WINE DINE AND TRAVEL SUMMER 2020 -- SOUTH AFRICA
What to do with a gap between two travel adventures - the end of our thrilling Kenyan safari and the start of an exotic cruise from Cape Town? What else but explore another of the world’s iconic wine regions. Since we met three decades ago, whenever possible, my husband and I seek out wine country pleasures - bucolic views, charming inns, leisurely tastings and casual fine dining. If trips bring us near vineyards - Virginia to Oregon, France to Australia, we visit for an afternoon or several days. This time our wine country destination was South Africa, one of the oldest wine-making regions outside of Europe, where Dutch and French settlers began tending vines in the mid-1600s. For a week, including Valentine’s Day when we celebrated our 31st anniversary, we explored the stunningly beautiful Winelands of the western cape, less than an hour drive from Cape Town.
What to do with a gap between two travel adventures - the end of our thrilling Kenyan safari and the start of an exotic cruise from Cape Town? What else but explore another of the world’s iconic wine regions. Since we met three decades ago, whenever possible, my husband and I seek out wine country pleasures - bucolic views, charming inns, leisurely tastings and casual fine dining. If trips bring us near vineyards - Virginia to Oregon, France to Australia, we visit for an afternoon or several days. This time our wine country destination was South Africa, one of the oldest wine-making regions outside of Europe, where Dutch and French settlers began tending vines in the mid-1600s. For a week, including Valentine’s Day when we celebrated our 31st anniversary, we explored the stunningly beautiful Winelands of the western cape, less than an hour drive from Cape Town.
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WINELANDS VALENTINE
For a week, including Valentine’s Day when we
celebrated our 31st anniversary, we explored
the stunningly beautiful Winelands of the
western cape, less than an hour drive from
Cape Town.
CAPE TOWN HIGHLIGHTS
In the few days we stayed in downtown Cape
Town we managed to scratch the surface on
things to enjoy in this cosmopolitan region.
Here’s an illustrated diary of our Cape Town
adventures.
MY COUNTRY, SOUTH AFRICA
Let me take you on a tour of my country, the
“Rainbow Nation” of South Africa. With 11 official
languages and many races, here you’ll find
great cultural, historical and geographical diversity.
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FORESTS & FOODS FOR THE SOUL
For a really big milestone birthday, I sought an adventure
where I could hike among glorious gardens
and parks, where I could enrich my soul in
myriad cultural attractions, and where I could celebrate
with fabulous local foods and wines..
Amy Laughinghouse
London-based writer and photographer Amy Laughinghouse has attempted to
overcome her fears (and sometimes basic common sense) through her adventures
in 30 countries around the world. She dishes on the perks and perils of globetrotting
for publications like LonelyPlanet.com, AAA Journey Magazine,
Virtuoso Life, and The Dallas Morning News. Her travel tales can also be found on
her website, www.amylaughinghouse.com.
Jody Jaffe & John MuncieMuncie
Jody and John are award-winning journalists and novelists. John is a Lowell
Thomas Award-Winner and was feature editor of The San Diego Union-Tribune,
arts editor of The Baltimore Sun and writer-editor-columnist for the travel department
of The Los Angeles Times. Jody was a journalist at the Charlotte Observer,
where she was on a team that won the Pulitzer Prize. Her articles have
been published in many publications including The New York Times and The Los
Angeles Times. They live on a farm in Lexington, Va.
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