Cook & Look

Lest we forget

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November 11th 2014
Visited the Brampton wine estate this week, the setting is beautiful. Our table for lunch was set amongst the vines, can't get any nearer the grape except in the glass already squeezed though! We had a delicious tapas lunch and whiled away the afternoon drinking a very chilled glass or two of Rose and looking at the spectacular scenery of the mountains. It was a lovely spot and a very chilled out ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Knysna

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more