Letter from the Editor: From Cape to Clarens
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Comments (18)
Christian Naegele
02 Jan 2024Dear Ghost mailer
Thank you for your road trip report.
I agree with your assessment that a road trip thru SA is often a hit & miss in terms of food and drinks, my biggest issue is the lack of decent coffee, even in Graaf Reinet which is why I always do research where there is a Seattle coffee shop which normally comes with a Caltex garage. Even in Graaf Reinet their quality is the same as in Joburg.
Enjoy the rest of your holidays and looking forward to your newsletters when you’re ready.
Kind regards
Christian
Michael
02 Jan 2024What a lovely road trip report. Sitting here in a cold, wet England…..it’s made me completely homesick!
The Finance Ghost
03 Jan 2024Aah, I’m sorry about that! If it helps, load shedding is officially back…
Kobus
03 Jan 2024Like many others, we also took a road trip this December. I was impressed by the quality of the N12 highway from Victoria West all the way to Potch. Veldskoen padstal near De Doorns is definitely worth a visit for lunch. Thanks for the letter
Sias Bothma
03 Jan 2024Love your stories. Thanks for sharing. All the best for 2024.
Dave Henderson
03 Jan 2024Loved the article, also love Clarens too.
Marja
03 Jan 2024If tired of all the financial stuff, become a writer. Article very well written
Have a good 2024
Graham Briggs
04 Jan 2024Many thanks for the interesting and well written road trip letter, we do a fair number of road trips and it is always interesting to read what others experienced. promise to self “we must do more roadtrips in 2024”
Richard
04 Jan 2024I must say you are a good story teller. Maybe this may be one of your sidelines in 2024; small towns tourism.
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Annie
08 Jan 2024Awesome review, thank you and soooo true re the small towns and road trips.
Lament
08 Jan 2024Having grown up in the Free State I tend to do lots of these road trips visiting families and friends. The roads are a constant reminder of how dysfunctional the government is, whether I am making my way to the parts of KZN or Limpopo one always wishes to be on the N – roads; the R- are the worst. I was surprised by the better-than-expected R-roads when I actually off-ramped the N3 and detoured to Clarens, Bethlehem, Reitz and took the R57 back to Gauteng.
Charle Koegelenberg
08 Jan 2024Clarens and Graaff Reinet are two of our favourite destinations. There are always lots to do and see. Close to Graaf Reinet you will also find Die Uilhuis in New Bethesda. Well worth the visit. The roads of the Freestate province are mostly a disaster, probably another Magashule legacy, he-he-he. Anyway, thanks for a lovely article.
Dean Algar
09 Jan 2024Great piece of writing. Your comment on the the domination of the Ranger on road trips is spot on. And if you see another ‘pretender’ know that the owner probably couldn’t get past the fact that their Chinese equivalent cost less than a second hand Ranger, if a conversation I overheard in Plett this Christmas was anything to go by.
Shane
13 Jan 2024Loved the story and the way it was told.. glad you got a break and thanks for the newsletter.. we probably dont say it enough but i makes a difference…
Shane
13 Jan 2024Your newsletter that is..
Thiru
15 Jan 2024Beautifully written. Finding diamonds in the ruff, even in a dilapidated SA.
Love your humor. Thanks
Lee Connolly
31 Jan 2024Thank you for all your articles each deserves a medal. The roadtrip was beautiful and I am going to try buy a copy of Moving to the Platteland .
Many thanks for all your fantastic articles and reports
Lee Connolly
31 Jan 2024I love all your comments and articles . Your roadtrip report was beautiful and I am going tontry get a copy “Moving to the Platteland.”