Traffic congestion on the stretch of N1 highway from Cape Town to Bloubergstrand has led one company to come up with a novel solution: provide a hovercraft “park ‘n ride” commuter service that takes a shortcut over the waves. There’s just one problem with this plan (OK, it’s more like a thousand-and-one problems, but this [...]
If you are of the road-tripping ilk, then the Sunday Times has an idea for you: head out on the N1, into the cold, desolate Karoo, and spend a night or two on a farm in - well, where, exactly? The writer doesn’t mention the name of her destination until the last sentence of her [...]
Call Clarens the Santa Fe of the Free State. Not because of its size - it’s a tiny village of just 400 souls - but because of its heart, which beats art, art, art. Clarens is home to a thriving artists’ colony, which has its own Canyon Road-style Artist Amble, allowing visitors to pop in [...]