Graham Howe is a freelance travel writer based in Cape Town who specializes in gourmet tourism. One of South Africa's most experienced travel journalists, he has contributed hundreds of food, wine and travel features in print and online to South African and British publications over the last twenty years.
He is wine and food editor of Habitat—and a contributor to Business Day's Homefront, Eat Out, www.iol.co.za and www.wine.co.za.
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Tuesday, 08 November 2011 |
Take the Desert Highway to Kakamas |
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 The gemsbok (oryx) is the motif on number-plates, the road signs on the
N14 point to legendary destinations like Pofadder, Springbok and
Kakamas—and the locals are as hospitable as the sociable weaver birds
chattering in giant nests on telephone poles.
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Tuesday, 08 November 2011 |
The Heart of the Overberg |
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 Swellendam is known as “the historic heart of the Overberg”. On a recent
visit we discovered it is a “swell” base to do daytrips to the coast
and countryside—from the famous man-drawn Malgas pont across the Breede
River to whale watching at Cape Infanta.
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Friday, 04 November 2011 |
A Vaporetti Ride in Venice |
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 The best way to get orientated for a novice in Venice is to join the
tourist throng on the main thoroughfare from the Piazza San Marco to the
Rialto, then walk along the strada nova (new street) in Cannaregio.
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Thursday, 03 November 2011 |
Heaven on Earth |
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 When George Bernard Shaw did a grand European tour in 1929, he wrote “If
you want to see heaven on earth, come to Dubrovnik”. Following the
great playwright’s advice, we called in to see “the finest walled city
in Europe” - a dazzling landscape of terracotta roofs, ancient
monasteries and churches in Croatia on the Adriatic coast.
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Monday, 31 October 2011 |
The Great Greek Rock |
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 On our Med cruise, we also went day-tripping at Monemvasia, the Greek
Rock of Gibraltar, an ancient village in the Peloponnese—home to the old
states of Olympia and Sparta. Monemvasia rises like a giant fist out of
the sea, a rock dominated by a medieval fortress, linked to the
mainland by a causeway. We walked up the steep hill and entered by the
only gate. Monemvasia was named “single entrance” in 543 AD—an ancient
wooden portal with spikes to keep out invaders and tourists after-hours!
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