Tag Archives: Robertson Wine Valley

Robertson’s opportunities lost

Posted on March 24, 2015 by admin

There’s not that much to attract a traveller to stop in the main road that runs through Robertson, especially if you’re driving eastwards.  It’s probably an engineer’s dream road, but it’s hardly inviting. But driving into Robertson’s residential areas shows … 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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