Border collies are known as herding dogs, especially sheep. They are excellent watch dogs, love children and they are often described as the most intelligent dogs.

According to some information, a border collie had learned 1,022 words – reacting to them when spoken! Watching our inventive hooligan’s non-stop activities all day long it doesn’t surprise me… and tons of exercise and mental stimulation they definitely need, and this on an ongoing basis. It’s really a continuous dialogue – and a very endearing one as Holly has a very attentive and loving nature.

With one of her eyes being a clear blue – due to heterochromia (multi-colored eyes) – she catches everyone’s attention anyway!

Actually, Holly from Noordhoek lives in Cape Holly Road as you can see here, taken early this morning before our walk up into the Silvermine Mountains:

She will always make sure I follow and comes back to see that I’m fine – that’s just her nature:

Definitely lots of space to run – :

That’s our favorite morning run… tanking fresh air and energies before getting back to the computer and… Web Design with Passion!

Pizzanello’s in George in the Western Cape offers a Lunch and Take Away specials on their mouth watering pizza’s until 15 June 2012.

Pizzanello’s Restaurant and Action Bar in George serves mouth watering pastas and pizza’s, handmade the traditional way with fresh dough made on the premises and baked to perfection in special pizza ovens.

Kempston Car Rental in George on the Garden Route is one of the countrywide branches of the Kempston Group in South Africa. They have a well established fleet of vehicles, offer professional service and competitive rates.  As they say at Kempston: Personal, Professional, All Day, Every Day!

Whether you travel for business or are going on vacation Kempston has just the car for you. The fleet of vehicles for hire includes various bakkies, 4×4’s, mid range and economical cars. Explore the Garden Route at your own pace in the comfort of your own rental car.

Kempston offer a car rental service in the Garden Route towns of George, Mossel Bay, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay and Oudtshoorn. Vehicles can also be delivered to other towns in the Garden Route between Swellendam, Tsitsikamma and Beaufort West. Kempston also have a branch in East London.  Airport deliveries can also be arranged.

The George Lodge in George offers a winter special on accommodation. Stay for three nights or more and get a 10% discount on your accommodation in George at the George Lodge.

These rates exclude the following services available at the George Lodge, these services are available to guests at additional cost:

At the George Lodge International comfort, convenience and hospitality come together. This is a place where work and vacation, activities and relaxation is in perfect harmony. This stylish guest house in George is perfect for your family vacation and corporate business travels. The lodge is a short drive from the George Airport, guests have easy access to the towns commercial sector, restaurants and numerous historical landmarks and attractions.

George Lodge International offers a variety of fully serviced accommodation with all the amenities you would expect. With 22 bedrooms, made up of double rooms, twin rooms, family rooms, and 3 self- catering rooms you will surely find the type of accommodation to suit your requirements. For group purposes, the rooms can be changed to accommodate your requirements. Our complimentary breakfast consists of a delicious Continental buffet followed by a cooked breakfast option.

The George Lodge International also offers various value added packages, golf tours and a shuttle service. Take advantage of our value added packages where your getaway can include anything from breakfast in bed to a pampered day in a spa.

The Geneva Pharmacy in George on the Garden Route of South Africa now stocks a weight loss product that really works. The product has been available from the pharmacy for a while now and a many clients are very satisfied with the results they get from using this product.

Depending on your exact need there are various options in this doctor formulated weight loss product range. Products include a multi action fiber formula, a natural appetite suppressant, a thermo antioxidant blend and an advanced thermogenic formula. Visit the Geneva Pharmacy in George for more information and to buy your SLIMMBETTi products.

Once you know how to instal fonts on CS5 on 64bit it’s real easy!

As I had saved all my professional fonts in a folder that I had imported into a font folder on my new system, all I need to do is find the ttf file (standing for true type font) or the otf file (standing for open type font), right-click and ‘instal’.

That’s it! Go check the fonts on your Photoshop… and if it’s open, you may have to close it first and reopen it. All will be there and ready for you to use and design great stuff!

And to answer the question of where the fonts actually go now, it’s under “Appearance & Personalization” in the Control Panel. Normally, you download fonts as a zip file that you want to unzip and then navigate to the files as per above.

Where do you find many great fonts for free download?

Simply go to dafont.com and select what you like.

Once you work really professionally with fonts and especially if you prepare material for printing – say for a customer -, consider to select and buy a good font. While it may be costly in the beginning, it will pay off over time and simply gives you the professional look.

Remember: even on the internet you get what you pay for.

Oakhurst Hotel George

oakhurst hotel george

The Oakhurst Hotel is a thatched gabled hotel facing the Outeniqua Mountains, in George. The Hotel is centrally situated in the CBD of George, and is the ideal location to explore the rest of the Garden Route.

Hotel Accommodation in George, South Africa

Oakhurst Hotel is  stylish, deliberately small and exclusive accommodation in George on the Garden Route for both leisure and business travelers alike.

The Oakhurst Hotel has 25 en-suite designer decorated bedrooms in a comfortable country style, featuring vaulted ceilings, bright fabrics, hand painted ceramics and original oil paintings. Each room has an en-suite bathroom and air conditioning. The rooms are complemented with modern amenities to please even the most discerning traveler. Despite its cosy informality, the hotel provides a top range of facilities including TV, telephone, fax, coffee/tea, swimming pool and wireless.

Restaurant in George

The restaurant at the Oakhurst Hotel in George offers a wide variety of culinary treats for breakfast, lunch and snacks. Guests can also choose to dine out at various restaurants all within immediate vicinity of the hotel.

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We grow through our struggles… but inbetween I just imagine myself being that happy, fat and buzzing bumble bee in my garden floating from flower to flower and living in complete bliss!

To get Web Design with Passion back on a new PC meant and still means installing each and every program from scratch. Not that this isn’t an interesting and instructive exercise nor is it the first time I do this – but it’s time-consuming and often frustrating especially when there is such a huge list to do!

However, starting out from scratch has its merits that can be compared to the annual spring clean-out: unless you are an obsessive gatherer and collector, it’s a good time to get rid of everything that’s superfluous and not absolutely necessary and becoming lean and light with lots of potential to move forward with a new and speedy lightness of being and let the creative juices flow. I’m not quite there yet as too puzzled by some mysteries noone else knew an answer to so far – but here’s my first post ‘after the storm’ and it can only get better and faster!

YEBO GOGO – this is about being a student for life!

All pizza’s at the Pizzanello’s Restaurant in George are handmade the traditional way with fresh dough prepared on the premises. The pizza’s come standard with tomato base and plenty of mozzarella cheese and is baked in special pizza ovens.

The menu includes a wide variety catering for almost any taste and preference. All pizzas are available with the option of free garlic and chilli on request. Dining out at Pizzanello’s will have you agree that they make the best pizza and baked pastas in town. Take-aways are also available.

Pizzanello’s is a family friendly restaurant where groups are welcome and functions can also be hosted. This restaurant in George is fully licensed and visitors can watch the latest sporting events in the Action Bar. Regular specials are available.

Spit braai  in the Garden Route.

de dekke spit braai

De Dekke now offers hassle free Spitbraai`s at the venue of your choice in the Garden Route from Swellendam to Plettenberg Bay. The equipment is gas operated. No smoke, No mess! All equipment including, plates, knives, forks and serviettes are taken to your house, office and other venue you booked.

The standard Spitbraai at R95 per person includes:
* Lamb on the spit * Garlic Bread * Pot Potatoes and onions * Noodle Salad * Fresh Green Salad

Chicken on the spit, more salads and a bread table can be added to the menu.

The minimum number of people catered for is 35.

Spit braai’s will also be held at De Dekke Restaurant in Great Brak River

Spitbraais can also be held on the deck at De Dekke in Great Brak River. The venue will then be available free of charge.

Spitbraais for weddings, sport events, birthday and bachelors parties and private functions

De Dekke Spitbraai caters for functions, sport events, weddings and private functions.
This is the perfect catering option for year-end functions, birthday-, bachelors -, and office parties!

Spitbraais at De Dekke on Wednesday evenings

An open spitbraai will be hosted at De Dekke on alternate Wednesday nights. Bookings must be made on the Tuesday at the latest. Costs will be R 80 per adult and R 40 for children under 12.

Contact De Dekke for enquiries, more information or the date of the next open spitbraai on the deck at De Dekke.

Contact Details:
Tel No:         +27 (0) 44 620 2531
Gida de Swardt: +27 (0) 84 514 2161

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Garden Route Weddings

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Garden Route Wedding Album

Lalakoi has developed a brand new Wedding album for Brides and Grooms to be who are planning their Wedding in the Garden Route or Klein Karoo.

garden route weddings

Garden Route Weddings

This album will assist you not only in finding the perfect venue for your Wedding in the garden Route or Klein Karoo, but also a variety of services you may need when planning.

Large images of the venues and services are used to help you visualize the venue or service mentioned.

Under he images used in the showroom is a button for more info. If you click on this button, the information regarding the image as well as the contact details of the advertiser on the wedding album for the Garden Route  will be displayed on your screen.

The Wedding album  for the Garden Route and Klein Karoo was created to invite people who can render a service like co-ordinators, photographers etc. or owners of venues to list with us.

More details on how to list are provided on the site.

If you are planning a Garden Route or Klein Karoo Wedding, this is the site to visit.

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Hensu Aluminium and Glass – SWD in George specialize in designing, manufacturing and installing a variety of aluminium windows, doors and other aluminium products for the building industry. We are committed to quality products, expert craftsmanship and excellent service. Being located in George Hensu Aluminium service the Southern Cape and Klein Karoo.

For quality aluminium and glass frames, windows and doors contact Hensu Aluminium & Glass – SWD in George.

We have standard designs and sizes but will also custom make to your specifications. They not only manufacture but install their products with pride.

If you are looking for a skylight company in the Garden Route contact Hensu Aluminium and Glass. No job is too big or too small. Both residential and commercial installation is done.

Hensu Aluminium and Glass – SWD in George specialize in designing, manufacturing and installing a variety of aluminium windows, doors and other aluminium products for the building industry. We are committed to quality products, expert craftsmanship and excellent service. Being located in George Hensu Aluminium service the Southern Cape and Klein Karoo.

For quality aluminium and glass frames, windows and doors contact Hensu Aluminium & Glass – SWD in George.

We have standard designs and sizes but will also custom make to your specifications. They not only manufacture but install their products with pride.

If you are looking for a skylight company in the Garden Route contact Hensu Aluminium and Glass. No job is too big or too small. Both residential and commercial installation is done.

Bird sanctuary websites offer online bird watchers information and insight about the bird life found in a specific bird park or area, opening times, entry fees, special events and perhaps membership possibilities etc, but what everyone is probably most interested in are pictures and images of birds, our favourite feathered friends.

If you have a garden that’s frequented by many different birds and you love to watch and photograph them, you may consider publishing your personal birding website or blog to share your thoughts, impressions, photos, perhaps sketches and whatever you want to include, with fellow birding afficinados. You may even invite other bird watchers to join you to gain a broader and even more interesting spectrum!

Your personal bird lover website could be designed in such an attractive way that it captures the interest of like-minded bird watchers from other parts of the country if not the world! The world of birds is truly without limits!

The Internet offers us such wonderful and affordable possibilities for individual expression today where we can create something that can be enjoyed for generations to come.

Why not pass on the wonder, joy and privilege of living in our magic world today?!

Weldon Optical in George in the Garden Route has been specializing in eye care over the past 50 years. They are staffed by four well qualified and experienced optometrists, optical dispensers, optical mechanics and a friendly well informed frontline staff. The optometrists are trained to use the most advanced technological and diagnostic equipment.

The services offered by the optometrists at Weldon Optical in George in the Southern Cape include: Free Drivers Vision Screening, Eye Tests and Exams as well as Visual Field Tests. They also have a Virtual Optical Dispenser, making choosing the correct frame for you easy! They also handle the fitting of ocular prosthesis.

Weldon Optical is contracted in to all Medical Aids and will gladly submit your account electronically to them. They also offer discount to people paying cash or you can buy and pay for all your eye care needs and accessories by using one of your existing Edcon Cards.

Weldon Optical in George in the Garden Route has been specializing in eye care over the past 50 years. They are staffed by four well qualified and experienced optometrists, optical dispensers, optical mechanics and a friendly well informed frontline staff. The optometrists are trained to use the most advanced technological and diagnostic equipment.

The services offered by the optometrists at Weldon Optical in George in the Southern Cape include: Free Drivers Vision Screening, Eye Tests and Exams as well as Visual Field Tests. They also have a Virtual Optical Dispenser, making choosing the correct frame for you easy! They also handle the fitting of ocular prosthesis.

Weldon Optical is contracted in to all Medical Aids and will gladly submit your account electronically to them. They also offer discount to people paying cash or you can buy and pay for all your eye care needs and accessories by using one of your existing Edcon Cards.

Well, meanwhile I know most if not all of those pictures were illusions… and that we can all achieve with some good original photo material and a little bit of Photoshop! Ha!

What you see here is definitely the full moon I photographed in that night – around 11: 45 pm – and it stood like that in the pitchblack sky. No halo, no softness – like cut out.

And this was Noordhoek Beach in the very early morning where the full moon was hardly visible – now it is!I mean it was !

The fact is, I photographed the ‘real thing’ on 24 July 2010 and wrote about it HERE. And there was no manipulation involved whatsoever – it was huge, red and definitely super and extraordinary in many ways!

While we may all have our favourite hangout spots and like to follow our friends’ suggestions when visiting a new one, Restaurant Websites help to find new places when travelling to another town or an unknown area.

For this reason, a restaurant website needs to indicate what it specializes on in terms of food (seafood, country cuisine, Thai Food etc…) and it must offer clear directions, possibly through Google Maps or good photography of the environment.

Friends, real ones and those we collect on Social Networks, suggest… but then Pictures sell the Restaurant and Menu!
It’s through the way a Restaurant Blog communicates its atmosphere, service and – of course – mouth-watering menus, wines, cocktails and specials – that we are attracted to one or another. Often these reactions are spontaneous and following our belly!

Restaurant websites and blogs serve as a brilliant, easy and fun way to be and keep in touch with the restaurant clientele, inform them of what’s new on the menu or which ‘Specials’ are on when and where, especially also around major annual festivities and events like for Christmas Dinners, New Year’s Dinners or for Valentine’s Day or linked to certain activities and festivals in the area or town, eg music concerts, sports events and the like.

Restaurants should ideally have a “Wine and Dine” Fanpage on Facebook that’s kept up-to-date with what’s happening, where questions are answered and where there’s continuous conversation.

Besides, and most importantly, a restaurant must be easily reachable on the Mobile Web. People want to see what’s on offer and hit the booking button fast – often just minutes before they arrive !

We at Web Design with Passion develop and design elegant, user-friendly and extremely Google efficient websites and blogs exclusively on WP based Semiomantics – have a look and get in touch HERE to discuss what you may be needing.

Restaurant Websites Sell!

Hakamela Africa Tours will be at INDABA 2012, one of the leading annual marketing events in African Tourism, that has won the prestigious World Travel Award for Africa’s best Travel & Tourism Show two years in a row.

INDABA will take place from 12 to 15 May 2012 at the Albert Luthuli Convention Centre in Durban, South Africa.

We will report on our website development of this exciting project in due time – don’t miss our SHOWCASE.