• Just a quick visit By René de Klerk Photographs by Petro Kotze Looking to head out to the parks this holiday seasons but haven’t made a booking? Don’t fret. Simply pack the car and head to one of your favourite national parks for the day. 1. For an active day – Golden Gate Highlands National Park Park at reception, get a permit and take a hike up the famous Brandwag Buttress. The hike is not too strenuous, but the last section is quite steep. Set aside about two hours to get up and down. Remember:  Water and sunscreen. The weather…

    Let dessert take centre stage this Christmas with a frozen tiramisu mousse cake. This lovely layered treat is sure to be an instant crowd-pleaser. Decadent, rich, and irresistible! Cook’s tip: To make gold paint to splatter the cake with, mix 15ml (1 tbsp) gold dust with 5ml (1 tsp) vodka or vanilla extract.  View more make-ahead Christmas desserts here: Gingerbread waffle ice-cream sandwiches with eggnog ice cream and maple syrup Vegan pistachio and lemon curd mille feuille with raspberries and toasted meringue Milk tart éclair trifle with pinotage jelly and naartjie syrup Recipe, styling and photography by Katelyn Williams

    Baci® Perugina® has a delightful love story that starts in 1922 in Perugia, a medieval city in the heart of Italy. Baci® Perugina®, hazelnuts wed to chocolate, let millions of people express their love. It all began when a young chocolate maker created a special bonbon for his beloved. The confection, originally called cazzotto (punch) because its shape evokes a fist, was wrapped in a billet-doux, the Love Note that still today makes Baci® Perugina® unique. Everything about it was perfect but the name. It was as exquisite and sweet as a kiss, a bacio, in Italian. And so Bacio®…