Don’t Skip: Montagu, South Africa
Intro to Montagu Known as the Gateway to the Karoo, Montagu is a quaint town known for fruit, hot springs and outdoor activities. A scenic, two-hour drive from Cape Town, Montagu makes a great weekend trip. If that’s not enough reason, Montagu’s location on Route 62 secures it a spot on the longest wine route in the […]
31 flavors of McLaren Vale
John took us on a guided tour of McClaren Vale…one of Australia’s renowned wine regions not too far away on the Fleurieu Peninsula. It’s filled with wineries (76 cellar doors), produce shops, olive groves, galleries all set in the rolling hills that are still minutes away from the coast. We visited a number of wineries […]
Fremantle, Rockingham and Swan Valley
More driving round and round as we toured Fremantle: fisherman’s wharf and jetty, the Fremantle Prison (built by convict labor between 1852 and 1860) and the Roundhouse, the oldest remaining building in Western Australia, built as a jail, and the first permanent building in the colony. There is a tunnel underneath the walls, built to […]