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GARDEN ROUTE | Knysna people do your bit so that the taps don’t run dry
Knysna folks, the water shortage in the town is critical and if we all don’t do our bit to stay within our level 4 restrictions, there is a good chance that the nightmare of empty taps will become a reality in the next week or so.
GARDEN ROUTE | An Edison moment to find the holy grail of steak
It was a Sunday bustling with holidaymakers making it very crowded and undesirable in Knysna to head out to our usual haunts for lunch until I had a brainwave — what literally turned out to be an Edison moment.
GARDEN ROUTE | Make hay and memories while the sun shines
It’s school holidays, it’s the Christmas season, and it’s a time of the year when parents should thank their lucky stars that they have children and make the most of every moment with them before they grow up and fly the nest.
GARDEN ROUTE | Drain the lagoon and Knysna would perish
That year-end lethargy has settled in and I was stuck this week, not knowing what to write about so I headed for the one place in Knysna that we all go to from time to time for a myriad of reasons … rather like a Garden Route pilgrimage, each of us in sea
GARDEN ROUTE | Renaissance of art scene in Knysna
In recent years since Covid, art in any matter or form, has been infiltrating Knysna, from mosaic artworks in Sedgefield, to painted surfboards on facilities at Buffalo Beach.
GARDEN ROUTE | Kudos to the Knysna heroes
The small town of Knysna makes news for negative reasons, such as water problems, service delivery issues and political turmoil.
GARDEN ROUTE | It took a cruise ship to get me to really explore Mossel Bay
If it wasn’t for the docking of the first cruise ship in Mossel Bay for the upcoming summer season, I might never have really explored the area — but thanks to Mossel Bay Tourism I had a whirlwind tour of the greater area.
Mossel Bay’s new cruise terminal boosts local economy
The first of 27 cruise ships recently docked in Mossel Bay and was welcomed through the harbour’s new R22m cruise reception facility with much fanfare and expectation to bolster the region’s economy.
GARDEN ROUTE | Viral Dubai delicacy travels to Knysna’s shores
I first came to hear of Dubai chocolate when a dear friend gave me a bar for my birthday a few weeks ago.
GARDEN ROUTE | Garden Route abuzz with excitement about a little steam train
People are crazy, nuts even, about a little train called the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe, which stopped running nearly two decades ago.












