Travels with postcards around the world

A popular fishing harbour and holiday resort. Bikini Beach , small but sheltered from the wind, is popular with holiday-makers. The scenic ...

  The geographical centre of the Vaal Triangle . A modern industrial town, on the Vaal River , developed when Iscor erected a steel foundry ...

 Most of the surrounding farmlands have been converted into the residential area of Constantia, but Groot Constantia in Constantia Valley ,...

Christiana is a friendly little town on the green banks of the Vaal River . It features a holiday resort with camping and ablution facilitie...

48 km west of Pretoria . Agricultural centre which flourished after the construction of the Haartbeespoort Dam . Produces tobacco, wheat, fr...

 Lies at the entrance to the Little Karoo , near the beautiful Cogman's Kloof. A centre for wine and fruit producing activities, noted f...

  Golden Gate Highlands National Park, situated in the foothills of the Maluti Mountains , derives its name from the brilliant, blazing sha...

  Northern Natal harbours a wealth of old buildings - residential, commercial and civic - which reflect early settler architecturte and his...

 Headquarters of the South African Navy. Named after Governor Simon van der Stel and used as winter anchorage since 1741. The quaint village...

 Largely an industrial area, known for its wealth of gold and coal. The town boasts the HF Verwoerd Theatre , one of the few live theatres o...

 Mainly an industrial  town and railway junction, site of the largest gold refinery in the world. John Jack, a travelling Scot who decided t...

 A popular recreational spot 35 km to the west of Pretoria in the Magaliesberg mountain range. This dam, covering 12 km², formed by the Cro...

 The most fertile deciduous fruit producing district in the Cape , surrounded by the Hex River , Witsenberg and Skurweberg mountains. Centre...

  Up-market resort with sophisticated shopping malls, a beach with sandy stretches and rocky areas, and a paved walkaway along the beach. Tr...

 20 km north-east of Johannesburg , a thriving industrial centre. Jan Smuts International Airport , named after Field Marshal the Right Hono...

 At the entrance to the Hex River Valley, surrounded by mountains that are often snow-capped in winter. The main town of the fertile Breede ...

 Originally known as 'Le Quartier Français' - the French Quarter. Between 1688 and 1690 land was apportioned to some 200 Hugenots wh...

  A town scenically situated on the banks of the Vaal River and much appreciated by water sports fans. Various picnic spots, resorts and f...

  Lake St Lucia is the largest estuary in southern Africa. It covers some 36 000 ha. And this huge expanse of water is a nature lover's...

  Beaufort West , also known as the "Oasis of the Karoo', is situated on the N1. The hospitable shade of the town's pear trees ...