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And is it ever!! Can you feel the frenzy and excitement building? Oh I can! Christmas parties are starting, loud company lunches are being had, work enthusiasm has slowed down and all people can see now are those sparkly decorations and endless celebrations and I am one of them!!
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The highly successful Femininity Fair 2014 is set to become a highlight on the calendar and will be visiting your city soon. Please watch the press for details as this is one event you would not want to miss. A congratulatory shout out must go to the event organisers, Mr Sunil Geness and Dr. Sheena Geness of the Geness Foundation on a truly memorable occasion and one that is bound to continue growing from strength to strength.
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A glass of wine and a South African sunset are almost always a match made in heaven. It’s time to get a load off, kick off your shoes and relax into and enjoy the passing of another glorious day into night. Summer nights in the winelands are special, as the sun glides over the mountains into darkness, it can be a moment of absolute wonder. Cape sunsets are legendary and with the sun going down quite late during the summer months you get to experience long, glorious days, action packed nights and of course the most beautiful sunsets.
nDzuti Safari Camp is based deep in the Klaserie Game Reserve with no boundaries between our concession and the rest of the Timbavati and Greater Kruger Park’s vast block of wilderness. Animals are free to come and go following ancient routes between breeding and feeding grounds.
The Big Five are without doubt exciting animals to see but the African Bush is diverse and varied with countless other animals and birds that will enhance any visitor’s safari. both sides of the Klaserie River and this attracts
Our concession has an extremely light vehicle density so that guests, more often than not, have exclusivity at game sightings. This exclusivity extends to the camp itself where just eight guests are accommodated in traditional and unpretentious safari style.
the big cats that hunt them.
air-conditioned bedrooms with twin over-sized beds and luxurious linen. The central area consists of deep patio and indoor interactive kitchen area, where guests can relax and interact as meals are prepared. There is a well established garden housing a boma, swimming pool and lookout hide facing onto a water hole. Each room has an outside entrance and one that leads into the main lodge area where the main dining table and leather couches rain. Klaserie has all of the Big Five species (lion, rhino, elehunt and it is a shame that many visitors to the African Bush sometimes place the success of their safari in the
Website: www.ndzuti.co.za Reservations: reservations@sundestinations.co.za Phone: Facebook: ndzutisafaricamp Twitter: @SunDestination1
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Signature Restaurant in Johannesburg has fast become a destination venue for the who’s who on the social scene. It’s opulent, plush decor is as inviting as the decadent about the man behind the brand.
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Hartford House is a name synonomous with gourmet excellence and with such renowned names in the culinary world as Richard Carstens and Jackie Cameron having been at the helm of their kitchen in the past, the new chef would surely have a challenge on his hands.
travis finch Enter Travis Finch. A protege of Jackie Cameron and whose pedigree includes an insatiable curiosity, boundless ambition and a sense of ‘je ne sais quoi’. With his globe-trotting CV at several leading European eateries, Cape Town’s “temples”, The Greenhouse, Travis is certainly the man up for the task. Born in KZN, Travis completed conquer the culinary world.
Star institutions abroad, like, The Connaught in London under Grand Chef Helen Darroze and Chapter One in Dublin with Executive Head The Greenhouse in 2009 and 2011 when they placed 7th and 1st respectively at
His senses are inspired by the small things that are triggered in our memories. “Whether it be a condensed combination of bacon and banana” “ As a person I have a tendency to enjoy my travels a bit too much. Especially with an inclination to rough it as a backpacker through a 3rd world country, this really gets the blood soaring through my veins. There is nothing that compares to experiencing a country for a lengthy period of time on a tight budget. Eating where the locals eat, drinking with the locals and of course bunking up in the not so kosher establishments of a city. ” Travis enjoys a bit of solitude and he gets to enjoy this in the most spectacular of environs such as a hike in the Drakensberg mountains or a good old road trip down the KZN wild coast.
The Prudential Eat Out Awards in South Africa. Travis was also a member of the winning Hartford House team under Jackie Cameron that placed 5th in the same awards in 2013. Born and bred in Durban Travis spent many of his Winter’s in the beautiful KZN Drakensburg so working at Hartford House allows him to indulge his passion for the outdoors. “I get to drive to work on the stereotypical rolling green pastures of the KZN midlands with a spectacular view of the barrier of spears, The Drakensberg mountains.” Travis draws his inspiration from nature and especially awake whilst we’re all still asleep, foraging for the delicious fungus. Second to this is cooking from memory.
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Tel: 033 263 2713 Website: www.hartford.co.za facebook: hartford.house.1 Twitter: @hartfordhouse
Not For Sale To Persons Under The Age Of 18. Drink Responsibly.
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