Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Perfect Picnic Spots In Port Elizabeth by NMBT Blog: Searching for the perfect picnic spot for a day of fun in Port Elizabeth is not a tough task. A romantic picnic for two or a fun filled family picnic is the ideal activity to enjoy on a sunny day in the Bay. Choice of views, the environment and even possible accompanying activities are ample. Being able to picnic among the Big 5 or with views of the Southern … [Read more...] about Perfect Picnic Spots In Port Elizabeth – Featured Blog
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Close encounters with a giant lady – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Close encounters with a giant lady by NMBT Blog: Among the many activities included with our fabulous NMB 5-in-1 Passes, is a close encounter with Africa’s largest land mammal at Kwantu’s Elephant Sanctuary. Here you get to touch, feel, feed and even ride these gentle giants. Located on the N2, 80km East of Port Elizabeth, Kwantu Elephant Sanctuary is home to four lovely female ellies. Hailing originally … [Read more...] about Close encounters with a giant lady – Featured Blog
Ziplining at Pine Lodge – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Ziplining at Pine Lodge by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: Looking for something a little different to do around Port Elizabeth this summer? Why not try out Pine Lodge's zipline? Even though it's been there for probably a year or two now, Pine Lodge has decided to really start pushing all the activities one can do at the resort to both in-house guests as well as locals and other visitors to the city. The three slide zipline … [Read more...] about Ziplining at Pine Lodge – Featured Blog
Study emphasizes challenges faced by marine organisms exposed to global change – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Study emphasizes challenges faced by marine organisms exposed to global change by Sardine Run Port Elizabeth: Along the West Coast, ocean acidification and hypoxia combine with other factors, such as rising ocean temperatures, to create serious challenges for marine life, a new study finds. Marine Biology News — ScienceDaily Click here to book your Sardine Run Experience. Read more here: Sardine Run Port Elizabeth Photo tour: … [Read more...] about Study emphasizes challenges faced by marine organisms exposed to global change – Featured Blog
Lady Elizabeth Donkin – Then and Now – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Lady Elizabeth Donkin - Then and Now by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: I wonder how many people who have seen the mosaic art piece on the Donkin Reserve next to the pyramid have noticed that the only known portrait of Lady Elizabeth Donkin has been incorporated into it.Elizabeth Frances néeMarkham was the young wife of Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin and died of fever shortly after child birth while Donkin was stationed in the East. … [Read more...] about Lady Elizabeth Donkin – Then and Now – Featured Blog
Bluewater Bay beach aerial – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Bluewater Bay beach aerial by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: I was looking for a video for this week's Video Friday post and found this aerial drone footage of Bluewater Bay beach by Christopher Moodley of Epic Moovies on YouTube. Bluewater Bay is probably Port Elizabeth's most underrated beach and this video shows how beautiful a stretch of white beach it is. Read more here: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo Wishing you all a … [Read more...] about Bluewater Bay beach aerial – Featured Blog
Road tripping around the Eastern Cape on a tight budget – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Road tripping around the Eastern Cape on a tight budget by NMBT Blog: With an overwhelming choice in daring activities and undiscovered corners waiting to be found, the Eastern Cape calls to the adventurous souls. Somewhat under estimated next to its neighbour, the popular Western Cape, the Eastern Cape proudly holds claim to 500km of pristine coastline, stunning beaches and dunes. And who doesn’t want to … [Read more...] about Road tripping around the Eastern Cape on a tight budget – Featured Blog
Clinking glasses and eating cheese at Packwood – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Clinking glasses and eating cheese at Packwood by The Firefly Photo Files: Having a food and wine lover on a road trip means the trip is likely to be interrupted at some stage or another to indulge, or at least enjoy in moderation, either or both of these. This is what happened on a recent road trip to Cape Town with fellow tourism peeps and Geocachers Shefetswe and Erenei. We just left Storms River … [Read more...] about Clinking glasses and eating cheese at Packwood – Featured Blog
Watching zebras on foot – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Watching zebras on foot by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: One of the things Drama Princess enjoyed most about walking through the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Nature Reserve was the fact that we spotted a lot of zebra along the way and could get fairly close to some of them without a problem. How often does city kids get the opportunity to get things like this and it's right here on our doorstep. Read more here: Port … [Read more...] about Watching zebras on foot – Featured Blog
Fish and chips at Struibaai Harbour – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Fish and chips at Struibaai Harbour by The Firefly Photo Files: I always think that the guys along the coast in the Western Cape are very fortunate because of the amount of fresh fish available to them from all the fishing harbours. Whenever we get to travel in the province we like to go and have fish and chips from a local takeaway, usually overlooking the harbour and surrounds. During December we were camping in … [Read more...] about Fish and chips at Struibaai Harbour – Featured Blog
Kay-leigh & Leon – Paarl – Kaapstad – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Kay-leigh & Leon – Paarl – Kaapstad by FullCircle Photography | Port Elizabeth and Garden Route wedding photographers: Uiteindelik het hierdie lang verwagte troue sy opwagting gemaak en dit het allle verwagtinge oortref. ‘n Mooier bruid in hele Kaap was daar beslis nie op hier prag dag nie, en die aantreklike bruidegom kon nie ophou glimlag nie. Die bruid het haar eie rok ontwerp en gemaak en ons kon haar nie in ‘n … [Read more...] about Kay-leigh & Leon – Paarl – Kaapstad – Featured Blog
Shefetswe goes crawling for a cache – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Shefetswe goes crawling for a cache by The Firefly Photo Files: I love to road trip, doesn't matter if it is for work or pleasure, solo, with friends or family. Road tripping takes me to places, allows me to sightsee, discover things, give me photo opportunities and... Geocache. It's amazing how one can actually plan your whole road trip and all your stops around Geocaching. It was no different on a recent … [Read more...] about Shefetswe goes crawling for a cache – Featured Blog
Overberg patterns at sunset – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Overberg patterns at sunset by The Firefly Photo Files: The brown stubble covered fields in the Overberg during summer isn't always perceived as the most beautiful scenery by travelers.That is until you look a little closer, especially just before sunset. Read more here: The Firefly Photo Files Overberg stubble by The Firefly Photo Files: Driving through the Overberg region of the Western Cape in late winter … [Read more...] about Overberg patterns at sunset – Featured Blog
A day at Kuzuko – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: A day at Kuzuko by NMBT Blog: Did you ever wonder what happened to Addo’s famous orphaned lion cubs, who miraculously survived against all odds after their mother, Gina, died from a snake bite late last year? We used our fabulous 5-in-1 NMB Passes to find out, and visited their new home at Kuzuko Lodge. Read more here: NMBT Blog Exploring the Science and Technology Centre in … [Read more...] about A day at Kuzuko – Featured Blog
Lauries Bay cottages – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Lauries Bay cottages by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: The cottages along the coast at Lauries Bay near Kini Bay. The cottages, or shacks as a lot of owners refer to them, stand on private land and if you buy one you only have limited rights and not ownership of the land on which your cottage stands. The cottages are mostly self sufficient as there are no water or electricity supply to the area. Read more here: Port … [Read more...] about Lauries Bay cottages – Featured Blog
