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The Greatest Shoal on Earth
The ‘greatest shoal on earth’ is currently taking place along South Africa’s coastline. You’ll want to add diving with the sardines to your bucket list after viewing this amazing HD video! The annual Sardine Run is part of South Africa’s seasonal calendar and provides tourists, photographers and most importantly the local fishing community and the ... Read more...
Extreme weather conditions over parts of South Africa
Although the weather in Hazyview and most of Mpumalanga remains normal (Dry and bright sunshine during the day, a little cold at night) for this time of year, snow and rain has caused chaos across other parts of the Country. The South African Weather Service has been closely monitoring the development of two distinct weather ... Read more...
Portfolio Collection sold to Moja Media
The highly respected and well-known Portfolio Collection, founded by Liz Westby-Nunn 30 years ago, has been sold to Moja Media, owned by James Delaney and Ian Solomon. Moja Media has built up a stable of high quality, well designed tourism guides, including Moja Heritage Collection, Visit with Visa and Joburg Tourism’s Ultimate Guide. Director James ... Read more...
Wishing you a joyous holiday season and a year of happiness
The holiday season is a wonderful time for us to remember our friends and guests who make our life a pleasure all year long. We’d like to take this moment to say thank you and send our best wishes to you and your families. May your new year be filled with all the success and ... Read more...
Portfolio Brand New Guide for 2012
This is the first year Portfolio is printing a single Guide instead of the three individual collection Guides – although you will still find each establishment categorised according to the standard three Collections – Bed and Breakfast, Retreats and Country Places. As always, Portfolio continues to visit and assess every one of the establishments annually. ... Read more...
2011 Fujifilm Wildlife Photography Awards
Even though we just reminded you of the brilliant pictures on the Kruger Park webpage, you must have a look at these outstanding pictures that have been honoured in the 2011 Fujifilm Getaway Wildlife and Environment Photographic Competition. Read more...
Third anniversary
Three years ago Dreamfields Guesthouse opened it`s doors and we cannot believe how time is flying! We are very proud of our 53 reviews on TripAdvisor and the 431 fans on our German and English Facebook pages. We would like to thank all our guests, many of them became friends, for their support! Read more...
Wonder of Nature
Cape Town`s Table Mountain has officially been named one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the world! Some of the 28 finalists included Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Australia, the Grand Canyon in the US, the Galapagos islands of Ecuador, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Dead Sea in Isreal. The ... Read more...
Tipping
Tipping is common practice in South Africa for a range of services. In restaurants the accepted standard is around 10% of the bill, barmen are tipped a similar percentage. Petrol stations are manned by attendants who will expect a tip of two or three Rands for filling up with petrol, checking oil, water and tyre ... Read more...
