Tag Archives: Montagu

Categorising towns will be the real tourism game-changer!

Posted on September 29, 2015 by admin

Not all towns are tourism towns and some towns will never become tourism towns.  I first mentioned the need for towns to be categorised in “Tourism will never be Helen Zille’s game-changer until there are lots of changes.”  In response … Continue reading →

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Tourism will never be Helen Zille’s game-changer until there are lots of changes

Posted on March 23, 2015 by admin

It’s been an interesting first few days of travels, and one realises how much observations and thoughts are always formed by the experiences that went before. What I observed in Montagu, my first stop, raised a red flag that was … Continue reading →

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Montagu is as charming as ever… BUT… tourism authorities need a wake-up!

Posted on March 17, 2015 by admin

Montagu is one the the Western Cape’s premier heritage towns and a rock-climber’s haven.  It is a really great place to visit.  But has it really moved forward at all in the past two years as a tourist destination? Montagu … Continue reading →

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Sylvan & budget bliss close to the centre of Montagu

Posted on March 16, 2015 by admin

It’s only three months since Marlies & Kingsley McCarthy took over the long-established De Bos Guest Farm on the outskirts of Montagu on the banks of the Keisie River, and one can’t overlook the improvements they’ve already made. It had … Continue reading →

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