring if this rain continues through the season like this. Generally our area of South Africa [...]

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