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Author: Melissa Sutherland

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Melissa Sutherland

Melissa Sutherland is a freelance writer who describes herself as a 'Global Citizen, passionate Capetonian, Wine Tourism Promoter, Professional Tour Guide and Entrepreneur'. She returned to live in Cape Town in 2006 having lived and worked for more than a decade in New York and Sydney. After completing a Diploma in Publishing and Editing she worked for McGraw-Hill Educational Publishers in Sydney. Melissa lives in Cape Town with her husband and two teenage children. In addition to conducting research and writing, she enjoys organizing painting days in the country and her weekly art classes.

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Top 5 Cape Winelands Spas for the Ultimate Indulgent Experience

Top 5 Cape Winelands Spas for the Ultimate Indulgent Experience

By Melissa Sutherland, November 15, 2016
Posted in: News

I know I am biased, but I truly believe that the South African winelands are one of the most relaxing and aesthetically pleasing places to visit on the planet. Coupled with a professional spa treatment at a fabulous spas on….../

Top 5 Cape Winelands Spas for the Ultimate Indulgent Experience
Cold Gin and Hot Chocolate – a Whale of a Weekend at the Tip of Africa

Cold Gin and Hot Chocolate – a Whale of a Weekend at the Tip of Africa

By Melissa Sutherland, September 16, 2015
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In Africa, there is an easy answer to the question ‘Would you like a Gin and Tonic?’, but when it is a local artisanal brew from up the coast at Stilbaai and is graciously offered with a twist of bright….../

Cold Gin and Hot Chocolate – a Whale of a Weekend at the Tip of Africa
Cape Town’s Green Lung. The New-Look Company’s Gardens

Cape Town’s Green Lung. The New-Look Company’s Gardens

By Melissa Sutherland, May 14, 2015
Posted in: News

When Jan van Riebeek arrived in the Cape in 1652 as an employee of the Dutch East India Company he was tasked with starting a vegetable garden which would provide much needed fresh produce for ships rounding the Cape of….../

Cape Town’s Green Lung. The New-Look Company’s Gardens
Ardmore Ceramics – Collectibles From a Remote Mountain Valley In Africa

Ardmore Ceramics – Collectibles From a Remote Mountain Valley In Africa

By Melissa Sutherland, March 30, 2015
Posted in: News

Ardmore ceramics are distinctive, unique and colourful – rather like their creators and the country they come from. They embody colour, joy and Africa and celebrate excellence, beauty and creativity. [caption id="attachment_32401" align="aligncenter" width="699"] Inspired by African animal folklore and….../

Ardmore Ceramics – Collectibles From a Remote Mountain Valley In Africa
Art In The Cape Winelands

Art In The Cape Winelands

By Melissa Sutherland, March 10, 2015
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I was recently invited to the opening of an artist friend’s exhibition in Franschhoek. To make a day of it, I asked a girlfriend to join me on the journey - not only to enjoy the Cape Winelands’ fabulous wine….../

Art In The Cape Winelands
Discover The Southern Tip Of Africa – Where The Atlantic And Indian Oceans Meet

Discover The Southern Tip Of Africa – Where The Atlantic And Indian Oceans Meet

By Melissa Sutherland, January 30, 2015
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Lately Jan van Riebeek, the first Governor of the Cape, has been getting a bad rap. However; on seeing the sea for the first time, a friend near Cape Agulhas uttered these words: ‘Van Riebeek must have been a brave….../

Discover The Southern Tip Of Africa – Where The Atlantic And Indian Oceans Meet

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