Travelling with young children takes a special kind of resilience. If you thought six hours on the road with one young child could be a challenge, try six years on the road with three. That’s exactly what Spanish couple Daniel GImeno and…
Monday, March 10th, Serenity Day Spa hosted a ‘sip and skin’ event at the Royal Alfred Marina. Ladies attended in numbers dressed in florals and pink, ready to learn about skincare and overall health for woman while chatting and sipping…
You could have been forgiven for thinking you’d eaten too much lucerne if you were at the Bathurst Agricultural Showgrounds last Saturday. In the main arena, the extraordinary sight of a dead-straight line of 112 archers drawing their…
If you’re sad that you missed the Kenton Anything that FLoats event, don’t worry: you can take part in the Kowie RIver Festival on December 28 that includes a float from Koddies Beach to My Pond Hotel. The annual Anything that Floats…
Honey Dawn Bee Farm owners Dawn and Charles Friderichs enthralled the little ones with their talk and demonstration of the honey-making process during an open day on Friday December 22. The adjacent touch farm added to the spectacle, as…
With team names such as “Jammer Lappies” and “Seerenosters”, potjiekos chefs cooked up a storm at the Port Alfred River & Ski Boat Club on Thursday December 21. The competition fundraiser for the club attracted entrants from afar-afield…
The Boknes Padstal Christmas Market drew scores of patrons – many of them visitors – to its stalls on Wednesday December 20. The market which operates every quarter, might have been in existence for only 16 months but, according to…
Family fun and sporting action will come together on Port Alfred’s Kowie River in the town’s inaugural Kowie River Festival on Devcember 28, 2023. The event, held under the auspices of Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT), incorporates the Marina…
From charcuterie and Cabernet to velskoens, beer boeps and a disco, there really is something for everyone in Bathurst this weekend at the Bathurst Country Affair from the afternoon of Friday August 11 to Sunday August 13. From upmarket,…
The full moon Spring tide on 6 January could create dangerous conditions for beachgoers, the National Sea Rescue Institute has cautioned. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said, “Bathers and shoreline anglers around the coast will notice…
A pink flamingo, a sort of three-way dumbbell, a very yellow duck, swans, surfboards, a shark, a dragon, a sofa and lots of unicorns sailed down the Kowie River in the Anything that Floats event on Wednesday. Friends, families and fashion…
Sue Gordon hosted a fascinating 45-minute guided tour of Richmond House Museum at 19 Wesley Hill on the West Bank on Saturday, December 10. The tour covered cannons, crenellations, conflict and how the Hon William Cock, an 1820 settler,…
“During this trip, guests can experience the unspoilt vista of the Kowie River, with breath-taking views of towering cliffs, indigenous vegetation, and ample bird life, whilst being served scrumptious snacks, ice-cold beverages, and good…
Vakansiegangers en inwoners het die tiende uitgawe van die Boknes Kersmark hierdie week begeesterd bygewoon. “Dit was die beste opkoms in tien jaar,” meen lid van die koordinerende span, Riana Smith. “’n Groot sukses. Daar was baie mense…
Ntakaz’alali is one of three projects in the Ndlambe Municipality funded by the National Department of Tourism The Krantz, or Ntakaz’alali as it’s popularly known, was reopened to the public last weekend after being closed for months for…
Bathurst was buzzing last Saturday night – between the Tour de LA, Unathi Mankayi’s gig at Emzini Lounge and the scary folk on the Halloween Walking Dinner. Were you there? Sue Maclennan took most of the photos including some at Emzini.
Sunshine Coast Tourism was named best performing local tourism organisation in the Sarah Baartman District at a Tourism Convention held at the Cape St Frances Resort on Tuesday, 27 September. Sunshine Coast was selected as the best from…
The BUCO G2C cycle race will take place on Sunday 6 November 2022. The popular annual event, now in its 9th year, sees scores of cyclists pedal from Makhanda to Port Alfred (Grahamstown is the “G” of the G2C). As the official media…
Follow the link to enter : https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSdW3Bmw6…/viewform Talk of the Town has partnered with local bike shop Cycle Asylum to get you to the finish of the BUCO G2C mountain bike race from Makhanda (Grahamstown) to…
Art lovers have just over 24 hours to bid for the paintings of several Rhodes University alumni: their work is among a special Eastern Cape collection being auctioned online by fine art auctioneers Strauss & Co. Works by Penny Siopis,…
