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Less is Luxe & Embracing Slow at the Karoo Winter Wool Festival

Less is Luxe & Embracing Slow at the Karoo Winter Wool Festival

by Renate Engelbrecht | Jun 5, 2025

Ms360 – a Middelburg Supporters Club, is a charity organisation tasked with fundraising to improve the Middelburg schools and their facilities. Ms360 will be organising the MS360 Lifestyle programme and the Tea garden at this year’s Karoo Winter Wool...
Farro at Gabriëlskloof – Soul food loading…

Farro at Gabriëlskloof – Soul food loading…

by Renate Engelbrecht | Mar 1, 2022 | FEATURED POST 2, FOOD

I love success stories. Gabriëlskloof has been a success story from the start – from its wines, its olive oils and now, a brand-new restaurant – Farro at Gabriëlskloof – that fits in perfectly with its heart for sustainability. Bernhard Heyns dreamed about...

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Golden hour, but make it rosé 🌅🍷| From pale blush Golden hour, but make it rosé 🌅🍷| From pale blush to rose-tinted pours, I've compiled a list of pink wines made for candlelit dinners, Galentine’s gatherings and moments of self-love. Find some of my faves on the SUITCASE & CHARDONNAY blog: https://www.suitcaseandchardonnay.co.za/lovestruck-on-these-pink-wines-for-valentines-day/
Creole Pink Lipsticks You’ll 💗 Love This Season | Creole Pink Lipsticks You’ll 💗 Love This Season | Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s or just soaking up summer, the shades shared on the SUITCASE & CHARDONNAY blog are sun-ready and stunning! Find it all here: https://www.suitcaseandchardonnay.co.za/kissed-by-summer-creole-pink-lipsticks-for-a-crazy-month-of-love/ #summer #valentineslips💄
Romantic Waterside Stays in South Africa to Book T Romantic Waterside Stays in South Africa to Book This February | Celebrate love this February with South Africa’s most romantic waterside stays - luxury lodges, vineyard retreats and blue-health-inspired escapes. Read it all on the SUITCASE & CHARDONNAY blog: www.suitcaseandchardonnay.co.za Image: @sabisabi_collection
#BTS 'on set' for the first episode of the SECOND #BTS 'on set' for the first episode of the SECOND SEASON of the SUITCASE & CHARDONNAY podcast!!!!! I cannot tell you how excited I am about this new season. The first episode is a slow, solo one... We're talking small luxuries with big impact... Those things you can add to your house and your lifestyle that will make you feel well, welcome and wonderful. From simple morning and evening rituals to cosy corners, there are ways to intentionally create luxury within your home without having to spend a fortune. Romanticise your home and your life and be intentional about the spaces that are good for your mental health. Sound like something you might want to listen to? Subscribe to the SUITCASE & CHARDONNAY podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts. Also available as a video podcast on Spotify and YouTube. Episodes drop each Wednesday. 💃🏻P.S. Thanks to my ever-faithful wardrobe for dressing me! Hah! But seriously, if you're a fashion brand who'd like to collab, let's chat! 💄 Red lips - so amore! ❤️ - from @revlonsa
A heart filled with adventure and a whole world to A heart filled with adventure and a whole world to explore.
One of the most meaningful luxury lodge openings o One of the most meaningful luxury lodge openings of 2025 was that of Few & Far Luvhondo, placing South Africa firmly on the global luxury travel map. Set within 100,000 hectares of untouched wilderness in Limpopo’s Soutpansberg Mountains, this South African destination is another one of the world’s best new luxury hotels. This eco-forward lodge features just six dramatic cliffside suites overlooking the UNESCO-listed Vhembe Biosphere Reserve – one of the most biologically diverse regions on Earth. Few & Far Luvhondo was listed as one of LTI – Luxury Travel Intelligence’s top 15 global arrivals for 2025 and you can see the rest of the luxurious lodge and hotel openings on the SUITCASE & CHARDONNAY blog: https://www.suitcaseandchardonnay.co.za/the-worlds-best-new-luxury-hotels-of-2025/ Images: Renate Engelbrecht #luxuryhotel #luxurytravel #lti @fewandfar.luvhondo @fewandfarcollection
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