{"id":20941,"date":"2013-07-16T09:57:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T09:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/from-sydney-to-a-game-reserve-local-enjoys-trip-of-a-lifetime-to-south-africa-2\/"},"modified":"2013-07-16T09:57:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T09:57:00","slug":"from-sydney-to-a-game-reserve-local-enjoys-trip-of-a-lifetime-to-south-africa-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/07\/from-sydney-to-a-game-reserve-local-enjoys-trip-of-a-lifetime-to-south-africa-2\/","title":{"rendered":"From Sydney To A Game Reserve: Local Enjoys Trip Of A Lifetime To South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

The trip of a lifetime became a reality for local Sydney resident, Rosemary St John and her husband Ross, who recently travelled on a gourmet food and wine tour of South Africa, courtesy of South Africa Tourism.<\/span><\/span>

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Rosemary won South Africa Tourism\u2019s ACP Wine Competition after entering at the South African Wines stand at the Taste of Sydney festival. She never imagined that one bottle of South African wine would lead to such a life-changing journey.<\/span><\/div>\n

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From wine-tasting to safaris, visiting historic sites to indulging in gourmet local produce, Rosemary and Ross were blown away by everything they experienced and the places they visited.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cFrom the surprising beauty of the Winelands, to the stark purple rock mountains surrounding the valleys, to the incredible view of the coastline from Table Mountain, each place was spectacular and so unique,\u201d explained Rosemary.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\"Husband<\/a>The trip gave Rosemary and Ross the opportunity to tick an array of experiences off their Bucket Lists, including seeing the jail cell of South Africa\u2019s beloved hero, Nelson Mandela.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cOur visit to Robben Island was a very moving experience for me. It was a privilege to be guided around the prison by an ex-inmate who had served with Mandela,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/div>\n

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One of Rosemary and Ross\u2019 most memorable experiences from the trip took place at the multi-award-winning Shamwari Game Reserve.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cWe were sitting in our safari vehicle amongst a herd of 30 elephants, ranging from babies to matriarchs, watching them interact and thought how incredibly lucky we were. We were also able to see a group of lions making live kill just metres away from our safari vehicle. It was just amazing.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

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\"Rosemary<\/a>When they weren\u2019t exploring vineyards or getting up close to animals, Rosemary and Ross luxuriated in world-class accommodation and restaurants included in their prize. \u201cMy favourite hotel was Le Quartier Fran\u00e7ais in Franschoek. It was supremely comfortable and had beautiful gardens,\u201d said Rosemary.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Lalie Ngozi, South African Tourism General Manager Australasia, was delighted to hear about Rosemary and Ross\u2019 time in South Africa.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cSouth Africa really is a foodie\u2019s delight with its perfect combination of sophisticated wines and gourmet cuisine. It is wonderful to hear that Rosemary and Ross enjoyed so many of the unique things South Africa has to offer, whether it be adventure, safari, food and wine history and culture or luxury. I look forward to welcoming them back in the near future to continue their South African adventure,\u201d said Ms Ngozi.<\/span><\/div>\n

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To find out more about the places Rosemary and Ross visited:<\/span><\/div>\n

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–          See www.blog.southafricantourism.<\/wbr>com.au<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
–          Find a great deal at www.southafrica.net<\/a> or<\/span><\/div>\n
–          Become a fan of South African Tourism\u2019s Facebook page, South African Tourism AU<\/a> and South African Tourism NZ<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The trip of a lifetime became a reality for local Sydney resident, Rosemary St John and her husband Ross, who recently travelled on a gourmet food and wine tour of South Africa, courtesy of South Africa Tourism. Rosemary won South Africa Tourism\u2019s ACP Wine Competition after entering at the South African Wines stand at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20941\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}