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Superlatives in a superlative setting
I went to sleep to a chorus of frogs worthy of an orchestra. The lake at Bramasole Guest House in Magoebaskloof lay across the lawn from my bedroom, while the other side looked into an ancient indigenous forest. The trees are like none I have ever seen with names like Forest Cabbage Tree (Cussonia sphaerocephala)…
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Of feet, fairies and a fantastic house
Magoebaskloof has a mystical charm about it and it has attracted free-spirited and eccentric people for 100 years who value the nature of their surroundings. One of these is Colleen Ballenden, whose family has lived on their property in idyllic surroundings for a century. When Robin McIntosh of Intersect Architects and Bramasole Guest House discovered…
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Route 71 to Tzaneen – a different world
[mappress] If you’re coming from Johannesburg, the road to Tzaneen takes you past the outskirts of Polokwane, Limpopo’s capital, and then east. Surprisingly, it’s a proper dual carriageway with a wide median down the middle — not something I’ve seen very often around here – probably because I avoid toll roads because I they show…