Here are links to my recent media features as a South African Travel Journalist:
2025
– Living la Villa Loca (coming soon)
– Review: Renaissance Resort Koh Samui, Thailand (coming soon)
– Franschhoek’s Finest (coming soon)
– Hermanus: Life on the Cliff (coming soon)
– What’s new in the Mother City: exciting Cape Town finds (coming soon)
– Review: Vergenoegd Löw, Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands, South Africa (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– A Taste of Thailand (Aspire Lifestyle)
– Skiathos: Greece’s Secret Island (Absolute Travel)
– The Jurassic Coast: England’s most photographed spot (Saturday Citizen)
– Exclusive Country Escapes (Aspire Lifestyle)
– The Newt: Meet Babylonstoren’s UK sister property (YourLuxury Africa)
– Dorp Hotel Review (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– Winelands Luxury at Moya’s Vineyard (YourLuxury Africa)
– 5 Luxury New Zealand Staycations (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
2024
– Destination Dining at the Kalahari’s Klein Jan Restaurant (YOURLUXURY AFRICA)
– Visting Vietnam (ASPIRE LIFESTYLE)
– The Beauty of Bath (Saturday Citizen)
– Phinda Private Game Reserve: From Vlei to Forest (ASPIRE LIFESTYLE)
– Summit on Quarter: Cape Town’s Pretty Penthouse (Aluxurytravelblog)
– Bubbles by boat: Touring Champagne by longboat (The Sunday Times)
– Soekmelksvlei: Babylonstoren’s Artisinal Valley (YOURLUXURY AFRICA)
– A travel writer’s top 5 South African stays (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– Vlei to Whales: The De Hoop Trail (The Citizen)
– Of Trains and Treehouses (YOURLUXURY AFRICA)
– Best of British: Sarah Langa (YOUR LUXURY AFRICA)
– 5 Unmissable London Food and Drink Experiences (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– Best of British: Stone Jets (YOUR LUXURY AFRICA)
– Best of British Interview: Dean Culpan (YOUR LUXURY AFRICA)
– Best of British Interview: Inge Moore (YOUR LUXURY AFRICA)
– Knysnas Koetzie Beach: Castles Fit for a King (Saturday Citizen)
– from South Africa to South Place (YOUR LUXURY AFRICA)
– London via Virgin Atlantic Economy (Morethanfood.com)
– Best of British Interview: Seth Shezi (YOUR LUXURY AFRICA)
– voco Rosebank Johannesburg Review (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– The Best of Brazil (Absolute Woman)
– At Home in Hermanus (Saturday Citizen)
– Pel’s Post, Kruger National Park Review (Aluxurytravelblog)
– Calm in the Karoo (ASPIRE LIFESTYLE)
– The Magic of Mallorca (ASPIRE LIFESTYLE)
– Mother City Spoils (Saturday Citizen)
– Two Luxe Garden Route Stays (WANTED Magazine)
– Bliss in Barcelona (YOURLUXURY AFRICA)
– Bordeaux Meets Britania In The Western Cape (YOURLUXURY AFRICA)
– Provence to Porto Venere (TravelLocal)
– Splendid Isolation (YOURLUXURY AFRICA)
– Fiji Fling (ASPIRE Lifestyle)
– Heavenly Seaside Havens (Saturday Citizen)
– KZN’s Classic Beach and Bush Combo (The Saturday Citizen)
2023
– Lush in Pilansberg (WANTED)
– Two Eastern Cape Luxury Gems (WANTED)
– Watery Wilderness – Botswana’s Okavango Delta (Your Luxury Africa)
– The Magic of Mougins (WANTED)
– South African Safari Spoils (Aluxurytravelblog)
– Land and Vine (Wine.co.za)
– A Taste of Portugal (ASPIRE Lifestyle)
– Curious in Nieu Bethesda (Woman and Home)
– 5 Unmissable Cape Town Restaurants (Aluxurytravelblog)
– Making Memories in the Midlands (Getaway Magazine)
– Perfectly Portugal (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– A Cederberg Sojourn (Guest TV presenting)
– The Melozhori Magic (ASPIRE Lifestyle)
– The Upper-Class Life: Virgin Upper-Class Review (More Than Food)
– Show me the Honey (Getaway Magazine)
– A Mother and son Luxe Southern African Journey (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– Planning your Ultimate Road Trip (Getaway Magazine)
– A Walk in the Wild (ASPIRE Lifestyle)
– A KZN Conservation first (Sunday Times)
2022
– Moments in Montagu (Guest TV presenting)
– Secret Gardens in McGregor (Guest TV presenting)
– Private Staycations (Saturday Citizen)
– Sizzling Summer Staycations (ASPIRE Lifestyle)
– Cape Town: Alive and ready for Summer (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– SALUT! Travel Feature: Two Winelands Staycations
– Meet Ntsika Biyela – Winelands Trailblazer (Sunday Times)
– A Sense of London (ASPIRE LIFESTYLE)
– The Montagu Magic (Saturday Citizen)
– Celebrating new SA dining and wining experiences (Business Day)
– An Exceptional New Zealand Journey (coming soon)
– Unforgettable English Journies (Saturday Citizen)
– Land of the Long White Cloud: 4 Unique New Zealand Getaways (ASPIRE Lifestyle)
–Gerakaris Family Wines: Joburg’s Very Own Winery (Khuluma Magazine)
– Exploring The World’s Longest Wine Route (Sunday Times)
– Luxe stays across New Zealand (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– Cabin Fever (Sawubona Magazine)
– 2 Autumn Winelands Experiences (Khuluma Magazine)
– Cape Town: SA’s Captivating Food & Wine Capital (OutThere Magazine)
– Horse Safari at Babanango (Sunday Times)
– 5FM Interview
– Riveria Rondevoux (ASPIRE LIFESTYLE)
– The Insider SA Guest Presenting: Bainskloof Pass (Guest TV presenting)
– 5 New South African Staycations (ASPIRE LIFESTYLE)
– The Insider SA Guest Presenting: Graaff-Reneit (Guest TV presenting)
– Celebrating Gastro-Glam in Milan with Sanpellegrino (Saturday Citizen)
2021
– Overnight Hiking Trails To Your Adventure List (Castle Free)
– Totally off-the-grid weekend nature escapes (Castle Free)
– Celebrating culinary excellence at the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy (Bizcommunity)
– Angala: Wellness in the Winelands (VIEW Magalogue)
– Celebrating 50 Years of Cap Classique (Business Day Prime)
– A Grand Gastronomical Experience (ASPIRE LIFESTYLE)
– A Slanghoek Stacation (ASPIRE LIFESTYLE)
– The Whales are Back (Goodthingsguy.com)
– The Best of Boutique (ASPIRE LIFESTYLE)
– Making Memories at Ulusaba (Saturday Citizen)
– Take to the Trees: 3 Treehouse Stays (VIEW Magalogue)
– Dullstroom Dalliance (PREMIER Magazine)
– Sedgefield Sojourn (ESCAPES Magazine)
– 5 Fireside Wines for Winter (Business Day PRIME)
– Three country cottages to Wine away during Winter (VIEW Magalogue)
– South Africa: A World of Wine – here and here (Made in South Africa, Sunday Times)
– Constantia: Take it Back to the Start (VIEW Magalogue)
– Wild, Wild, West Coast (VIEW Magalogue)
– Visit Knysna: SA’s Garden Route town that has it all (Southern Vines)
– 7 African Wonders (Southern Vines)
– South Africa’s First Varietal-based Wine Route in Constantia (Aluxurytravelblog)
– Kruger’s Luxury Tinga Lodge (Saturday Citizen)
– Stopping for Ants (Sunday Times)
– Synergy Treehouse: A Scarborough Sanctuary (Saturday Citizen)
– The Manor House: Championing Golf and Luxury (Saturday Citizen)
– 3 Enticing Beach Escapes (VIEW Magalogue)
– Tales from the Underground (Khuluma Magazine March)
– Leisure Loving in Knysna – (MzanziTravel Magazine)
The Surprising South African Safari – (MzanziTravel Magazine)
– Rovos Rail: SA’s Luxury Rail Experience (Kenya Traveller)
– Opstal: The Secret of the Slanghoek Valley (VIEW Magalogue)
– 7 Luxury South African Villas to Isolate In (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– Flavours so Fyn (Getaway Magazine, February Print)
– Bush, Beach, and Boat – Three Exclusive Getaways (View Magolugue)
– 5 Unique South African Safari Experiences (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– Sleeping with the Stars (Southern Vines Magazine)
– Isolated Bush Escapes (SkyNews – CemAir in-flight magazine)
– Plettenberg Bay: SA’s best Beach and now Cap Classique (SkyNews – CemAir in-flight magazine)
– Quoin Rock: SA’s Golden Vineyard (Kenya Traveller)
2020
– Four Must-Have South African Wines (Business Day PRIME)
– Find Your Happy Space: Five SA Cultural Experiences (Business Day PRIME)
– Calm in the Karoo (VIEW Magalogue)
– A Heavenly Wine Staycation: this is Hemel-en-Aarde! (Goodthingsguy.com)
– Around South Africa in 23 Days PDF and online (EXPLORE Life)
– Doringbos Farm: The Luxury of Silence (VIEW Magalogue)
– Luxuriously Local – Southern Vines (Southern Vines Magazine)
– Xigera: A sneak peek at one of Africa’s most anticipated lodges (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– 6 Sizzling South African Escapes (Goodthingsguy.com)
– Marataba Luxury Lodges: Back to the Bush (Saturday Citizen)
– Wilderness in waiting 4: Safari by the book with 8 important African reads (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– Wilderness in waiting 3: Bringing safari home (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– Wilderness in waiting 2: Conservation during COVID-19 (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– Wilderness in waiting 1: 5 unmissable wildlife documentaries (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– Ag Pleez Daddy, Won’t You Take Us On a Road Trip (SAPeople)
– Food for thought: What happens to our surplus food? (EatOUT)
– Escape: Locals from far-flung destinations share their hidden treasures (METRO Newspaper UK)
– Graskop: The Lowveld’s Golden Gem (Mzanzitravel Magazine)
– COVID-19 Travel Industry Responses: IOL, JacarandaFM, Bizcommunity
– Photograph of the Week: Kruger Sunset (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– Isn’t it Wonderful: SA’s 7 Natural Wonders (Escapes Magazine)
– Paradise Unbound: Seychelles Stuns (Saturday Citizen)
– 3 Major Trends Influencing the Travel Industry (Bizcommunity)
– Paradise Islands: 5 Seychelles Honeymoon Escapes (Wedding Inspirations Magazine)
2019
– Expresso Morning Show Interview (South African National Television)
– Gourmet Experiences in New Zealand’s Boutique Wine Town (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– Berg, Beach or Bush? Why choose when KZN has it all (Mzanzitravel Magazine)
– Meet Saseka: South Africa’s Beautiful Tented Camp (Traveller24)
– Seychelles on a Shoe String (Escapes Magazine)
– Travel Interview with Jared (Hippo.co.za)
– Bespoke wine experiences in South Africa’s Robertson Valley (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– Unusual Stays on SA’s Garden Route (MzaniTravel Magazine)
– Why you should visit Elgin – the home to South Africa’s elegant cool-climate wines (Food24)
– The Young Guns: Three Winemakers Interview (Sawubona Inflight Magazine)
– The Rovos Rail: Rythmic Dreaming (Saturday Citizen)
– Mention: Travel Bloggers you should be following (Amercan Tourister SA)
– Mention: 5 Influencers to keep on your Radar (IOL)
– Tulbagh: 3 Places you shouldn’t miss (Food24)
– The Cederberg – mountain playground, home to an ancient tree (Getaway Magazine)
– Ovation Wines: A story of transformation and trailblazing (Food24)
– 3 Farm Stays outside Cape Town should be on your radar (News24)
– 8 Reasons to Visit the Robertson Valley this Winter (MzanziTravel Magazine)
– An African Dream: Honeymoon Safaris (Wedding Inspirations)
– Meet Chintsa: the Wild Coast’s Secret Coastal Town (News24)
– Cape Winelands Overview (SA Tourism)
– Three Wine Estates in the Hemeel en Aarde Region (Food24)
– Plett’s Secret Garden (Plett Food & Wine)
– The Land of the Long White Cloud (Traveller24)
– Secrets of the Cederberg (Sawubona Magazine)
– 7 Unmissable Luxury Hotels in South Africa (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– Interview with Grei’s Candice Philip (Eat Out)
– Navigating Depression: Jared’s Story (thislife Magazine)
– New Life at Goukamma (Getaway Magazine)
– Beautiful Travel with Jared in CPT (Sawubona Interview)
– Top SA Chef Shares Her 5 Best Kitchen Tips (Food24)
– The River Lodge: Where Elephants Wander (MzanziTravel)
– 3 Wellington Wine Farms & The Love Stories That Brought Them to Life (Food24)
2018
– Lake Hopping Italy’s Como (News24)
– Lap up the Lowveld (Saturday Citizen Paper)
– A Journey to Kruger’s Last Outpost (News24)
– The Road to Hell is Impressive (Getaway Magazine)
– Botswana: To Travel Is To See (Journey Magazine Print)
– A Silo Staycation (Goandtravel)
– Q & A With Travel Blogger Jared (Rare Earth Portfolio)
– 10 Tips on Becoming A Travel Writer (Getaway Magazine)
– What I… (Interview with Becomingyou.co.za)
– 3 Unmissable Paarl Estates (Food24)
– 5 Luxury Escapes Near Cape Town (Aluxurytravelblog.com)
– Enjoy the Bouquet (Saturday Citizen)
– A Different Way to Explore Italy (News24)
– 6 Durban Eateries Worth Visiting (Food24)
– Vine to Bar Experience with Radisson RED
– 3 Unique Food & Wine Experiences in Robertson (Food24)
– Cape Nature Trip to De Mond & Kogelberg (News24)
– 3 Franschhoek Destinations for Escaping the Crowds (Food24)
– A Durban Long Weekend (News24)
– Land Rover & Kingsley Holgate: Hope Crosses Any Terrain (News24)
– 5 Top Midlands Eateries (Food24)
– 3 New Drinking Spots in Cape Town (Food24)
– Island Hopping in the Philippines (News24)
2017
– Of Bushman and Buchu (News24)
– The Times Neighbourhood – Instagrammers to watch
– Saturday Live Whats On Feature
– Commendation by German Media Celebrity Pilot Patrick
2016
– Old Khaki Interview
– Independant Traveller Interview (Tribune and Argus newspapers)
– ClubX Magazine feature
– CapeETC Print Feature