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Colleen Blaine

I'm a bush loving, ocean living, wine drinking, olive eating travel writer sharing Southern Africa and afar through my stories and photography. And I blog at colleenblaine.co.za
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5 must-do wine activities in Robertson Valley this summer
South Africa has long been applauded as one of the world’s leading wine destinations and none more so than...
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A local’s guide to driving the Garden Route
South Africa’s Garden Route is fast becoming one of the most popular tourist destinations in South Africa, after Cape...
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Cape Town: A walk down Long Street
A visit to Cape Town is not complete without a cruise down and around one of its oldest streets....
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6 hotels you didn’t know existed in South Africa
Many say that all hotels are the same.  Seen one; seen them all. However, this may not be the...
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11 Reasons why farm fresh rocks in George
One of my favourite parts about flying into George airport is as the plane clears the magnificent Outeniqua mountain...
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The trendiest restaurants in Port Elizabeth
It’s not often you hear South Africa’s friendly city mentioned in the same sentence as trendy or up-to-date, yet...
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Great Johannesburg festivals for everyone
If you haven’t been to a festival near where you live in the last 12 months in South Africa...
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How to find cheap last-minute flights
For some of us planning ahead can be a little bit daunting and booking last minute is a normal...
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The 10 best Port Elizabeth beaches
Port Elizabeth has been called many things from the ‘windy city’ and ‘friendly city’ to the Gateway to the...