Author: Dax
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Hyatt Regency Oubaai room review
This is my first attempt at a video review. I think it’s a great way to see what the hotel room really looks like. But I’m very keen to hear your feedback. Please leave a comment and tell me if you think it’s a good idea or leave suggestions on elements of the room that…
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Craft Beer Festival – Summer 2011
The first Craft Beer festival was in September last year. It was a great success with people queueing to get in and many being turned away in the end. But the 2500 people that managed to get in had a blast. It was a bit crowded though, so this year they addressed this by expanding…
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Gaslands documentary review
Imagine you lived somewhere for forty years. Somewhere out in the country where the air is clean and you’re surrounded by open fields and mountains in the distance. You live a simple life, making a living from farming the land, but you’re happy. You’re healthy and your kids are healthy and life is good. It’s…
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Eat In Awards 2011
Eat In took a new approach with their awards ceremony this year. I attended the Eat In awards ceremony last year, when the format was a private lunch. This year they decided to change the format to a night market with many of the nominees having stands so that the public could try and buy…
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Classic Wine Trophy Awards Ceremony 2011
There’s been a bit of controversy in the media around wine competitions lately, which has made me pay attention for the first time. So when I received the invite to the Classic Wine Trophy awards I was keen to check it out. This is the 13th year of the awards so they must be doing…
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KWV Champagne Party
KWV are raising awareness around their Lifestyle range of wines. So they approached some bloggers and gave us some wine and told us to enjoy it. I decided to have a champagne party because I just love the sound of champagne corks popping. So I invited some friends around for a braai and we popped…
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Tickets to Goldfish at Kirstenbosch giveaway
As usual, the Goldfish concert at Kirstenbosch this Sunday (6th March 2011, in case you’re reading this next year) was sold out within a short while of the remaining tickets going on sale. There is a reason for this, it’s always a great concert. Sadly this means that there are many disappointed people out there…
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Side Dish at Theatre on the Bay review
I’m not a fan of rushing. Whether it be waking up in the morning or getting to an event on time, I like to do things at a comfortable stress free pace. For this reason, I find trying to fit dinner in before a show generally quite stressful. The food always takes longer than expected,…
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Riverdance review
Riverdance has been going for over 15 years and in that time has been seen live by over 22 million people. There’s a reason why it is so popular, because it’s brilliant. When that haunting celtic music started playing I got gooseflesh. Early on their is a big dance number with the whole cast dancing…
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Highlands Road Estate
I stumbled across Highlands Road estate for the first time when I was previously in Elgin for a wedding. We were looking for somewhere near the wedding venue to do some wine tasting and we found Highlands Road. I remembered that the owners were very welcoming, the place was pretty and the wines were enjoyable.…