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…a Negative Wine Experience.
One of Sabie’s precious tourism patrons has picked up a negative experience in South African Wine from a well known Wine Cellar. He purchased a 5 liter box of Stein Select from one of the bottle shops in Sabie. He … Continue reading
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Old Stone Joe on the N4 Highway
One of the routes to Sabie passes Old Stone Joe on the N4 Highway from Gauteng. Ever since I can remember, Old Stone Joe has been a feature on what was a narrow little dirt road, which is presently known … Continue reading
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The Chute
After alluvial gold became exhausted in the Pilgrim’s Rest and Sabie regions, new gold fields were discovered first at Kaapschehoop, then at Moodies and then eventually at Barberton in 1884. Barberton, was beginning to boom, as more reefs were discovered, … Continue reading
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Night drives through the Forests around Sabie
Perceptions and so called facts about the alien forests around Sabie are not always correct, and can be somewhat misleading. Apart from the gulleys, kloofs and vales that contain numbers of indigenous tree species, the remaining landscape originally consisted largely … Continue reading
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A Bright Green Tale…from Richard & Tina.
When Tina and I get to manage various different Lodges as “locums”, we certainly do have some very “interesting” challenges to contend with from time to time. There are occasionally the more mundane problems…water pipes being broken, power failures, or … Continue reading
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The Elusive African Black Leopard makes a dramatic and sudden appearance once again…
There have been so few sightings of African Black Leopard over the past decades that it has been concluded that they no longer inhabit the forests around Sabie or even exist for that matter. At 06.30hrs on Tuesday morning 12th … Continue reading
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Some Wagoneering Dynamics encountered by Transport Riders.
The book of Jock of the Bushveld tells of so many experiences on Fitzpatrick’s journeys that in order to savour and digest the contents, one should actually read and re-read the book for those accounts. We take so much for … Continue reading
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Leopards in the mountains behind Sabie
Sightings of leopard are quite common in the mountains behind Sabie. Cyclists competing in the various cycling events over the years have not infrequently come across leopard near the mountain trails, especially near Maritzbos. On one occasion they encountered a … Continue reading
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An extremely rare African “Red” Leopard was recently killed on the road near Lydenburg
An extremely rare African “Red” Leopard was recently killed on the road near Lydenburg. The fully-grown female apparently carried a very rare genetic mutation called erythrism, which refers to the unusual reddish pigmentation of its fur and skin.. Mr Egbert … Continue reading
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Provincial and Municipal Traffic Officials Extorting Money From both Foreign and Local Tourists alike
It has come to our notice on a number of occasions that both Municipal and Provincial Traffic Officers are demanding “spot”money from International and Local tourists alike along our highways and byways. These culprits are demanding “spot” money on reduced … Continue reading
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