Re Stellenbosch
Apr 24th 2003, 1:00 am
#1
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Re Stellenbosch
Thank for this lovely update on Stellenbosch. I
lived in Stellenbosch for some time and has 2 daughters at university there.
I know the place and the area well. The writing Danie did on the question
about Stellenbosch was truly remarkable. I saved a copy of it just for
future reference. It is so good to see that there are people on the group
that truly wants to help.
Danie - How come you know this area so well?
Greetings
Koos
lived in Stellenbosch for some time and has 2 daughters at university there.
I know the place and the area well. The writing Danie did on the question
about Stellenbosch was truly remarkable. I saved a copy of it just for
future reference. It is so good to see that there are people on the group
that truly wants to help.
Danie - How come you know this area so well?
Greetings
Koos
Apr 24th 2003, 6:20 am
#2
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Re: Re Stellenbosch
On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 15:00:46 +0200, "Koos Greeff"
wrote:
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>Danie - How come you know this area so well?
>Greetings
>Koos
Hallo Koos.
Having been to school in nearby Paarl helps. "Gimmie" in case you're
wondering, Years and years ago.
I also had a number of friends who lived in Stellenbosch. We often
went there as we lived fairly close to Stellenbosch until a few years
ago. First in Paarl, then in Wellington and then in Kraaifontein.
General information, e.g. other towns and the roads etc. come from
memory but, to let myself down, the detailed information comes from
their tourist brochures!
Still, I can't remember how many times I've driven Helshoogte past
Pniel to Franschhoek as well as all the other roads and passes in the
vicinity. The mountain passes are lovely to drive on two wheels! If
you take it slow of course.
But I'm permanently on 4 wheels now - a serious bike prang put me in a
wheelchair (4 wheels but not 4X4 unfortuntely) some years ago.
Crash - Boom - Splat !
Oh, I forgot about OUCH
he he he
But, I still "travel" on the internet and in books and occasionlly by
car (I drive with one leg and one arm only - see my personal website
link in my sig below) when I can afford some petrol on my rather
skimpy pension.
I'm working on a tourism website about South Africa and just recently
completed the section about the winelands which include Stellenbosch,
Franschhoek and Paarl. In fact, most of the info I gave was copied and
pasted from my website's Stellenbosch page.
"Why not give the link?" is what you'll probably ask.
Well, the website is FAR from finished (and I still need permission
from many people/websites/publishers to use their images) so I dare
not make it public knowledge yet. Sigh.
BTW, I'll be getting round to Namaqualand some time in the future, I
might just ask for your help then!
Hoes daai vir 'n skimp? Translated for the benefit of non-Afrikaans
readers - How's that for a hint?
Groetnis/Greetings.
Daniél Palm - South Africa
Disability is not inability
http://www.lando.co.za/pdp
wrote:
snip
>Danie - How come you know this area so well?
>Greetings
>Koos
Hallo Koos.
Having been to school in nearby Paarl helps. "Gimmie" in case you're
wondering, Years and years ago.
I also had a number of friends who lived in Stellenbosch. We often
went there as we lived fairly close to Stellenbosch until a few years
ago. First in Paarl, then in Wellington and then in Kraaifontein.
General information, e.g. other towns and the roads etc. come from
memory but, to let myself down, the detailed information comes from
their tourist brochures!
Still, I can't remember how many times I've driven Helshoogte past
Pniel to Franschhoek as well as all the other roads and passes in the
vicinity. The mountain passes are lovely to drive on two wheels! If
you take it slow of course.
But I'm permanently on 4 wheels now - a serious bike prang put me in a
wheelchair (4 wheels but not 4X4 unfortuntely) some years ago.
Crash - Boom - Splat !
Oh, I forgot about OUCH
he he he
But, I still "travel" on the internet and in books and occasionlly by
car (I drive with one leg and one arm only - see my personal website
link in my sig below) when I can afford some petrol on my rather
skimpy pension.
I'm working on a tourism website about South Africa and just recently
completed the section about the winelands which include Stellenbosch,
Franschhoek and Paarl. In fact, most of the info I gave was copied and
pasted from my website's Stellenbosch page.
"Why not give the link?" is what you'll probably ask.
Well, the website is FAR from finished (and I still need permission
from many people/websites/publishers to use their images) so I dare
not make it public knowledge yet. Sigh.
BTW, I'll be getting round to Namaqualand some time in the future, I
might just ask for your help then!
Hoes daai vir 'n skimp? Translated for the benefit of non-Afrikaans
readers - How's that for a hint?
Groetnis/Greetings.
Daniél Palm - South Africa
Disability is not inability
http://www.lando.co.za/pdp
Apr 24th 2003, 8:06 pm
#3
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Re: Re Stellenbosch
Thanx and what an example! Just an suggestion - perhaps a cry for help.
I worked for many year in Zululand amongst the Zulu peoples. Now - after 21
years, I am back "home" living on a small piece of rock on the northern
boundary of the Cederberge. To keep the girls at University (Stellenbosch) I
started a Safari company some 4 years ago. Naturally the area we concentrate
on is the West Coast, Namaqualand, the Cederberge, the Diamond Coast, the
Richtersveld, the Namib and the Kalahari. But it has been tough thus far. I
only hear of all the wonders of tourism explosion in South Africa.
I have contacted hundreds of travel services and spend much money on
marketing (In SA terms) Up to now it has been a waste. The only thing that
seems to work is a mouth to mouth recruiting effort. How about you starting
a proper marketing drive included or linked to your planned web site and ask
some sort of commission to do marketing? I do not have the time nor the
knowledge myself.
Peace
Koos
PS. If their is need for it, I can gladly do an update on "my" area.
Daniél Palm wrote in message
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> On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 15:00:46 +0200, "Koos Greeff"
> wrote:
> snip
> >
> >Danie - How come you know this area so well?
> >
> >Greetings
> >Koos
> >
> Hallo Koos.
> Having been to school in nearby Paarl helps. "Gimmie" in case you're
> wondering, Years and years ago.
> I also had a number of friends who lived in Stellenbosch. We often
> went there as we lived fairly close to Stellenbosch until a few years
> ago. First in Paarl, then in Wellington and then in Kraaifontein.
> General information, e.g. other towns and the roads etc. come from
> memory but, to let myself down, the detailed information comes from
> their tourist brochures!
> Still, I can't remember how many times I've driven Helshoogte past
> Pniel to Franschhoek as well as all the other roads and passes in the
> vicinity. The mountain passes are lovely to drive on two wheels! If
> you take it slow of course.
> But I'm permanently on 4 wheels now - a serious bike prang put me in a
> wheelchair (4 wheels but not 4X4 unfortuntely) some years ago.
> Crash - Boom - Splat !
> Oh, I forgot about OUCH
> he he he
> But, I still "travel" on the internet and in books and occasionlly by
> car (I drive with one leg and one arm only - see my personal website
> link in my sig below) when I can afford some petrol on my rather
> skimpy pension.
> I'm working on a tourism website about South Africa and just recently
> completed the section about the winelands which include Stellenbosch,
> Franschhoek and Paarl. In fact, most of the info I gave was copied and
> pasted from my website's Stellenbosch page.
> "Why not give the link?" is what you'll probably ask.
> Well, the website is FAR from finished (and I still need permission
> from many people/websites/publishers to use their images) so I dare
> not make it public knowledge yet. Sigh.
> BTW, I'll be getting round to Namaqualand some time in the future, I
> might just ask for your help then!
> Hoes daai vir 'n skimp? Translated for the benefit of non-Afrikaans
> readers - How's that for a hint?
> Groetnis/Greetings.
> Daniél Palm - South Africa
> Disability is not inability
> http://www.lando.co.za/pdp
I worked for many year in Zululand amongst the Zulu peoples. Now - after 21
years, I am back "home" living on a small piece of rock on the northern
boundary of the Cederberge. To keep the girls at University (Stellenbosch) I
started a Safari company some 4 years ago. Naturally the area we concentrate
on is the West Coast, Namaqualand, the Cederberge, the Diamond Coast, the
Richtersveld, the Namib and the Kalahari. But it has been tough thus far. I
only hear of all the wonders of tourism explosion in South Africa.
I have contacted hundreds of travel services and spend much money on
marketing (In SA terms) Up to now it has been a waste. The only thing that
seems to work is a mouth to mouth recruiting effort. How about you starting
a proper marketing drive included or linked to your planned web site and ask
some sort of commission to do marketing? I do not have the time nor the
knowledge myself.
Peace
Koos
PS. If their is need for it, I can gladly do an update on "my" area.
Daniél Palm wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 15:00:46 +0200, "Koos Greeff"
> wrote:
> snip
> >
> >Danie - How come you know this area so well?
> >
> >Greetings
> >Koos
> >
> Hallo Koos.
> Having been to school in nearby Paarl helps. "Gimmie" in case you're
> wondering, Years and years ago.
> I also had a number of friends who lived in Stellenbosch. We often
> went there as we lived fairly close to Stellenbosch until a few years
> ago. First in Paarl, then in Wellington and then in Kraaifontein.
> General information, e.g. other towns and the roads etc. come from
> memory but, to let myself down, the detailed information comes from
> their tourist brochures!
> Still, I can't remember how many times I've driven Helshoogte past
> Pniel to Franschhoek as well as all the other roads and passes in the
> vicinity. The mountain passes are lovely to drive on two wheels! If
> you take it slow of course.
> But I'm permanently on 4 wheels now - a serious bike prang put me in a
> wheelchair (4 wheels but not 4X4 unfortuntely) some years ago.
> Crash - Boom - Splat !
> Oh, I forgot about OUCH
> he he he
> But, I still "travel" on the internet and in books and occasionlly by
> car (I drive with one leg and one arm only - see my personal website
> link in my sig below) when I can afford some petrol on my rather
> skimpy pension.
> I'm working on a tourism website about South Africa and just recently
> completed the section about the winelands which include Stellenbosch,
> Franschhoek and Paarl. In fact, most of the info I gave was copied and
> pasted from my website's Stellenbosch page.
> "Why not give the link?" is what you'll probably ask.
> Well, the website is FAR from finished (and I still need permission
> from many people/websites/publishers to use their images) so I dare
> not make it public knowledge yet. Sigh.
> BTW, I'll be getting round to Namaqualand some time in the future, I
> might just ask for your help then!
> Hoes daai vir 'n skimp? Translated for the benefit of non-Afrikaans
> readers - How's that for a hint?
> Groetnis/Greetings.
> Daniél Palm - South Africa
> Disability is not inability
> http://www.lando.co.za/pdp
Apr 25th 2003, 1:12 am
#4
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Re: Re Stellenbosch
On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 10:06:17 +0200, "Koos Greeff"
wrote:
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>I worked for many year in Zululand amongst the Zulu peoples.
snip
Where in Zululand? I lived in Vryheid for a few years till 1983.
Got married there, perhaps that's why I still get nightmares about the
place :>))
Groetnis.
Daniél Palm - South Africa
Disability is not inability
http://www.lando.co.za/pdp
PS: Contact me by email so I can give you the link to my
far-from-finished website mentioned previously. I'd like your opinion
about it. [email protected]
wrote:
snip
>I worked for many year in Zululand amongst the Zulu peoples.
snip
Where in Zululand? I lived in Vryheid for a few years till 1983.
Got married there, perhaps that's why I still get nightmares about the
place :>))
Groetnis.
Daniél Palm - South Africa
Disability is not inability
http://www.lando.co.za/pdp
PS: Contact me by email so I can give you the link to my
far-from-finished website mentioned previously. I'd like your opinion
about it. [email protected]
