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The Blue Train is a perfect escape from the cares of the world By AFP By Gersende Rambourg Cape Town - Waiters in grey waistcoats bearing dainty platters of canapés circle the private lounge at Cape Towns main train station and the tinkle of champagne glasses fills the air. Timeless ease fills the room as passengers wait to embark on the fabled Blue Train for a luxurious two-night trek across South Africa. But even in this cosseted world, 2021 intrudes, showing that nothing can escape the gr...

The Blue Train is a perfect escape from the cares of the world. Ironically, most South Africans could never have dreamed of affording its luxury before COVID appeared.

City of Cape Town opens second electric vehicle charging stationThe City of Cape Town (CoCT) has opened its second public electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The station is situated in the parking area of the Somerset West Civic Centre. "E-mobility offers the city and its residents an opportunity to create a healthier, more inclusive metro. As a proactive climate change response, it will help enable our Covid-19 recovery," said the CoCT in a statement. SABCs Noxolo Grootboom announces reti...

: : Trombonist Bryan Hooten has been an active musician in Richmonds jazz community for more than a decade and a half. A longstanding member of No BS Brass, during the pandemic he has released a new solo EP while taking on the roles of sole performer, recording engineer and producer. Photo by Anna-Claire Fourness.  Our series Checking in returns with an interview featuring trombonist and educator Bryan Hooten. Bryan has been a member of many popular Richmond bands, includi...

Auction houses beware: art dealers are back Share In Australia, since the late 1980s auction houses have steadily increased their hold on the secondary art market with dealers becoming a shrinking pool. As auction houses transformed from wholesalers to retailers of art, with robust marketing campaigns, full-colour catalogues and auctions as swish social events, dealers strained to compete. Dealers of old such as Joseph Brown, Eva Breuer, Lauraine Diggins and Win Schubert, were powerful forces i...

Rovos Rail - the worlds most luxurious train - has a Valentines Day special 9 February 2021 11:43 AM Share This: Rovos Rail founder Rohan Vos talks about his ultra-opulent train, upcoming specials – and SA’s dysfunction railway system. RELATED: Rovos Rail is a success story 31 years in the making. In 1989, Rohan Vos – a vintage car enthusiast – bought a few old train cars at an auction and started Rovos Rail. Today, Rovos Rail’s Pride of Africa is billed as the most lu...

The Blue Train Resumes Its Full Service Offering

3. The Mekong Travelling overland around southeast Asia can be a daunting task for many tourists, not to mention a crowded, hot, sticky endeavour. The perfect way to explore the region — while still avoiding multiple flights — is by taking a Mekong River cruise. As the third-longest river in Asia, the Mekong forms a natural highway for watercraft, flowing 2,703 miles from the Tibetan Plateau, through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, with the majority of Mekong River cru...

Blue Train back on track to full operation By Travel Reporter Share The Blue Train will be resuming its full operations after a temporary shutdown due to the Covid-19 second wave alert in December, and a partial offering in January in light of the country’s Covid-19 risk-adjusted strategy. The company said journeys planned for this year, are set to continue, with a few adjustments to the scheduling to meet increased demand. Lekhetho Mokoena, Operations Manager at The Blue Train said running ...

There has been an increase in Covid-19 testing across the Western Cape, with over a million tests registered on the provincial coronavirus dashboard.