Purely Local Travel Blog

Experience four days of culture in the Cape Town CBD at the University of Cape Town’s Institute for Creative Arts (ICA)’s Live Arts Festival.

Sip a glass of wine and cosy up next to the fireplace at The Brookdale Bistro at Brookdale Estate in the Paarl Winelands on…

Go and indulge in all things beauty at the Made for Beauty fair - from skincare to makeup, haircare to fragrances, there’ll be plenty…

Once again AVBOB is asking South Africans from all walks of life to submit their finest words for the AVBOB Poetry Competition.

Picnic like you mean it because the Sunday Society Picnics are coming back from October 2024 at The Maslow in Sandton.

Icon Villas book around 100 private villas in the Western-Cape, ranging from city and beach villas, to Winelands and country villas.

The SALA Awards Handover Ceremony takes place 7 November 2024 – these South African Literary Awards saw over 200 submissions.

Look out for exclusive retreats at the Future Found Sanctuary in Cape Town – it’s a 5-star regenerative destination.

Magnet Theatre’s GLIMMER is a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer Roshina Ratnam.

Marine Protected Areas are highlighted on MPA Day – celebrations across the globe are dedicated to protecting these ‘nature reserves of the sea’.