I fell in love with Knysna in 1964. I came to live here in 1983. But it wasn’t until 1984 that I realised just why this place was so special to me.
It was the 25 cent oyster that made it so.
I remember it clearly: we bought a hundred of them and took them to the […]

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This Tourism Week. 21 October 2009
A New Tourism Paradigm?
Once upon a time there lived a little country on the southern tip of Africa that tried to eat itself up. When it realised that that wasn’t going to work, though, the different people of the country made friends (although it was difficult at first). And then […]

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This Tourism Week 13 October 2009.
This week:

A question of development or racism?
The return of a tourism icon - the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe is back from its maintenance holiday;
Buffalo Hills Buys a Tent - for Weddings, Conference and Special events.

New Tourism Initiative In Mpumalanga Caters For The Blind, For Geo-Enthusiasts And For Lovers Of […]

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Courtesy of Sertorio Mshothola, Director, Ntwanano Tours & Travel
From the beloved Kruger National Park to the historic Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town, there a variety of Braille trails in South African where visually-impaired and unsighted people can engage with the wonders of nature in a sensory and sensual way.
The area around Berg-en-Dal camp […]

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This week - a special treat: a visit to an other-worldly resort in Mozambique for a reminder of what holidays really OUGHT to be like.

Don’t forget my Jobs in Tourism Page - it’s become the most-visited section of This Tourism Week. If you’re a job-seeker, I’ll post your profile for free; and
Please watch a heart-warming […]

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