South Africa garden tour begins in Cape Town
Sept 8 - Today, I am in South Africa to lead an exciting 14 day garden tour out of Cape Town with visits to Namaqualand, the Western Cape and Stellenbosch wine areas along the famous “Garden Route” followed by a game drive to see Africa’s big five at Kruger National Park.
Since the journey to Cape Town from Vancouver is...
Stellenbosch to Knysna with stops to see gardens, caves and ostriches
Stellenbosch is a lovely town with a first class university - one of the top four in South Africa.
I got to wander into the campus and talk to students - one studying law, another studying languages, and others studying finance and marketing. They were all bright, enthusiastic, motivated and optimistic about their future.
The university smelled of intelligence. I...
From Kirstenbosch to Namaqualand for more spectacular sights
My first visit to Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town was five years ago. It was a fabulous visit and I got to see some spectacular plant specimens - protea, leucospermum, cycads and all sorts of other exotic plants.
However, my visit this week was somehow much more satisfying.
I'm not sure why. I again saw wonderful collections of protea and...
Down the Cape Peninsula to spectacular Cape of Good Hope
For our second day in South Africa, we first headed downtown to visit the Company Gardens in the heart of the city.
This was a lovely way to start the day. I told everyone that Mozart started most of his days before work by walking in a garden. It alway seems like the perfect way to start a day.
Historically, the...
