JOHANNESBURG SEEN THROUGH A CINEMATOGRAPHER'S LENSE

I arrived in Johannesburg yesterday a stop over before my 7 day photo safari in Kruger National Park. Searched for hours to find a great video of Johannesburg. I think I found something you'll enjoy for it's visually pleasing. Will report back here hopefully with some great images of the Big 5 from Kruger.

SOUTH AFRICA BEST IN THE WORLD│WINE TOURISM

“Wine tourism is better developed in South Africa than any country we know. Most wineries have excellent tasting facilities, and many have superb restaurants with spectacular mountain vineyard views offering the special wild game and seafood of the country. Most wineries practice sustainable viticulture and actively protect the Cape’s unique flora, and visitors can combine tasting wine with viewing the protea, fynbos, and renosterbos that constitute the world’s smallest plant kingdom" International Wine Review
In honor of this announcement, Travel And Trade South Africa, thought it would be apropo to feature Steenberg Hotel and Winery a great example of South Africa's "wine tourism."  

© Steenberg Hotel - Tasting Bar

ELEPHANTS │HELP SAVE THEM │SIGN PETITION

Urgent:

Elephants are being killed for ivory. While elephants have some protection through the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), several African nations regularly request that CITES Conference of the Parties allow further sales of ivory from existing stockpiles. Enter: IFAW mobilise their supporters to demand politicians stop the ivory trade and support elephant protection efforts, and now need each of us to DO OUR PART

Baby Elephant © Photo: Rudi van Aarde for IFAW

A shout out to the World – Here is something you can do now will only take a few seconds

Follow this link sign the petition and please do your own social network blast - 

http://www.ifaw.org/africa/our-work/elephants/say-no-ivory

Calling on Capetonians – Here is something you can do on the 11th and 12 of July

“SAVE THE DATE.”  Time: from10h00 -16h00  Where: Centre Court, Cavendish Square, Claremont , Cape Town - Western Cape.  What:  The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Artjamming are partnering up to hold a two day public event in an effort to help save elephants from the ivory trade.  

AWSOME HD SHORT VIDEO CLIP ON AFRICA

TRAVEL TO ETHOSHA NATIONAL PARK AND STAY IN A LUXURY TENTED CAMP

Etosha NationalPark, proclaimed in 1907, as one of Southern Africa’s finest and most important game reserves. The park covers an area of 22,270 km² and is home to dozens of mammal and reptile species, several amphibian species, more than 300 bird species and even one species of fish.  The 4,731 km² salt pan, the largest of its kind in Africa, is the centre piece of the park.

 Ethosha National Park's Salt Pan

STUNNING GENUINE OSTRICH AND NAPPA LEATHER DESIGNER PURSES (HANDBAGS)

The ethos behind Okapi is to produce luxurious, artisanal accessories handmade entirely in Africa, creating job opportunities and growth while striving for exceptional quality and an understated, timeless appeal.  The brand was conceptualised by its South African founder Hanneli Rupert in July 2008.  She was working as a painter in Europe at the time and moved back to Africa to make the idea a reality.

© Okapi Purses (Handbags)

CNN – PROCLAIMS CAPE TOWN "ONE OF THE WORLDS 10 MOST LOVED CITIES"

Cape Town One Of The Most Loved Cities In the World

http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/life/10-most-loved-cities-068149

VINTAGE AND CLASSIC MOTORCARS

Buick Riviera 1972

In the 1970’s, when American styling could be described as “generic”, the Buick Riviera with its sharply pointed boat tail was definitely unusual. It was also indecently fast for its day, although that year was hampered by more stringent emission standards. As a consequence, the 1972 model was somewhat slower than its predecessor.

Rear View Buick Rivera 1972

TWO PASSIONATE BROTHERS ARCHITECTURE ARE PROTECTIVE OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Strey Architects, an award winning architectural firm, conceived by Friedrich and Johann Strey. The two brothers strive to create comfortable, and balanced spaces; all the while never losing sight of earth’s fragile environment and its limited resources.  The Strey brother’s creative endeavours are not limited to environment friendly architecture; their impressive portfolios also include green Interiors and Furniture Designs. The Strey brothers are based in South Africa, and boast an impressive international portfolio that includes: America, Australia, Lesotho, Mozambique, Botswana and Angola.

© Strey Architects - Geerts

SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST BELOVED PHOTOGRAPHER OBIE OBERHOLZER

“Few SA artists can productively be called raconteurs, as in a skilful teller of anecdotes. Most are simply too glum – solemn, too – when spinning yarns around their work. If only more artists, in particular photographers, could be like Obie Oberholzer.”

– Sean O’Toole, Financial Mail

© Obie Oberholzer Diesel And Dust

“I love to travel and look – to look at people and places and things. To journey somewhere, to watch big things get smaller, mingle, change hue and disappear. To look so far that it hurts . . . and smell Africa.  There’s freedom in not knowing quite where you’re going – I mean, what’s another 100 kilometers if you’re making your way towards Swartwitpensbokfonteinberg?”