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Constantia

Trails 

Easy start to 2023

Jan 3, 2023Jan 3, 2023 eyeonlif 0 Comments adventure, beauty, Cape Town, Constantia, fresh air, fynbos, healthy, heat, hiking, hills, nature, Peddlars, Spaanschemat, summer

Our first hike of 2023 was of necessity an easy one. Festive season indulgence required some sort of exercise to

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Trails 

A leafy trail for all

Dec 8, 2022Dec 8, 2022 eyeonlif 0 Comments Alphen, beauty, bicycles, birds, Constantia, Diep River, dogs, greenbelts, hikers, horses, safe, shady, trees

Yesterday was one of the trails that our Intrepid Leader calls ‘a flat walk’, and shows an elevation of 50m

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Trails 

Sillery – the leafy trail

Nov 12, 2022Nov 12, 2022 eyeonlif 1 Comment birds, Cape Town, Constantia, fresh air, greenbelt, healthy, hiking, horses, nature, Sillery, Silverhurst

I never enjoy the heat of summer, and hiking in full sun can strip all pleasure from what should be

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The simple things

Oct 7, 2022Oct 7, 2022 eyeonlif 0 Comments beauty, Cape Town, Constantia, fresh air, fynbos, greenbelts, Groot Constantia, healthy, hiking, nature, Spaanschemat River

The beauty of walking the same trail over different seasons is that there is always something new to see. The

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Back in my stride

Sep 24, 2022Sep 24, 2022 eyeonlif 0 Comments beauty, birds, Cape Town, Constantia, fresh air, fynbos, healthy, hiking, Kirstenbosch, nature

One of the best trails to hike after a few weeks’ inactivity has to be the jeep track from Constantia

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Eat, Drink and Be Merry 

The home of Vin de Constance

Jan 13, 2022Jan 13, 2022 eyeonlif 0 Comments Constantia, Klein Constantia, red wine, terroir, Vin de Constance, white wine, wine tasting

We thought we would kick off our little wine-tasting group’s activities at one of the oldest wine farms in the

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Trails 

Cutting a swathe through Grootboschkloof

Nov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021 eyeonlif 3 Comments beauty, Cape Town, Constantia, fresh air, fynbos, Grootboschkloof, healthy, hiking, nature

The last time we walked this delightful trail from Peddlars along the edge of the M3 and across a number

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Trails 

Winter walks

Jun 9, 2021Jun 9, 2021 eyeonlif 0 Comments Cape Town, Constantia, hiking, mushrooms, nature, toadstools

June can be the most special time here in Cape Town. Sunshiny days, with just a puff or two of

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Eat, Drink and Be Merry 

A glasshouse with a view

Jun 4, 2021Jun 4, 2021 eyeonlif 0 Comments Constantia, food, vineyards, wine

Imagine yourself sitting in a glasshouse in the middle of rolling hills, a patchwork quilt of autumn-hued vineyards as far

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Trails 

Gentle hills of the Green Belt

Apr 14, 2021Apr 14, 2021 eyeonlif 0 Comments Alphen trail, Constantia, green belt, healthy, nature

If you want to get away from it all without having to travel far from home, the trails that criss-cross

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