Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has welcomed the approval of the Garden Route as a Unesco Biosphere Reserve. “The positive response to the application to declare the Garden Route a biosphere reserve is most encouraging, not just for us, as a country, but also for the people of the region,” said Minister Molewa. Biosphere Reserves are learning places for sustainable development whose aim is to reconcile biodiversity conservation and the sustainable use of natural … [Read more...] about Garden Route declared a Unesco Biosphere Reserve
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The Cape Town trip
The "boss" and I had to take a trip to the Mother City to visit the Uncle Sam consulate for visa reasons. So we decided to make a weekend of it. On the Friday morning at approximately 07h00 we hopped into the brand new Hyundai and tootled off down the Garden route. It was going to be a slow, stop here, stop there trip as we only needed to be in Somerset West at 06h00, giving us 11 hours to get there. First stop Storms River and coffee. It had rained most of the way so the caffeine was … [Read more...] about The Cape Town trip
