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Cruise news: The cheapest cruise next season is the 5 March 2014 cruise from Cape Town to nowhere, from R3458* for two consenting adults sharing a cabin ;)
Tip for cheap flights: Fly on Friday the 13th. For example, a lot of the cheapest return flights in September are on Friday the 13th of September 2013 (or if you're looking further out, you may want to fly on the 13th December 2013 or 13th June 2014).
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For those who haven't had a chance to take part in our travel survey, we're still running it for the next few days. We will randomly draw from the entrants & this time give away 4 travel vouchers, each with a value of R500. You can use the travel vouchers to discount flights, car hire or cruises (terms and conditions apply, including that they must be used by 30th April 2014).
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Have you got a spare R63k lying around? If so, you might want to try an Emirates first class flight to Dubai. For the rest of us, here's a video review of the Emirates First Class flight experience.
The Flightglobal Fleet Forecast says that "the global commercial aircraft fleet in service is expected to increase by more than 180% by 2032...more than 40% of the jet aircraft are expected to be operating in Asia-Pacific & China....Boeing & Airbus are expected to remain the 2 largest commercial aircraft OEMs, between them delivering an estimated 87% by value of the world's commercial jet aircraft through 2032".
Skywise Airline have paid the deposit on the two Boeing 737-300s they are planning to lease. They are waiting for their AOC (Air Operator Certificate) to be issued by the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) and are expected to launch at the end of August.
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About 30kms into our journey we came across a real little gem – Roger Young Original Handcrafted Furniture and Photography. Roger lives on the property and also offers 1 cozy room for hire. He makes light lunches and teas and coffees for walk-in visitors. He is passionate about his craft and is very knowledgeable about the area. His handcrafted furniture which we saw was superbly made. We sat on the front porch, looking out at the most spectacular view (see pic below), drinking tea with Roger as if we had known him for years. If you do happen to pass his way, you really must stop and meet Roger.
A little further on we came to a fork in the road – right was the road towards the Cango Caves and left was back towards Calitzdorp. We took the left turn and again, came across some great places. We stopped at Oude Poskantoor Gallery and Coffee Shop to have a look at the gallery. The coffee shop was full and there was quite a vibrant feel about the place. We then saw the sign that said Peter Bayly Wines and we decided to see if it was open. All seemed quiet but as we went around to the back of the house we saw 3 people on the back stoep. We immediately apologised for interrupting but we were beckoned to come and join them and it turned out to be Peter Bayly and his wife Yvonne with another visitor. What a fantastic couple they were – they invited us to join them at their big yellowwood table on their back stoep overlooking their 1.2 ha of vineyard and Peter brought out a tray of wines and port which we tasted. We must have spent about an hour or 2 with them, hearing fascinating stories from Peter and Yvonne, how they came to the area, how their white port came about and after buying some of their wine and port we left, again feeling like we had known them all our lives.
We returned to the town after a very pleasant drive – far exceeding our expectations! Saturday night we had a good supper at “Die Dorpshuis”. During dinner we reflected on our time in Calitzdorp and surrounding area, and if we had to compare it to Prince Albert, whilst Calitzdorp town was not as beautiful and neatly laid out, we found the people to be open, incredibly friendly and eager to share their hospitality. The outer lying areas of Calitzdorp made our trip really worthwhile and we would certainly make a return visit.
Barbara Davis, 6 to 8 July 2013
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