Awesome South Africa November 2012

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Tweets, pokes & jokes

Another hearty hello from our awesome South Africa! Thank you to all our beloved fans & subscribers who have sent congratulations for our 7th birthday on 17 November. It has been our delight and honour to inform, advertise, entertain, tantalize & prozactize our readers for seven gratifying years. Those who would like to celebrate

Welcome to our 19 000+ subscribers &172 000 monthly web viewers.

with us by sending champagne - a delivery address is available. We promise not donate it to charity this time - we also promise not to fend off stray visitors

West Coast & Inland

like my favourite drummer of all time. See Beware

Who, what, why, where, when & with whom?

"This Mexican Family Feast was my meal choice when I heard I was a contestant and had to cook in the new cooking/blogging series called Dinner Divas. Why Mexican? It’s simple we love it!" Find out more about the Dinner Divas and win with Nina...

Tulbagh Winery has done exceptionally well the past year winning awards in all the competitions entered. We are very proud of our production team with Naude Bruwer as our

of Mr Baker. (Warning: Not for sensitive viewers. Strong use of languange)

NosyRosy Favourites Home entertainment of the month: DVD Gourmet inside the Sylvia Smith Art Studio in the Hemel & Aarde Village. Places to eat Burgundy Eat Fusion Gecko & Harbour Rock Heaven Tapas The Marine Hotel The Daily Bread Shuntin Shed Rivendell Estate

ON OFFER: The HA!man Show with magical guest performance poet Joke Debaere (Belgium) HA!Man is back from two month USA tour with new presidential music and superstorm energy! Places to shop No set fee (unless offered). Donations taken after Eartcote - Best Paint. performance (we dare to do it this way!) Foto First - photographic desires. Treat yourself or someone you care about with a Body PCXPress ALL computer needs Cleansing Ritual or a Nourishing Body Massage at The E&L printing & branding Caledon Hotel & Spa - They understand pamper! Bellini Gallery & Cappuccino-Bar

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production manager. See more on the Tulbagh winery awards...

Read Marc Steyn's brilliantly written account of his two month trip from Kleinbaai to Zambia

and back. Telling of AK47 encounters in The perfect self catering Farm Zambia, abusive boarder officials at Beit bridge, getaway-Delarey. Looking for the addictive animal-sound symphonies, local that peaceful break out of the beer deglutitions and even an encounter in a city and into the country without wild Windhoek nightclub. Insightful, funny & having to travel for hours. 86kms. from Cape Town on the definitely entertaining! The eat, pray, drive West Coast road. Delarey is the chronicles. A semi-serious, often tongue-inperfect spot. Farm style the-cheek account of a two month trip through accommodation just minutes Namibia, Botswana, Zambia & Zimbabwe. J from the world renowned 16mile beach. You will be close to... Read what Whale Coast Conservation do to preserve, protect and promote that which we all During November each year, enjoy. Please get involved. Read the very Movember is responsible for the interesting OCF newsletter. Also about the sprouting of moustaches on Whale Coast Conservation at the National thousands of men’s faces around the world. The aim of which is to Launch of the Blue Flag Beaches. Here you can raise vital funds and awareness read more about The Blue Flag which is a for men’s health, specifically voluntary eco-label awarded to 3850 beaches prostate cancer and other and marinas in 46 countries across Europe, cancers that affect men. How to South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, New Zealand, get this to grow on you... Brazil, Canada and the Caribbean. Children are naturally creative, at our classes we encourage the natural creativity that already exists. Why children need supervision when learning How to get involved... Greetings from Darling ….. My apologies for no newsletter last month – I was asked to do a series of tastings in India during the first week of October and time just ran out. India was fascinating in all aspects … alas I only had 6 days, and with Trade visits in Mumbai followed by food and wine evenings in Pune, Chennai and Goa, sleep deprivation was the rule and not

Support Fairtrade! Look for the Fairtrade Mark on products such as coffee, tea and wine. Fairtrade's mission is to alleviate rural poverty and to empower small-scale farmers as well as disadvantaged workers primarily in Africa by creating market opportunities for and increasing sales of Fairtrade labelled products in South Africa. Fairtrade Label South Africa (FLSA) is a Marketing Organisation for Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International

Country place for sale Stanford area Hemel & Aarde Estate Services E&L Screenprinters, signage & embroidery Earthworks - Garden Service with care! Woodworks - Dream it, they create it! Exclusive Works - Steelworks & Building Expertise Refine Anti ageing & Laser Clinic - Hermanus The Garden Company PCXPress ALL computer needs Medical Services Pappin Pretorius Optometrist Places to stay Hermanus Beach Front Lodge Francolin Hof Hemel & Aarde Estate 7 Karen's Place Things to do: Go to the Caledon Spa! Learn to dance with confidence! Get Fit! Proactive Fitness Invest offshore - De Vere South Africa Get Clever & informed Hermanus U3A Art on the Rocks at the Marine Susan 0828354392 Live your optimal potential! Transitions Consulting The Vermont Art Circle: See their website ...more Wine News Rivendell Wine Estate & Bistro Wine tastings and a very popular Bistro. Experience the culinary delights of a different country over every Sunday Lunch.

(FLO). FLSA promotes and creates a market for the internationally recognised Fairtrade Mark in South Africa. The products that carry this Certification Mark have been audited against standards that are set by FLO. The products

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the exception. Find out what Charles is wineng about and what you could receive as a prize... If you have toys that your children or grandchildren have grown out of please think of our SPCA Second Hand shop. We are desperate to have some toys for Christmas to sell. You could make some poor child’s Christmas really special because new toys are expensive and at the same time we could raise funds for our animals, the holidays tend to get particularly busy when we have an influx of abandoned dogs. How can you help... Index of symbols on Nosy Rosy Google Map. Is your business on the Nosy Rosy Google map find out how to get on the Map...

range from cotton to bananas to wine, and even Where can you sleep in flowers! Tulbach If you can play drums like Ginger Baker, you may also get a Golden VIP badge - hopefully one without the warning "Cantankerous" printed across. This is how he handles unwelcome visitors. Beware of Mr Baker. Stanford The Panorama restaurant at Bellavista close to Stanford is open for the summer! The great meals prepared by the chef will tickle your taste buds while the vista over the fynbos, Atlantic and Mountains will beguile all stress out of your system. Hermanus MEDICAL: None so blind as those who would not visit the brilliant Pappin Pretorius Optometrists. Apart from the most professional and informed eye test, you will find the zooty-est and most elegant of frame collections too. PUBLICATIONS: The only hand drawn publication we know of in the world, is expanding to Cape Town. The Whale Coast Wanderer. BUSINESS: The Labour Office. Help you and your company to reach full potential. Do you need qualified & vetted staff? Contact The Labour Office. The Hermanus Business Network is growing strong & doing great work for their members. ART: Read about our inimitable Sylvia Smith! Bellini Gallery & Cappuccino-Bar GENERAL AND ALL OVER AWESOME SOUTH AFRICA SHOWS, MUSIC & UPCOMING EVENTS Due to an overwhelming demand for Rodriguez live in concert in 2013, organiser Big Concerts has added another performance date in Johannesburg and Cape Town. The new dates are February 18 at the Big Top Arena, Carnival City Johannesburg and February 21 at the Grand Arena, GrandWest Cape Town. Rodriguez is also scheduled to perform at the Big Top arena on February 15 and 16, and in Cape Town at the Grand Arena, Grand West on February 20. Cape Town Cape Town Opera - Just do it!

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luxury and be ON the beach front for less than R250pp? Look at this mind & mood altering place. HERMANUS BEACH FRONT LODGE.


Tori Amos - 12 - 14 November 2012 Theatre of Marcellus - Emperors Palace - Johannesburg

Who and what is SANSA? The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is South Africa's government body for the promotion and use of space. It also fosters cooperation in space-related activities and research in space science Read more about SANSA SANSA Space Science will host a Summer School in Hermanus from 3 to 14 December 2012 for final year BSc students majoring in Physics. Preference will be given to students who intend to continue their postgraduate studies in Space Physics. The Summer School will include lectures and extensive practical sessions in which each student will be allocated a computer workstation. Click here for more information.

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Stay & Play at Southern Sun Newlands.


This comes Highly recommended: Nosy Rosy's computers have been super served for more than 7 years by the owner of


Bellavista - Panorama Restaurant Between Stanford & Gansbaai.

Mobile: +27 (0)82 901 76 50 www.bella.co.za

Francolinhof Guesthouse in Hermanus borders the Fernkloof Nature Reserve and offers breath taking views of the mountain and the ocean. See all the excellent reviews on Google maps www.francolinhof.co.za



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