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18 -19 Through the lens of William Walker

10 Heinz en Charl ‘Braai’ kuier, deel resep

21 - 22 Die Skot en die sandkrokodille

6-12 Nuwe trekpleisters by kykNET Buite-ekspo

26-27 Roaming through Robertson

14-15 ‘n Tuiste langs die Atlantiese Oseaan

30 Langs die Weskuswaters

16-17 Around the oaks of Stellenbosch

31 Restaurantgids

18-19 Through the lens of William Walker

32 Goodies and Gadgets

21-22 Boerseun en die ‘sandkrokodille’

33 What’s Happening

24-25 London Calling

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From the Editor Van die Redakteur Braai, boerseuns en bome Braai, boerseuns en bome... klink na ‘n vreemde kombinasie, maar dis wat jy in hierdie uitgawe van de moZáik sal vind.

Ons braai saam met die 'idol' Heinz Winckler, ons kuier bietjie by 'n boerseun wat skotse rokkies dra en 'sandkrokodille' vang en ons word vasgevang deur die magiese eienskappe van bome wat deur William Walker vasgevang is.

It is time for the third kykNET Expo on the Môreson farm outside Malmesbury.

Yearly this event grows in stature and excitement.

Here you can braai with Heinz Winckler and Charl Bruwer, have a look at all the new and exciting products for the camping and bundu-bashing and have fun with the kids. Truely a family gathering that has the making for lots of fun and laughter.

Daar is 'n interessante fotoblik op 'n uniek-ontwerpte huis langs die Atlantiese Oseaan op Yzerfontein.

We hop the aeroplane and take the a flight to London to find out exactly who is calling from the Northern Hemisphere.

Pietman die Skot, oftewel Pietman Geldenhuys, vertel van sy stokperdjies, sy liefde vir sing, grappies vertel en ... sy sandkrokodille.

Riebeek-Kasteel photographer William Walker is an avid photographer that captures nature in it's essence. We see the world through his eyes.

Put on your comfy shoes, put on some sunblock and head outdoor this February to experience the fun and nature!

Ons gaan skop ook bietjie ons skoene uit langs die Weskuswaters en kyk na die wonderskone strandomgewing.

Publishers Johan Viljoen & John-Beattie Paterson

Content Johan Viljoen Susan Botha Clifford Roberts

Photography Johan Viljoen Clifford Roberts Maryke Roberts William Walker Jorina Kriel Photography Adam Letch

Marketing JB Paterson - jb@demozaik.co.za Desire Kriel - desire@demozaik.co.za Karin Neethling - karin@diecourant.co.za Marietjie Nel - marietjie@diecourant.co.za

Layout and Design Izelle Garcia Schalk Eygelaar

Contact Tel: 022 487 3221 jb@demozaik.co.za www.demozaik.co.za www.facebook.com/DeMozaikMagazine Twitter: @demozaik

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Dit is die derde jaar wat die baie gewilde kykNET Buite-ekspo op die plaas Môreson buite Malmesbury plaasvind en soos elkeeen van die vorige kere, asook die kere wat dit in Bela-Bela gehou word, is daar vanjaar weer ‘n interessante mengsel van ou staatmakers en opwindende nuwe trekpleisters op die program.

Van 12 tot 14 Februarie kan elkeen wat van die buite-lewe of ‘n lekker saamkuier hou, dié ekspo besoek.

Organiseerder Marius Opperman het aan de moZáik vertel dat te oordeel aan die groot klomp navrae van belangstellende stalletjiehouers en voornemende besoekers, gaan daar vanjaar nog meer mense na dié reeds gewilde geleentheid stroom.

Naas twee dae van quadfiets-aksie op die 4x4-baan, ‘n bulletjiebraaikompetisie vir die jongspan, ‘n lang lys gewilde kunstenaars wat sal verseker

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dat besoekers in feestelike atmosfeer kuier, gratis 4x4-ritte saam met André de Villiers, ‘n “braaipie”-kompetisie, tag-rugby saam met Breyton Paulse en sy stigting, bekendes se kosdemostrasies, Lollos wat die Sondagprogram vir die kinders ophelder en Heinz Winckler wat ook die Sondag ‘n biddiens vir reën sal lei, is daar ‘n kindervermaak-area, die Santam Swartland Wynroete se wyntuin en heelparty bekende akteurs wat die ekspo besoek.

Belangstellendes kan ook die Vrydagmiddag met Johan Badenhorst van die Voetspore-reeks gesels oor sy volgende reise na Namibië en Ysland.

Verlede jaar se ekspo het sowat 14 000 besoekers gelok en vanjaar se buitelug-, vroue-, deli-, kos- en leefstyluitstallings beloof weer om in elkeen se behoeftes te voldoen.

Die kunstenaars wat die naweek vir die vermaak sal sorg, sluit die eerste keer ook deelnemers aan die ATKV se Crescendo-kompetisie in.

Die Crescendo-konsert is die Vrydagaand om 18:00 en Saterdag om 12:30 op die program.

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Onder die ander gewilde stemme op die verhoog is Die Broers, Amoré, Heinz Winckler, Hugo Nieuwoudt, Nadia Louw, Sam en Calla en Demi Lee Moore.

Nog ‘n nuutjie op vanjaar se program is die valskermvertonings van Mother City Skydiving (as die weer dit toelaat). Besoekers sal ook die geleentheid kry om saam met dié klub se lede te gaan tandem-spring by hul terrein buite Malmesbury.

Op Saterdag se program is ook ‘n Agrimark/ Lasher-kompetisie waar deelnemers hul slag sal wys om ‘n voorgeskrewe selfdoenprojek aan te pak.

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neem saam met die bekendes, helikopterritte en natuurlik die nuutste buitelugprodukte en tegnologie te besigtig.

Die Tag Rugby-afrigtingskliniek vind Saterdagoggend plaas saam met die Breyton Paulse Stigting en direk daarna sal die Tag Rugbytoernooi plaasvind.

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ie bekende wenner van Suid-Afrika se eerste Idols, gewilde sanger Heinz Winckler, is een van die kunstenaars wat besoekers vanjaar by die kykNET Buite-Ekspo op Môreson buite Malmesbury gaan vermaak.

Winckler is bekend vir treffers soos "Vat my hand", "Jakarandakoningin" en "Ek kan Weer in Liefde Glo".

Sy eerste Afrikaanse album, Ek Kan Weer In Liefde Glo, is in 2009 uitgereik en Winckler het in die film Mooirivier sy debuut as akteur gemaak.

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Onder Winckler se lang lys treffers tel ook Once in a Lifetime, 1001 Soene en You and I (wat hy saam met Charlize Berg sing).

Winckler se optrede is Saterdagmiddag op die program. Hy sal ook Sondagoggend om 10:00 'n spesiale biddiens vir reën lei.

Hy het 'n raps meer as 'n jaar gelede ook 'n nuwe projek, Braai Ve’Note, van stapel gestuur saam met Charl “Braai” Bruwer.

Braai Ve’Note het ontstaan toe Winckler en Bruwer besluit het om hulle talente saam te span en vir mense ’n pakket aan te bied wat vermaak en spitbraai-spyseniering kombineer.

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Die produkreeks sluit verskeie modelle van die EC Braai-sisteem in.

Die Braai Ve’Note-span is vanjaar ook by die kykNET Buite-Ekspo. Hulle gaan ’n kosstalletjie met lipleklekker eetgoed en ’n uitstallerstalletjie hê waar hulle die EC Braai sal demonstreer.

Bo en behalwe die deurgaanse demonstrasies by hul stalletjie, gaan Langebaan se Le Roux Van Vuuren van Kokkedoor-faam die Saterdagmiddag ook by Braai Ve’Note ’n draai maak en spesiale braairesepte demonstreer saam met Charl.

Braai Ve'Note deel ook vandeesmaand hul Chardonnay Hoender-resep met ons lesers.

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Metode Braai hoenderstukke in botter tot half gaar saam met gemengde kruie en kerriepoeier.

Verwyder hoender en braai uie, spekvleis en sampioene in die botter Voeg hoender weer by en braai vir n laaste keer deur.

Gooi 3/4 bottel chardonnay by die bestanddele en maak toe met foelie en los op medium kole vir 40 minute om te prut.

Meng ná 40 minute die room in en los vir n verdere 10 minute om te prut Bedien met geroosterde broodjies op die kole..... lekker eet en skink n glasie van die oorblywende wyn!

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Argitek Gavin Maddock vertel die kliënt wou 'n moderne vakansiehuis met volop see-uitsig hê waar sy eendag kan aftree.

Hy het die dubbelverdieping-struktuur van 600 vierkante meter ontwerp en 'n verbeeldingryke buite-leef-ruimte geskep.

Met drie slaapkamers, vier badkamers volop leef- en onthaalruimte, 'n gallery en studeerkamer het die meeste van die vertrekke uitsig op die see.

Van die meubels is ook spesiaal ontwerp om die betrokke ruimtes te komplementeer.

Uitsig op die see is tot die maksimum van 14 meter benut met 'n plafonhoogte van 3,3 meter, volhoogte skuifdeure en strategies-geplaaste kolomme om versperring te beperk.

Gavin Maddock Design Studio is gebaseer in Noosa, Australië. Maddock het jare se ondervinding as argitek onder meer by Metropolis Design en Stefan Antoni Argitekte in Kaapstad. www.gavinmaddock.com foto's: Adam Letch

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No visit to Stellenbosch is complete without delving a little deeper into its history, writes Clifford Roberts.

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ven with the old, white walled buildings lining its streets, it’s hard to imagine what the old town of Stellenbosch was like.

“The road here used to be wider,” says our guide Hanli Fourie, tracing an arc through the air across Dorp Street. “For the oxwagons to turn.

That’s why some of the houses had benches built on the front stoep, near their front doors – you could sit and talk to passers-by.”

I’ve walked here many times, enjoying the shade of these ancient trees along the watervore or water channels, and the scenery, but never with this insight. Hanli is the founder of Bites & Sites tours, which adds to a historical walk the evolving culture of food too. Hers is one of a number of tours available through the town.

To begin, we buy a bag of biltong at Eikeboom butchery, reportedly the oldest independent one of its kind.

Quickly, I realise the full compendium of stories that have unfolded in this town since its founding by Cape Colony Governor Simon van der Stel in 1679 have filled many volumes and will fill many more. A walk-through can only hope to offer an intriguing taste – a mere amuse bouche on its elaborate buffet.

He was known as the tree planter of this Eikestad, but Van der Stel’s trees were of less use than he’d hoped. In these southern climes, the trees grow too fast to use for wine barrels (the first vineyards were planted here in 1690).

And, early settlers building houses developed a notable preference for clay over wood.

Nonetheless, fire devastated large parts of the village over the years to the extent that the oldest representation of it, known as the Van Staden sketch of February 1710, is barely recognisable.

At the heritage protected Oude Werf Hotel, we descend stairs into the building’s foundations and crowd a narrow space. Through a window the remains of an old grave and foundation walls are visible.

Alongside it is a model of what the town

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Dorp, Andringa, Plein, Church and Ryneveld are amongst its oldest and constitute the historic centre. It is here you’ll find the museum complex – a small community that shows life at the time of the early settlers.

There’s Schreuder house, a simple residence with a fireplace and things sewn and hewn for everyday use. In another building – Grosvenor House – there’s an example of an early shower and various living spaces, as if the inhabitants simply dropped what they were busy with and vanished. The vegetable patch between the houses that was so crucial to survival seems so unusual now.

We leave the enclave and stroll on, listening to the stories of the people who used to live here. Further on is the former home of Hercules van Loon, the town’s first church minister who, for a reason that remains unknown to this day, later took his own life with a pocket knife.

The image of a small settlement on the banks of the Eerste River, surrounded by mountain peaks, begins to take shape in my mind.

Near the museum is the Faculty of Theology Building, or as the locals refer to it, the engeltjiefabriek (angel factory). Previously the magistrate’s offices, it is one of the earliest roots of the town’s renowned university. Legend has it that the town’s first major fire started here, in 1710, when embers blown from a magistrate’s pipe set the surrounding thick bush alight.

Past the entrance, we crouch through the low branches of a Norfolk pine planted in the early 1800s. Now, its trunk is both high and many armspans wide, as if the turbulence of history itself had made it so.

We head down Dorp Street. The streets of Stellenbosch are quiet today; you can get a table

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We stop briefly at the small Lutheran Church, one of the earlier designs by Carl Otto Hager – the architect who became most prolific in NeoGothic churches across South Africa. Then, we’re across the road from La Gratitude, a Cape Dutch building that houses an upmarket restaurant. It used to be the home of amongst others William Charles Winshaw, the Kentucky-born immigrant who established the Stellenbosch Farmers Winery.

“Gables had practical uses in addition to being an aesthetic addition,” says Hanli. “If the thatch ever caught fire, gables provided a clear escape route. They also served to channel rainwater away from the front entrance.”

On the way back up the road, a short detour takes us through the Schoon De Companje store, an artisanal collaboration and design imbued with a palpable sense of history. I’m reminded of the Millstream, once the life-blood for bakers in the village.

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glimpses of the white church steeple. The church was re-built there in 1723, on what were then the outskirts of town, to prevent it being destroyed by fire again.

We pass the Coopmanshuis, built by Alhardus Bartholomeus Coopman and originally as a single storey, H-shape Cape Dutch residence. Down the years it also served as university dormitory and is today a five-star boutique hotel and spa.

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The afternoon has turned gold without us even noticing. Soon, we’re back at the car and saying our goodbyes.

Already the restaurants have begun to fill with evening patrons.

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Johan Dempers

Through the lens of William Walker

William Walker is a passionate photographer and print maker who lives and works in Riebeek Kasteel.

He and his wife Mary, have opened Pictorex, a photographic print studio and gallery at 12 Royal Street.

Pictorex is dedicated to passionate photographers and lovers of photography with a simple philosophy.

William shares some of his art with readers and takes them on a journey to the trees.

For further information, visit the Pictorex website: http://www. pictorex.co.za/

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ense het hom leer ken as Peter Mitchell – ‘n Skot wat onder moeilike omstandighede leer Afrikaans praat het en dit nou skreeusnaaks op die verhoog gebruik.

Of is hy eintlik Pietman die Skot: ‘n boerseun wat nog net ‘n Skotse rompie nodig het om sy aksent mee af te rond.

Eintlik is hy Pietman Geldenhuys (deesdae van Malmesbury), ‘n begaafde musikant, komediant, liedjieskrywer en akteur.

Met ‘n wye verskeidenheid staaltjies, liedjies en ‘n vlymskerp sin vir humor hou hy gehore in die palm van sy hand.

Hy huiwer nie om met homself die spot te dryf nie – selfs sy skoonpa, die bekende storieverteller Arno van Zyl, loop deur.

Tog hou hy sy verskillende karakters in hul verskillende verhoogkassies. Maar dan sien jy die glinstering in sy oë en jy wonder hoe groot is die knippie sout wat jy saam met sy stories moet neem.

Pietman Geldenhuys is 35 jaar gelede op Prince Alfred Hamlet gebore. Sy grootwordjare is deurspek met reise saam met sy pa in 'n vragmotor dwarsoor Suid-Afrika.

Van kleins af het hy staaltjies oor dié reise vertel.

“Toe Ollie Viljoen se Spies en Plessis boonop op die kassie verskyn, het die gogga my op 'n storie-klier raakgebyt. In my hoërskooljare het die einste gogga my weer op dieselfde plek gehap met die uitsaai van Maak 'n Las. “Ek het die klomp grapmakers haarfyn dopgehou en behoorlik soos een van hulle gevoel as ek my vriende met die naboots daarvan vermaak het.”

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As 'n jong man (laat 20s), ontmoet hy vir Ollie Viljoen, die brein agter "Spies en Plessis" en "Maak 'n Las", en 'n hegte vriendskap ontstaan.

Dis dieselfde vriendskap wat hom toe as't ware saam met sy eertydse helde op die verhoog plaas.

Helde soos Nico Nel, Pyp de Villiers, Arno van Zyl, Alan Hughes, Zak du Plessis en Jammies Jamneck.

In hierdie vertoning bring Pietman hulde aan van die grootmanne asook die ontslape Tolla van der Merwe, Johanna Jonkers en oom Duisendpoot.

Hierdie vertoning van stories van oraloor word tussendeur ingekleur deur sy alterego, Peter Mitchell, se staaltjies en musiek van om die wêreld. Kom deel in die humoristiese herlewing van ou TV-vriende en al Pietman se ander karakters.

Pietman is ‘n mens-mens: Hy hou van mense, hy is lief vir sy vriende, hy kook graag vir hulle en hou van kaartspeel.

“Ek is mal oor krieket en gholf, maar hou ook van lees en gedigte skryf.”

Dan is daar die anderkant: Die natuurmens, die ou wat water spaar op interessante maniere.

“Het jy geweet dat ‘n lugreëlaar tot tien liter water ‘n dag lek?” wil hy weet en vertel dan hoe hy ‘n toutjie by die uitlaat vasmaak en die water dan na sy broodbome herlei.

Hy is baie erg oor die Karoo: “Ons gaan graag Tankwa-Karoo toe en dan jag ek sandkrokodille,” vertel hy doodernstig.

Eers as sy vrou, Arné, begin lag, weet jy dit is weer een van sy komieklikhede. Maar alles het ‘n tikkie waarheid in: sandkrokodille is sy naam vir skerpioene en hy “jag” hulle regtig – met ‘n ultravioletlig.

“Ek kan ure vir hulle sit en kyk. Die lig laat hulle geel vertoon,” vertel hy en wys op sy selfoon van die snaakse gediertetjies.

Pietman se loopbaan kom reeds tien jaar aan en hy is ewe bedrewe in Engels as Afrikaans. Só was hy die eerste Suid-Afrikaanse komediant om in die Hammersmith Apollo in London op te tree.

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Vol program met drie vertonings by KKNK Hy het ook van 2012 tot 2014 by die Afrikaans is Groot-konserte opgetree – voor 280 000 mense.

Vanjaar kan aanhangers na vele optredes van hom uitsien. Die eerste hiervan is by Die Boerteater in Durbanville, op 19 Februarie.

Daarna is hy met drie produksies by die Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, wat vanjaar van 24 tot 30 Maart plaasvind.

Hy en Chris van Niekerk tree in Renier Grootlieg de Winnaar op – musiekteater met regie en teks deur Ingrid Howard. Pietman het al die musiek geskryf en gehelp met die samestelling en regie.

Dan is daar Mitchell & Turner, kontemporêre musiek met Nick Turner en Schalk Joubert.

Die derde produksie is Naledi berge nog so blou - Pietman, sy alter ego Peter Mitchell, Koos Kombuis, Katlego Maboe, Schalk Joubert, Nick Turner, Kevin Gibson, Albert Frost en Ramon Alexander.

Pietman is ook 'n mede-aanbieder van Oppiestoep – ‘n TV-reeks wat hy saam met Andries Vermeulen gemaak het en wat gereed is vir uitsending.

Daar is ook altyd sy bekende Boer en die Skot, saam met Bok van Blerk en Ricus Nel. Hy is ‘n akteur in die rolprent, Die rebellie van Lafras Verwey, wat vanjaar vrygestel word.

Pietman speel ook kitaar en agtergrondsang vir onder andere Bok van Blerk, Valiant Swart, Gert Vlok Nel en Koos Kombuis.

“Ek is passievol oor harmonie en daarom tree ek graag saam met ander kunstenaar op.”

Hy skryf liedjies vir kunstenaars soos Bok van Blerk, Andries Vermeulen, en Hugo. “Ek doen ook ateljee-werk vir Koos Kombuis, Valiant Swart, Schalk Joubert, Gert Vlok Nel, Ollie Viljoen en verskeie ander kunstenaars.”

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Sy tweede album, You and I, behoort binne die volgende maand of wat op die mark te wees.

Hy het elf van die liedjies geskryf en verwerk.

Pietman spog ook met heelwat ander kerfies op sy stok: Hy het verlede jaar ‘n Kanna gewen as deel van die span wat die wenproduksie, Al lê die Berge nog so Blou, by KKNK 2015 op die planke gebring het. Hy het ook op Noot vir Noot opgetree.

“Ek het saam met Schalk Joubert gewerk om twee liedjies te komponeer en te sing vir die Nederlandse rolprent, Black Butterflies, wat reeds in 52 lande versprei is.”

Verder het hy op die MSC Melody opgetree saam met Steve Hofmeyr, Lianie May en Bok van Blerk, asook die RSG Oppiwater Fees.

“Ek tree gereeld as programdirekteur op by feeste, waaronder die wêreldbekende Strab, Up the Creek en Oppikoppi, ook by veilings, troues, egskeidings ensovoorts.”

Volg hom op facebook: (Pietman die Skot / Peter Mitchell) of Twitter: @peter2mitchell.

Wen CD van Pietman Een gelukkige leser kan een van Pietman se eerste albums wen. SMS jou naam, adres en die antwoord op die onderstaande vraag voor 26 Februarie na 084 8333 813 met die slagwoord PIETMAN Vraag: Waar woon Pietman Geldenhuys?

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hanks to the weakening Rand, the UK isn’t a holiday destination of choice for South Africans these days. That certainly doesn’t mean you have to postpone your dream trip indefinitely; it just takes a little extra planning and discipline.

For one, you’ll need to consider the weather.

We South Africans take good light and mild temperatures for granted, but both can have a significant effect on the cost of your trip.

Colder, darker months in the UK will drive you indoors where you’ll inevitably spend money on shopping, tickets or refreshments.

Like most people, we had little choice. The opportunity to visit relatives in December arose, which is how we found ourselves at Heathrow Terminal 3 on a dark, chilly Christmas Day afternoon.

There’s little chance of snow this year, I read in a newspaper someone abandoned in the arrivals hall. The meteorological office reports the warmest December since records began in 1910.

Our temporary home is typical for a London suburb – three storeys on a street lined with doors and windows, shoulder to shoulder. We sit late into the night in a heated kitchen, catching up on all the news and we repeat it every evening of our stay. Every morning, we race the dawn to embark on every daily excursion, catching the bus to Willesden Green the local underground station.

We make our way first to the most popular attractions, among them the cavernous halls of the Tate Modern where we pause longer at some works than others. By the time we reach the British Museum, our feet ache. We strategise and fortunately, the programme gives us the highlights.

We head for the famous Rosetta Stone and Lewis Chessmen, passing through a hall on the history of clockwork. Even at this time of year, the place is crowded.

Later, we cross London Bridge for the postcard view of Tower Bridge. The road takes us around

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a part of town concentrated with striking contemporary architecture.

Londoners know them by their nicknames The Gherkin, The Cheese Grater, the Inside Out building, the Walkie Talkie. I’ve seen them many times in photographs. This time, I touch each one as I pass.

It’s sunset by the time we ride the elevator to the Sky Garden, a tropical expanse in a skyscraper’s rooftop glass house. The balcony doors are closed due to inclement weather, so we sit and watch the changing light reflected on another of the city’s dramatic buildings, The Shard.

After dark, we head over to the prominent structure and see the view reversed and how the city has illuminated itself. We locate the landmarks: there is the London Eye; closer to us, Tower Bridge; and, at the bend in the Thames, the glow of Canary Wharf.

Over the days, our camera accumulates images. They include the selfie with Big Ben at the Palace of Westminster; Nelson Mandela and Jan Smuts on Parliament Square; a backdrop of the rainy city from the Emirates Air Line cable car.

One of our walks takes us to Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace, where a crowd is gathered.

In my excitement to snap a passing squad in full regalia, its only last minute that I hear a mounted police officer screaming for me to step back.

Our choice to wander brings pleasant surprises. One afternoon in Westbourne Park, we stumble onto a quiet space - the Meanwhile Community Garden beside the Grand Union Canal, full of barges.

Other days, we join the throng to trawling stalls at the Camden Town and Portobello Road markets; browse at the giant Waterstones Bookshop in Piccadilly; shop for oddities at the movie and comic store Forbidden Planet; and, stroll in the bright pavement lights of the city’s West End theatre district.

We sustain ourselves with snacks we buy at supermarkets, but occasionally we treat ourselves. There’s lunch at an old favourite, the Thatched House in Hammersmith; and, pints with interesting names like Old Engine Oil that we imbibe at another historic local, The Ship in Talbot Court.

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A trip to the UK requires discipline, if you want to get round to doing everything you’d like. Do the usual things like eating from supermarkets and packing snacks for the day.

We also found: 1. If you plan to explore the city, buy an Oyster Card. It’s cheaper than paying for individual trips by bus and train.

2. A few places charge for use of their toilets and while cheap by British standards, the basic necessity costs South Africans dearly. To help visitors, the City of London’s Clean Streets initiative teamed up with some businesses to offer free public facilities. Check the online map of their location at www. cityoflondon.gov.uk 3. For lists of pocket friendly excursions, Time Out London online and the official London Tourism site (www.visitlondon.com) are excellent. Places with free access include the National Gallery, British Museum and the Tate Modern.

4. Some South African banks offer facilities that remove the effect of daily currency fluctuations from your budget equation.

They can be especially useful in times of uncertainty, but feel a bit like insurance – you’ll probably not need it, except when you do. To check the latest currency prices, visit www.xe.com or download the app.

5. Use your phone to download maps. To do this cheaply, buy a UK sim-card to avoid roaming charges or make use of wifi, which is widely available.

The treats are also reserved for a meal at the South African-owned High Timber; and, at Wheeler's Oyster Bar & Grill Room – restaurant of the famed chef Marco Pierre White.

We conclude the trip with a couple of nights at The Chesterfield Mayfair, a luxurious sister hotel to South Africa’s Oyster Box and Twelve Apostles hotels, Bushmans Kloof retreat and Bouchard Finlayson winery.

On the “tube” ride back to Heathrow, the escalators and station platforms are lined with advertisements for summer holidays, slimming products and city entertainment. Under my woolly jacket, I’m wearing a t-shirt because it’s over 40°C back home, where I’m headed.

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In spite of this, there always seems something more to discover, writes Clifford Roberts.

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A useful resource when planning your visit is www.robertsonwinevalley.com. Here are some more suggestions to consider for your itinerary:

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. The Robertson Wine Valley is populated by many famous names in South African wine, including Robertson Winery, Van Loveren, De Wetshof, Viljoensdrift and Springfield. A good time to tour them is during one of the many popular festivals, including Hands-On Harvest from February 6 to March 27 this year.

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. If you’re pressed for time, shop for wine at Laverne Wine Boutique, situated on the busy R60 through town. It has one of the most complete selections of what the valley has to offer.

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. See the valley from the air. A skydiving company uses the local airfield.

4. Visit the home of South African legendary brandy, Klipdrift, which was first distilled on a nearby farm.

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Dusk is the time of owls and bats,” I write in my notebook after spotting the silhouetted specimens of both creatures outside. It’s a warm evening; the glass-walled restaurant is full.

Suddenly, a diner has noticed the moon, bright and full, rising over the mountains. Out come the cameras.

The weekend in the Robertson countryside, like my notebook, is full of moments like these.

The town is just over two hour’s drive from Malmesbury. Like the Swartland, it ranks as one of the main centres of South African wine. The region represents almost 15% of South Africa's total area under vine.

It’s also a regular getaway for visitors who know that this is an area that demands repeat visits if you really want to discover all it has to offer.

Our base is the town, but we spend little here because this time we’re headed for its country roads. In fact, it began on the way here already, at Rooiberg Winery, where Marianne Lochner introduces us to the wines and sets us on our way with a bag of apricots.

From the town, we take a the circular route across the Breede River, towards Greyton.

Instead of turning left towards the picturesque Boland village however, we drive to the area known as Agterkliphoogte. It’s no thoroughfare, so the traffic is minimal as we track the vineyardlined valley road.

We stop at Sumsaré, a wine and brandy farm that gets its name from the back-to-front spelling of Erasmus – the family on this land since 1810.

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1. Jack and Martha Hattingh distill lavender oil at Owl’s Rest. 2. Clive Heymans pours fresh shots of Marbrin olive oil from the tanks where it’s made. 3. Newald Marais points out the extent of vineyards at Kranskop. 4. Danie Erasmus and his son, Johannes have kept the distilling tradition at Sumsaré alive. at the tasting room, a renovated barn that is also home to their copper potstill. Over a “sopie” brandy, Danie tells the story of how his father re-ignited the distilling tradition on the farm and taught his adult son. “We decided to try it and as soon as we’d lit the fire, my father disappeared.

He returned minutes later with an old margarine tub full of cow manure, announcing: this is how we used to seal the leaks,” says Danie.

Petro remembers how the old man’s eyes became misty at the first drops of spirit from the spout.

Just down the road, we settle in for some more tasting with winemaker Kobus van der Merwe at Windfall farm, once owned by South African cricket legend Eddie Barlow. The farm too has taken to distilling brandy, naming its first release after nearby Le Chasseur (The Hunter).

By the time we depart, the sun is touching the peaks. Fortunately, it’s a short and beautiful drive to our temporary home for the night at the Robertson Small Hotel, where a swim to cool off is followed by candlelit dinner.

We’re up early the next day and eager to set off for the area known as Klaasvoogds, named after a local personality in the early days of the Dutch East India Company at the Cape. At Owl’s Rest, Jack and Martha Hattingh show us around their lavender oil business. Jack, a retired engineer, built the still that makes the essential oil and provides a steady supply for the small farm shop. The shelves are lined with all kinds of products using the lavender oil from household cleaning liquids to personal hygiene creams, while the shop itself is thick with the delicious smell.

From there, it’s a short drive to Marbrin Olives. Clive Heymans is juggling things in the

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. Browse some 2 000 specimens of cacti, succulents and cycads at the Sheilam Cactus and Succulent Nursery in Klaasvoogds. Guided tours can be booked in advance. shop today; his wife, Briony, had to be in Cape Town. “Sniff, slurp and swallow,” he directs us while pouring out tots of olive oil from some of the large steel tanks. We taste the tapenades and infusions of chillies, truffles and sundried tomato, dipping bread in little bowls between tossing a tennis ball out the door for their pet Airedale Terrier.

We have lunch at Bon Courage, eager to meet the new owners of the restaurant at the old wine farm. Johan Geldenhuys and Francois Malherbe exchanged the city for this new challenge at Café Maude, and have a guesthouse nearby too. The hour is another of those frozen moments here defined by a cool breeze, dappled light through the branches of the old pepper tree and the crisp bite of chilled, white wine.

We return to Klaasvoogds for the afternoon to visit Kranskop winery. Winemaker Newald Marais invites us to tour the property in his bakkie. “Hop on the back. My daughter will drive,” he says.

The road rises and falls along the shoulder of the eponymous hill. The diversity of altitude and aspect produces different characteristics in the grapes, giving Newald a large quiver from which to blend his wines. Back at the farmhouse, on the deck above the tasting room, we discover what that means in a tasting of his range. On our way out, he points out a large nest that a family of Hammerkop and owls appear to be sharing.

At dinner, I wonder if the owl I see on the parapet near the restaurant came over from Kranskop. It doesn’t stay long; the photographers chasing the moon probably unnerved it. It’s a balmy evening and the meal at Mo&Rose is like the view, sublime. The bats are out now, flitting between the garden’s tall cacti as light as violins and hypnotic as this valley.

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Going camping - everything that's new!

It’s easy to get lost when you’re hiking, hunting, and exploring the wild outdoors. These clip-on trail markers offer a way to easily and quickly mark any path you took, with a twocolour yellow-and-orange construction that makes it stand out from its surroundings during the day, all while lighting up like a neon sign when you hit it with the beam of your flashlight while finding your way back to camp at night.

• Nite-N-Day Trail Markers

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ravages of the wild. And while you can start a fire with a flint and a rod, these stormproof matches

should make it an even easier affair. With sticks that measure 10 cm long, it can burn for up to 25 seconds each, giving you plenty of time to light up whatever fuel you have lying around.

It can do that while soaking wet in the midst of brisk winds, too, making for a handy tool to have during any camping trip. Comes with 12 matchsticks inside a waterproof case.

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Heck, it even uses a piezo ignition system to quickly fire up in damp and windy conditions, along with a control valve for managing how large a flame it’s creating. It’s a heck of a lot of utility for a compact and highly-affordable piece of gear.

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These amazing head cushions use urethane foam chips in place of fiber fill, giving them a firmness that supports your head very comfortably, all while compressing to less than one-fourth of the size (when combined with the included compression sack) for easily packing with the rest of your camping gear. Comes in four sizes.

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