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Laps of luxury: Stylish hotel, beautiful pool, sparkling seas and the lighthouse to match. (Supplied)

A good life on the rocks

Time stands still on the North Coast when you’re watched over by Umhlanga’s two-tone sentinel.

Grand entrance: De Hoek Country House is set in beautiful gardens

Champers and choppers

Personal butlers, aerial excursions and luxury every which way you look. De Hoek’s suite deals are made of this.

The Parks Winery: Home brew

The Parks Winery may sound rather posh, but it’s actually a space previously known as “Stuart’s garage”.

A view to thrill: The idyllic setting of the Champagne Sports Resort in the Drakensburg.

A distracting destination

Keeping the children and grown-ups equally ­entertained on holiday is almost impossible, but not at this family resort.

In need of a quick wellness fix?

So, you haven’t yet tried Tibetan sound therapy at the Saxon Hotel? What about a fynbos exfoliation at The Twelve Apostles Hotel in Cape Town, or an uplifting green tea body wrap…

The brandy route

We’re a nation that drinks more than 45-million litres of brandy a year — so it only makes sense for us to have our own brandy routes. Our love affair with this popular tipple…

Growing The Grace

The Grace in Rosebank, one of Johannesburg’s oldest hotels, is soon to unveil a new conference venue. Work is under way upgrading the hotel’s function rooms, which up until now…

Planning ahead

So you missed the Prickly Pear Festival in the Western Cape last month but worry not, there’s a whole 10 months of local festivals and events to choose from. From the Philippolis…

Bar-hopping in Beijing

Salitun Lu in the Chaoyang district is known as Beijing’s "Bar Street". With more than 200 bars to choose from, how do you decide where to go and sip on Tsingtao beer? One…

Taking a different turn

Twice a year the Chrissiesmeer shop owners put up signs on their doors that say, "Gone Frogging". Instead of preparing for World Tourism Day on September 27 by publishing a set…