Bushmans Kloof, South Africa

Bushmans Kloof, Cederberg, South Africa

Continuing the grand tour around South Africa, our next stop was at Bushmans Kloof in the Cederberg Wilderness area. There was promise of a Cape Mountain zebra, ancient rock art and a fabulous pool for swimming so I was in for a weekend full of all of my favorite things! With extra special additions of a fantastic riverside foot scrub and massage, an amazing dinner in their candle-lit lodge, African dominoes and the most deluxe afternoon tea spread. I’m moving in!

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La Residence, Franschhoek, South Africa

La Residence, Franschhoek

After a few nights in Hermanus at Birkenhead House, it was time to head inland to Franschhoek. The wine valley! My people! We opted to stay at a property owned by the same people who run Birkenhead House – La Residence. Liz Biden is the designer at both properties and I love her style!

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Korakia Pensione, Palm Springs, CA

Korakia Pensione – Deluxe Desert Getaway

We took a little extended weekend over Easter and stayed at Korakia Pensione – a fabulous boutiquey little hotel in downtown Palm Springs. They have two pools, a bocce ball court, free bike rentals, an outdoor projected movie every night, fire pits, day beds, free home cooked breakfast — you really can’t ask for more!

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Vumbura Plains Camp, Botswana

Vumbura Plains Camp, Botswana

Vumbura Plains Camp is a luxury camp situated in a private concession in the extreme north of the Okavango Delta. The concession, which is leased from the neighbouring community, includes a wide variety of habitats, diverse wildlife and an enormous…

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Selinda Camp, Botswana

Peaceful Retreat at Selinda Camp

Selinda Camp rests on the banks of the eastern Selinda Spillway in the 320,00-acre Selinda Reserve of northern Botswana. This prime location is deep with in rich wildlife territory. Completely rebuilt in 2007, Selinda Camp is a relaxed, yet luxurious…

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Botswana Basket Weaving Designs

I’ve always been enchanted by the ornately designed baskets/bowls found all over Botswana, and earlier this afternoon I was reading “Mortals” by Norman Rush and came upon this:

“For a while Iris had been interested in the reed baskets produced by the Bushmen or rather Bushwomen in the north, and she had studied the meaning of the symbols in the designs, Tears of the Giraffe, Knees of the Tortoise, Urine Trail of the Bull and so on woven into baskets.”

The designs have names?! Of course they do. So I immediately stopped reading to come research them. Finding the designs were hard enough, finding any deeper meaning into the symbols was impossible and might require a proper book. Some of these might even be mislabeled. Until I find out more, you can just enjoy the patterns on their own…

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