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Eat Your Heart Out This Valentine’s Day: Romantic Specials & Dining Experiences
Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to spoil your special someone with a romantic meal. No matter where you are, there’s a dreamy spot nearby,


Eat Your Heart Out This Valentine’s Day: Romantic Specials & Dining Experiences
Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to spoil your special someone with a romantic meal. No matter where you are, there’s a dreamy spot nearby,


Blandford Manor – Johannesburg’s oasis for every occasion
Blandford Manor, located near the area of Randburg, Johannesburg, combineselegance and convenience to make your


Make Every Rand Count with Ocean Basket’s Budget-Friendly Menu
The holiday decorations are back in their box, debit orders have gone off, and January


ENJOY HEART-HEALTHY SUMMER FEASTING!
The festive season is a time for indulgence, but it doesn’t have to mean unhealthy


Elegant, Warm, and Unassuming:
Steenberg’s family-friendly Tryn and Bistro1682 restaurants announce their excitingly sumptuous summer menus. Creating a summer


CAPE TOWN’S BREE STREET WELCOMES YATAI – RAMENBAR JUST IN TIME FOR SEASON!
Situated amidst the charming cobblestone roads and rich history of Bree Street, a dynamic culinary


Chef Melusi Twala: Keystone Bistro’s Rising Star at Johannesburg Marriott Melrose Arch
The Johannesburg Marriott Hotel, Melrose Arch proudly introduces Chef Melusi Twala, a culinary visionary whose


Mary-Ann’s Emporium-Cape Town’s beacon of health
Mary-Ann’s Emporium, located in Somerset West in Cape Town, is a shining light for those


Why Transparency in The Restaurant Scene Matters
Despite many countries battling inflation, a study of more than 20,000 consumers from 31 nations


Blended Health Café and Catering – your go to spot for delicious plant-based eats
Situated inside the popular Eat, Surf, Yoga Lifestyle Centre in Glencairn, Blended Health Café and


Kobus se Gat serves up a taste of tradition
Kobus se Gat, nestled in the Swartberg Mountain Pass, opened its doors in 1998. For


JC Brasserie—where Cape Town comes to feast
JC Brasserie, located just under Table Mountain, is one of Cape Town’s not-so-hidden culinary gems.


Salsify Unveils A Bold New Interior
Salsify at The Roundhouse, a cornerstone of Cape Town’s fine dining scene – situated within


Conscious Carnivores-a meat lover’s paradise in Cape Town
Conscious Carnivores, located at Markers Landing in the V&A Waterfront, is a unique restaurant made


The Cost of Dining Across South Africa
The South African economy stands to have its ups and downs and it manifests in


Stir Crazy Cooking—master the art of cooking in Cape Town
Stir Crazy Cooking, located inside the V&A Waterfront, stands out as a beacon for those


6 Health Benefits of Chocolate for Winter (Plus a Zingy Choc Recipe to Boost The Immune System!)
Chocolate is often considered one of life’s luxuries and “guilty” pleasures. But if you know


Burger and Lobster is a culinary delight in Cape Town
Tucked away neatly in Cape Town’s trendiest strip, Burger and Lobster is a lively restaurant


Authentic Italian fine dining at Scala Pasta Bar
Located in the city bowl of Cape Town, Scala Pasta Bar is an authentic Italian
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Actually, Home Food and Travel offers a lot more than just reviews of accommodation, restaurants, spas and adventure activities. We also visit great destinations, receive advice from interior designers and stop to smell the roses and taste the coffee.
Our team of journalists are seasoned travels and love visiting the myriad of exciting places around South Africa. Whether it is off the beaten track or in the heart of the top attractions of the country, we’ll be there,
Home Food and Travel advice on finding the right accommodation
So what is the right accommodation? Well more often than not, it’s your travel budget that dictates the type of accommodation that you choose.
Expensive is not always better. Our team at Home Food and Travel will tell you that they have camped in areas with limited ablutions and had a wonderful holiday. They have also spent a night in a five star hotel only to be disappointed because their expectations exceeded the experience.
The reason for your travels will also affect your choice. A business trip requires different amenities to a beach holiday.
Our articles, reviews and experiences can certainly help you make your decision.
Restaurants with a good mix of service, food and ambiance
To my mind a great restaurant offers three things – excellent service, great food and a wonderful ambiance. Of these, service is the most important.
No matter that the food is delicious and the setting delightful, poor service can ruin the occasion. However, great service combined with mediocre meal and a plane jane restaurant can still be a pleasant night out.
We’ve eaten in restaurants that are really dirty but with incredible food and couldn’t help but give a rave review. We’ve also hardly noticed what we ate because the setting was just amazing.
However, the best restaurants come with the best of service, food and ambiance.
Spas are the ultimate relaxation aid
How do you know when you have had a great spa experience? The answer, of course, is when you doze off on the treatment table.
Well that’s our theory anyway. It also doesn’t take a grand location with enormous facilities for a spa to be really good
A small, personal spa that is owner run can result in the best massage you have ever experienced. However, the grand spas in five star hotels offer unsurpassed facilities in an environment that just makes the stress in your shoulders and neck melt away before you even finish checking in.
Adventure!
You don’t have to be an adrenaline junky to enjoy an exciting experience. In fact, what are commonly termed adventure activities usually have incredibly high safety standards and unblemished safety records.
Ziplining, bungy jumping and shark cage diving are all very safe. It’s just that our mind tells us we are craaazzzzyyyy to be doing this.
On the road to great places of accommodation, restaurants, spas and adventure activities
If you’re driving, be safe and make use of all the wonderful farm stalls that populate South Africa’s open roads.
If you overhear somebody asking a lot of questions or see someone taking photos of empty bedrooms chances are it’s one of our Home Food and Travel team members.
We’re out looking or those great places of accommodation, restaurants, spas and adventure activities.
See you on the road!
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