Independent information, facts and advice about South Africa for British tourists planning a holiday in the "Rainbow Nation". Everyone who visits South Africa is captivated by this beautiful country.<br><br>You have not lived until you have experienced a South African thunderstorm, smelt the wet earth in your nostrils, felt the warm drops of rain pelting your skin, and then watched the rainbow from across the plains.<br><br>Sipping a new world wine, watching the sun set as you've never seen it before, staying to see the moon rise, for the first time realising just how many stars there are in the endless sky.<br>A harsh land, an unforgiving land, yes, but most of all, a land that will reward your senses and your soul to an unimaginable degree.<br><br>Let South Africa show you life as it began and how it is meant to be…
Jonathan (Johnny) Clegg was born June 7, 1953 in Rochdale near Manchester in England. Already in his youth, Johnny Clegg, a white, English-speaking person with what he called a ‘secular Jewish’ upbringing in Britain, Israel, Zimbabwe and South Africa, became interested in Zulu street music and took part in traditional Zulu dance competitions. As a […]
Away fro city life… I met a European couple (the guy from the Netherlands and the girl from UK) in Australia a couple of years ago. They are now planning to come visit South Africa later this year and I thought it may be useful for European travellers to hear a South African’s opinion of […]
It is a common misconception that you need a large deposit to get a mortgage in South Africa. You can actually get a mortgage with a deposit of as little as 3% of the purchase price. However, the size of your deposit will affect the interest rate you are offered and the amount you will […]
Nama Karoo Biome occurs on the central plateau of the western half of South Africa, at altitudes between 500 and 2,000m, with most of the biome failing between 1 000 and 1,400m. It is the second-largest biome in the region The Nama Karoo rain fails in summer, and varies between 100 and 520 mm per […]
West Coast National Park surrounds the Langebaan. During the spring the strandveld is embroidered with a tapestry of multi-hued flowers, while in the Postberg section many antelope are to be seen in a setting that is as unique as it is idyllic. The Lagoon is listed in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. […]