Summer is in full swing in South Africa – Christmas is around the corner and it is time for the sun and the sea – and for lazy evenings around the fire enjoying a good old South African braai. Fredo Blog has its new jacket and we hope you are going to enjoy it. We are...

For Fredo the valley around Franschoek, and lower down into the Groot Drakenstein, also have had special significance because these have always been outstanding fruit and wine growing areas. This valley has been the place where the modern day South African fruit...

During our stay in Franschhoek we kept asking ourselves why people are streaming to Franschhoek to visit the town and the Valley. For us the French legacy and the beautiful environment have always been the outstanding features. [divider]The fact is that Franschhoek...

Oh what it is like to wake up on a farm again and hear the cocks crowing from five to announce the new day. Here you do not need an alarm clock and this is the way things have been done for decades, if not centuries. [divider]We are in Franschhoek again and we are...

This drive today to Cape Town was special - because somewhere along the road we turned off the main road to explore the foothills of the Hex River Mountains. We stopped at Rooiberg Cellar near Robertson, which is a favourite for us on our travels. [divider]They bake...