March 2007

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime."
- Mark Twain

South Africa is on a roll, new places opening, lots of amazing events taking place and gearing up for more bumper years ahead. Alive with possibilities and positively South African!

Breaking news in Cape Town is the opening of Madam Zingara's Theatre of Dreams. The award-wining restaurant Madame Zingara was one of Cape Town's best loved gems until the restaurant went up in flames in a freak accident in September last year. Due to a shortfall in the insurance pay-out Madame Zingara found itself unable to re-open last year. But this didn't stop the team from finding a way to continue spreading their magic. They acquired an antique dinner-and-dancehall tent... The amazing tent of dreams was built in 1928 and is one of only a handful left in the world today. Diners can expect a menu composed of delicious fare and dazzling array of entertainment, including mesmerizing trapeze artists, stilt walking, knife juggling fawns, magicians, snake dancers, tarot card readers, dancing and more. The Madame Zingara Tent of Dreams will set up house on Cape Town's Foreshore for 6 months and will then make its way through South Africa. A large chunk of the proceeds will go to the Reach for a Dream charity organization.
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On a sad note, Cyclone Favio, which hit Mozambique on the 22nd of February, has caused substantial destruction to Vilanculos and surrounding areas. Authorities said they were still assessing the full scale of the damage and the likely cost of reconstruction. The EU, UNICEF and CARE were among the agencies sending in relief supplies. South Africa sent two government ministers into the disaster area and said it was ready to provide material assistance, including helicopters to transport food to the temporary accommodation centers. We are being updated regularly by the lodges in the affected area (such as Benguerra Lodge & Indigo Bay), where they have already started rebuilding.
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The sustainability of golf will come under the spotlight at the Golf Summit, to be held at Fancourt Hotel and Country Club Estate from 25 - 28 March. Last year's inaugural summit attracted more than 250 local and international delegates, and covered a range of local and international issues related to golf from a macroeconomic, business and environmental perspective. With more than 500 courses in Africa, the growth of the business of golf has affected the growth of domestic household incomes and local economies, and its sustainability is a key objective of the summit.
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The 8th Annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival takes place on Friday, 30th & Saturday, 31st of March at the Cape Town International Convention Center. This event has been acknowledged as one of the biggest events on the continent, is the one weekend of the year when music lovers from all over the world descend on Cape Town to share the magic of jazz music. Affectionately known as Africa's Grandest Gathering, this multi-stage event promotes all genres within jazz and jazz-related performances, bringing together a dazzling bill of 40 local and international artists performing in five different venues to a diverse audience. Artists already confirmed include soul-jazz diva Randy Crawford, jazz legend Joe Sample, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sibongile Khumalo and Jack DeJohnette, Intercontinental with Danilo Perez, Jerome Harris, Byron Wallen and Jason Yarde, the Caribbean Jazz Project feat, Paguito D'Rivera and many more.
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We have been inundated with requests for Family Travel. Road Travel has some incredible Family Packages available, and would we would be delighted to tailor make these packages to meet with your family's requirements. Just send us the dates and details to: info@roadtravel.co.za

For specials, 2007 / 2008 rates - corporate or leisure, please do contact Adele at: adele@roadtravel.co.za

We wish you and yours a very special month ahead and look forward to our continued successful dealings.

Kind Regards

The Road Travel Team
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