Category Cultural Delights

A magical buffet of joy, tradition, and flavour that can include arts and crafts that paint a vivid picture. Performances that dance with passion, cuisine that tickles our taste buds, festivals that ignite the spirit, literature that tells captivating tales, and architecture that stands as a testament to cultural greatness. It’s a feast for the senses!

Vacancy | Library Intern Swellendam

Get paid to sort, scan, deliver, and possibly dodge falling books as an EPWP Intern at Swellendam Library Service. Must sport Grade 12 education, youth (18-35 years), computer skills, and excellent verbal/written chatter. Offers are open only for the Swellendam crowd. Apply before 15 March 2023. Go, go, go!

A Poem About A Moment of Love

Valentine’s Day is a photo fiesta, with candlelit dinners and red roses ripe for the snapping.
Treasured instants immortalized in pixels, reminiscing moments of love and laughter years later. However, don’t forget to live in the moment while setting the perfect shot.

Luminar Neo turns 3 years old in 2025. To etch your love-story photos sharper, Skylum Luminar offers discounted rates for monthly subscriptions and lifetime licenses, with a camera give-away to top it off.

The Western Cape Zephyrs: Brave the Cape of Good Hope

Head to Cape Town in the Western Cape region for picturesque views and diverse cultures, but be prepared to dance with the “Cape Doctor” – its notorious wind blowing up to 50 km/h. It’s got multiple personalities – chills you down in summers, becomes your rogue hairdryer, or transforms into a ghostly fog orchestra at night. Keeping an eye on it can turn residents into amateur weather forecasters, and make walking uphill feel like a workout. Still, it’s the city’s natural air purifier and part-time music video director. Sounds windy, yet interesting!

Travel | Guest Houses

Guest houses are becoming the new go-to for travelers, giving hotels a run for their money. Offering a unique blend of personalized service, a cosy ambience, and more bang for your buck, guest houses teleport you to a home far from home. They range from barebones lodging where DIY is your mantra to professionally run enterprises with cushy amenities. So next trip, ditch the hotel for a guest house and doze off feeling like a local!

Food | Stroopwafels

For sugar aficionados, the Dutch treat of stroopwafels, or syrup waffles, will spin your tastebuds like a roller coaster! Born in the picturesque city of Gouda, these crispy delights filled with caramel gooeyness have infiltrated worldwide snack cupboards. Fancy a DIY? Grab some flour, butter, brown sugar, yeast, eggs and a dash of cinnamon for the perfect homemade stroopwafel!

Heritage | The Christian Cross

Here’s the crux of the story, folks! The Christian cross, a global heartthrob, wowed audiences way before Christianity. Used by many ancient civilizations as an emblem, the cross has had star turns as the Egyptian Tau Cross and the luck-bringing Fylfot Cross! Nowadays, it’s often seen in fashion showrooms, tattoo studios and, hey, even as symbols of hope, love and sacrifice at Parktown Convent. Now that’s a true cross-over celeb!

The Naked Man on the Helderberg Wine Route

Anton Smit, famed South African sculptor, rules the roost in the art world with his colossal abstract structures, most notably – the bare dude in Cape Town’s Idiom Winery. This metal masterpiece enhances its surroundings, collaborating effortlessly with vineyards and vintage wines. So, if you fancy a tipple and eye-catching outdoor art, take a joyride along the Helderberg Wine Route. Just don’t drop your merlot in surprise!

Origins | The Enterprise

Since the 70s, the Enterprise ride has been spinning smiles onto faces at fairs worldwide. Despite the digital age threatening to derail its popularity, this classic carnival creation clings on tenaciously. Whether through screen-age tech tweaks or a nostalgic resurgence, the ride’s future could still be sky high!

Unlock a World of Flavor with DIY Hot Sauce & Chutnies

Spicing up life since 6,000 years, hot sauce took a global tour in the 16th century and never looked back. Now, if you’re bored with the store-bought versions, get creative and DIY your own red-hot elixir or a mild chutney. Just remember to wear gloves while wrestling with chilies because safety is no laughing matter even if your hot sauce experiment turns out to be!

Food | Bread Sticks

Hey there, pasta fans – ever wondered where good ol’ breadsticks originate?

Turns out, a 17th-century Italian baker gets the credit (though his ghost probably feels miffed, we’re not sure).

Today, breadsticks come in many shapes, sizes, flavours, and even continents. They could be Italian-style Grissini, a cinnamon dessert or an oversized American appetizer. PSA: Homemade breadstick glory achievable in 20 mins flat! Let’s get baking, people!

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