Kathy’s Travel Favourites
Travel professionals help plan your vacation experience with you in mind – your tastes, interests, preferences and budget. But they, like Kathy, do have places – hotels, restaurants, resorts, destinations and so on – which they have experienced and which they believe to be exceptional in some way. These places may be well known or a “hidden gem”.
Here are Kathy’s picks.
FEATURED ~ Exotic Adventure Resort
Jamala Madikwe, Royal Safari Lodge
Owner-managed and run, Jamala Madikwe, Royal Safari Lodge
offers an intimate bush experience, where personal service and
attention to detail are the cornerstones of every waking moment.
The lodge successfully combines colonial style and African eccentricity
in a delightful marriage of opposites.
Set in the pristine 75 000 hectare malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa,
Jamala Madikwe is the ideal place for that ultimate safari experience.
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Delaire Graf in Stellenbosch, South Africa
An excellent meal accompanied by a stunning view!
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The Grand Floridian, Walt Disney World, Orlando;
Don Cesar Hotel – “The Pink Palace” – St. Petersburg Beach, Florida;
Oyster Box Hotel, Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa
Westin Playa Conchal, Costa Rica
Kathy would be happy to add a stay in one of these hotels to your next holiday if the location is on or nearby your itinerary!
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If you like to walk, to beach comb, to explore or just to relax, Kathy suggests these beaches:
St. Petersburg Beach
Bavaro Beach, Punta Cana, DR
West Coast Beaches Tofino, Vancouver Island, BC
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Kathy suggests these adventure activities:
Kayaking in Ketchikan, Alaska
Snorkelling in “The Baths”, Virgin Gorda, BVI
“Swimming with the Dolphins”, Tortola, BVI
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These experiences are the most memorable of Kathy’s many in her travels, simple but priceless:
Walking the streets in Venice, Italy from Piazzale Roma to St. Mark’s Square
Opening Night of the Christmas Markets, Vienna, Austria
Enjoying a cocktail at “The Soggy Dollar Bar”, Jost Van Dyke, BVI
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Kathy has travelled the globe nd these are her picks for favourite destinations with an incredible view:
Old Town Square in Prague
Las Ramblas, Barcelona
Driving along the Amalfi Coast
Cape Breton Trail
Cape Point, Table Mountain National Park, South Africa – where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet