Musings Of The Mind

Travel Tips & Tidbits
A spring (holiday) in your step

Here in South Africa, every season holds its own allure. But there’s always something particularly special about spring. The mornings become a little lighter (and warmer), the landscape is slowly painted green, and as if by magic, new flowers burst from the ground.

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The ABCs of School Holidays

Here are some ideas for what children can get up to on school holidays!

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Your Dream Bucket List

Ride the cable car up Table Mountain for free on your birthday - It's your birthday so you get to be lazy! South African citizens get a free pass up the Cable Car on our birthday. Just take along your ID for proof...Read more

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5 things not to do on your Holiday

There are a variety of activities to tick on your list when on holiday. However, there are a few you should avoid while enjoying your time away.

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Travel with Interest

Vacations don't always mean time out. Sometimes they give holiday makers the time to further explore their special interests. South Africa has a lot to offer and facilitate many of these activities:

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What's your Travel Identity

South Africans love to travel with majority of us enjoying a variety of activities... Where do you fit in?

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Most Photographed Places in SA

Make sure your devices are fully charged as we explore some of the most photographed places in South Africa.

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Travel to transform in your own backyard

To experience travel is one thing, to be transformed by it is something completely different. The new big buzzword in travel is transformative travel and, by the looks of it, it will be one of the next big travel motivators in 2018.

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When local is more than lekker... it's great value

At the risk of saying “anything you can do, we can do better”, South Africa and its diverse experiences seem to be enough of an attraction for hundreds of thousands of overseas visitors who flock to the country annually.

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Cape Town is open for business

If the thought of two-minute showers and re-using your towels has stopped you from visiting Cape Town this year, set aside any perceptions you may have of these measures being inconvenient and spare a thought for the new status quo globally.

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The Rise of the Staycation

Discovering a whole new world in your own backyard. The prospect of staying ‘at home’ may not be quite as exciting as boarding a plane for exotic shores overseas, but with proponents saying it’s a less stressful form of travel...

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Where to go for the ultimate SA girls’ weekend this August

Women’s Month in August is the perfect opportunity to hit the open road with your closest friends and family. Not only is a short break a chance to reset, but there is scientific evidence to prove that travel can be good for your health, too.

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