VANDERBIJLPARK

 The geographical centre of the Vaal Triangle. A modern industrial town, on the Vaal River, developed when Iscor erected a steel foundry in the area. 10 km from the town is a small airfield.

ISCOR TOUR
Africa's largest steel making centre. Foundry tour showing the entire steel making process from smelting to rolling of huge plates.

 Attractions and developments in this modern industrial centre on the Vaal River - where only 40 years ago "Iscor" erected a steel works; and named the model township after the corporation's first chairman. [1983]

 

SPORT
Sports facilities include swimming, tenpin bowling, roller-skating, golf and squash. Within the town are two recreational resorts with barbeque facilities and water sports. The nearby Vaal Dam provides a venue for power boating, sailing, and angling.

WINDSOR

 With a crucial position on the Detroit River, Windsor was an area of friction between British, French and American interests starting almost with the arrival of the first missionaries around 1640. The city possesses a fine university and attractive parks, especially Jackson Park with its sunken gardens, and Dieppe Gardens, right on the river.

 [1968]

THE MOTOR CITY OF CANADA
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Top: Ambassador Bridge
Bottom: Ouellette Avenue

Art Gallery of Windsor. Three floors of galleries include impressive permanent and touring exhibits. (445 Riverside Dr. West: all year, daily except Mondays and holidays.)
International Peace Fountain. Located in the Detroit River, this floating fountain features constantly changing coloured water patterns. (Coventry Gardens: mid-May - mid-October, daily.)
Windsor Raceway. Top-class harness racing, drawing enthusiasts from both sides of the river. (10 km south on Highway 18: mid-October - March, Tuesday Sunday evenings.)

 

Destination Ontario

BURY ST. EDMUNDS

 This charming market town has much Georgian and medieval architecture, arranged on an original Norman layout. Bury (pronounced "berry") developed around its abbey (now in ruins but with pretty gardens) which was founded in AD 945 to house the shrine of King Edmund. St. Mary's Church, with its magnificent hammer-beam roof, is more noteworthy than the cathedral. Also worth seeing out are the 15-th century guildhall, the town hall, the Georgian playhouse, and the Queen Anne manor house, which has a large collection of watches and clocks.

Abbey Gateway. Angel Hill. Abbey Gardens.

 

DICKENSIAN ASSOCIATIONS

Before the abbey in Bury St. Edmunds is a sloping plain called Angel Hill, where Angel Hotel can be found. This was made famous by Charles Dickens as his character Mr. Pickwick stayed here in the novel The Pickwick Papers.

MEDORA

     The historic Old West town of Medora is the front gate to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and quite an attraction itself. The famous Medora Musical lights up the Burning Hills Amphitheater nightly in the summer. Sunset playing across the Bad Lands compete with the professional cast for the audience's attention. Medora's boardwalks are lined with curio shops, shooting galleries, Western museums and authentic, preserved reminders of its rough-and-ready past, including saloons with swinging doors and the Roughrider Hotel where Teddy stayed.

 A popular family activity and a great way  to see the Bad Lands is a trail ride, which can vary from one hour to several days. Brimming with campgrounds, shops and 350 motel rooms, Medora is North Dakota's tourist spot. Where City Slickers Become Rough Riders. Bully Good Times in Medora!

North Dakota Tourism

KOROLEVU BEACH

 The South Pacific! The very name stirs the mind and excites the imagination. The allure of the South Pacific is still as strong today as it was hundreds of years ago when traders and adventurers first discovered the delights of this exciting and unique part of the world. The South Pacific is still one of the last great, undiscovered, frontiers of the world. The Fiji archipelago includes more than 300 islands in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. The main islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu comprise 85% of the total land mass. The larger islands are primarily volcanic in origin with high rugged peaks.

 "KOROLEVU BEACH"
Brilliant sunshine, swaying palms, and calm tropical waters combine to enhance this Island Beach.

 

Fiji enjoys a warm and pleasant tropical maritime climate without extremes of hot or cold. There is mild dry season from May to October with slightly higher temperatures November to April. English is the official language but Fijian, Hindustani and Chinese are widely spoken. Events and venues: National Youth Day (Mar), Fiji Invitation 7s (Mar), Carlton Brewery Fiji Golf Open (Jun), Constitution Day (Jul), Bula Festival (Jul), South Pacific Cup - Squash (Aug), Sugar Festival (Sep), Fiji Regatta Week (Sep), Fiji Day (Oct).

Pacific Tourism Organisation

GROOT CONSTANTIA

 Most of the surrounding farmlands have been converted into the residential area of Constantia, but Groot Constantia in Constantia Valley, the oldest wine-making centre in South Africa, is government controlled, preserved as a national monument. Early Cape Governor Simon van der Stel's homestead today houses antique furniture and paintings. The wine cellar, today converted into a wine museum, houses drinking vessels in glass, silver, copper and stoneware from Greek antiquity to the 19th century, and early wine-making processes may be seen.

 

Manor House * Old Wine Cellar * Vineyard * The Wine Cellar

 
Constantia wines, once sought after in the Courts of Europe, are still produced, grown, pressed, matured, bottled and sold on the estate itself. Wine may be purchased on the estate. Trailer tours of the estate available throughout the season. Regular craft market.