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Paarl Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Paarl, South Africa
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A Nederburg Christmas
This is a top pick! Everyone don't worry I am no longer allergic to Africa... all it took was a cortisone shot in my butt... and yeah no more allergies!!! But that's not what we are here to talk about. Tis' the season to be Jolly... Fa La La La Laaa La La La La!!! ...
and the beat goes on...
This is a top pick! ... group of people come together on an arbitrary idea to celebrate something that was so special to their guests. This my friends is South Africa... It is Hospitality... It is home cooked meals... It is everyone trying to take care of you, trying to show ...
I broke my promise
This is a top pick! Considering I wasn't going to drink Champagne ever again, I think I have resisted pretty well - until today that is when Elizabeth corrupted me and made me do it. To be honest, it's just that I realised that I don't care too much for wine. I am more of a ...
Jiminy and me
This is a top pick! ... them to court but lost!!) and other made up names to -somehow- mock other well known wines. We finished the day at Paarl Rocks (passing via the Afrikaans monument which I thought was displaying too much cement for my liking)... I love the area where the ...
You can't hug your children with nuclear arms
... aan. Denk er gerust opsommingstekens bij. Op de valreep van de zomer hebben we onze eerste officiele braai gehouden- op Paarl mountain met Zwanique en wat andere coassistenten uit het ziekenhuis. Dit festijn vond plaats onder toezicht van een ...
Two lefts don't make a right (but three do)
... waarna het shuttle busje in het geheel niet meer bleek te rijden. Waren we dus gestrand bij een wijnboerderij ergens buiten Paarl, op een enorm landgoed met een meer (bij elke landschapsbeschrijving dien je overigens de omringende bergen, ...
Urp
... too wet, windy and cloudy), how is one to spend a saturday afternoon in Capetown... a winery visit, of course. So it was off to Paarl - it seemed as good as anywhere else, and was on the highway. The town itself is quaint, but the wineries are the main ...
Even a broken clock is right twice a day
Lieve lezers, Eindelijk, een update vanuit Paarl! De temperatuur gebiedt me haar te noemen. Toen we zaterdagavond laat het vliegtuig uit stapten was het nog een comfortabele 25 graden, slechts een flauw voorproefje van de brandende 45 de rest van de ...
Culture and Ministry in Paarl
... of town in the countryside. Paarl is primarily comprised of 3 groups of people (which is also demographically indicative of South Africa): White people from the Dutch Reformed tradition (Afrikaners), Colored people (NOT a derogatory term here) who are ...
Paarl (Südafrika) - Frank Zlomke
... die 9. größten Weinproduzenten, das Klima dafür ist ausgezeichnet, und so hat der Wein in unserer "kulinarischen Weltreise - Paarl" ein wichtige Rolle gespielt. Die Hauptrolle aber hat der Spitzenkoch Frank Zlomke gespielt. Ein Rheinländer, der als ...
A night camping with Lions
... dodgy places as they cannot survive in the wild. It has about 35 (inc some whites) and 2 tigers, which are of course not native to Africa. We have an en-suite tent in the park and we have managed to arrive on feeding day - many many chickens. I'll let the ...
Wine tasting
I had an amazing night last night and a great day today wine tasting. The wine country was so beautiful, i wish you all could come down and see what i saw today. I got a little hammered so i really need to take a nap. Just wanted to say hello to ...
DJ Sanssouci
... die Tachonadel zeigte deutliche höhere Geschwindigkeiten an. Der Polo hatte es also auch satt. Am Abend Ankunft im Lemoenkloof, Paarl. Großes Hallali und Hallola mit Herrn Dr. Born, der endlich eintraf um der trauten Zweisamkeit einen ...
Wine, wine, wine and Ernie.
Today was somewhat eventful, we visited some of the most beautiful wine lands in South Africa, tried 6 different cheeses that were quite adventurous, drank lots of wine, got pretty tipsy and met my South African love. Each wine tasting cost us 35 Rand ...
Paarl Rock
Paarl Rock is apparently the world's second biggest granite outcrop (Stone Mountain in Stone Mountain Park in Georgia, USA is the largest) and provides great views of the surrounding area so Annie, Hannah, Warren and I climbed to the top to see the views, ...
Na opekacke u Riaana
Dnes rano sme sa vybrali za Susaan a Riaanom ku mestu Paarl. Najprv sme skocili do Waterfrontu a kupili paradne hrackarske Ferrari pre ich syna. Ku Riaanovi a Susaan sme prisli okolo 12:00. Riaan byva asi pol hodiny na vychod od Kapskeho Mesta v oblasti ...
Pictures of my Parents house and final trip info
Well, this is it. Just 3 more sleeps till I jet off to the USA. This morning I bought a toiletries bag as well as toiletries. I also bought the GlobeTrotter: New york City book. Got everything wrapped up in Sandwich bags. Gran asked me to take some ...
Puttering Around in Pearl Valley
... , they were interviewing a new lady so, as part of the interview, I got a back and neck massage :-) Yet another tough day in Africa :-) Then it was time to go. Warren took me to the airport and handed me over to Cedric, my next wonderful airport assistant ...
meat+vineyards+school=my life this past week
... Beginnings acquired 13 hectares. Their land went on to produce some of the best red grapes on the estate. Unfortunately, with South Africa's economy as it is, the men of New Beginnings are negotiating selling their plots and getting enough money for all ...
Cape Town Day 12 - Winelands Tour
Cape Town Day 12 – Winelands Tour Paarl • Drove through Paarl •Wine & cheese tasting at Fairview vineyard •Wine tasting with food pairing at Vrede En Lust vineyard Franschoek • Drove through Franschhoek Village • ...
A Fair View with a dash of Spice,,,
We started off our day by visiting Fairview Wine Cellars in Paarl. They also own the Goats do Roam wine company as well as The Spice Route. We went for a tractor/wagon ride up to some of their newly planted (about 4 years ago) vineyards, which ...
Winery Tour
... at 8.30 for a wine tour with a small group. The tour went to a variety of vineyards from the region of Stellenbosch and Paarl, just northeast of Cape Town. There were three different places for wine tasting, which included both red and whites, as well as ...
Der Berg ruft ...
... gut glauben kann, weil das Gebiet riesig ist und alles einfach nur eine große Granit-Masse! Eigentlich wollten wir ja nach Paarl, um das Afrikaans-Monument anzuschauen, was eigentlich nicht so spektakulär ist. Aber irgendwann hat sich mal jemand ...
Das phlegmatische Land
Wir haben überlebt. Wir mussten nicht auf die Arche Noah. Der Morgen offenbart das gesamte Ausmaß. Der halbe Strand fehlt, sämtliche Kommunikation zur Hall of Fame fiel der Überspannung durch die Blitzeinschläge zum Opfer, die Strassen liegen voller ...
Wine, wine, wine
Lovely day. Visited Fairview estate in the winelands with Wills friends Garth and Mel, and another couple which was fantastic.It was such a beautiful place First there was wine tasting in which I discovered that I have a ...
Cape Wine Tour-Paarl......part 4
... - late afternoon/evening Our third and last wine tasting destination on this tour was at the "Laborie Wine Farm" in a town called Paarl. Just looking at the landscape around the estate made this one a favorite of mine from the other ...
In the land of giants...
... (about 18 hrs of sitting) and after getting no sleep even with an ambian, thanks to being seated in the "Romper Room" aboard South African Airways. Why do the families with little kids, the ones that scream and cry the whole time, always manage to ...
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