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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Blog - De Oude Pastorie Guesthouse</title><link>https://www.deoudepastorie.co.za/blog/</link><description></description><atom:link href="http://www.deoudepastorie.co.za/blog/rss/" rel="self"></atom:link><language>en</language><copyright>Copyright (c) 2026, De Oude Pastorie Guesthouse</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title>Weg Platteland - Somer 21-22: Swellendam: die dorp wat oor sy wortels waak</title><link>https://www.deoudepastorie.co.za/blog/post/weg-platteland-somer-21-22/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Dis geen wonder ons het na hierdie dorp gehunker nie!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Swellendam bied soveel: die pragtige berge en natuurreservate (Marloth, Bontebokpark, De Hoop, om net 'n paar te noem), die interessante mense, die heilsame omgewing met die lekkerste vars produkte te koop om elke hoek en draai: bessies, heuning, koffie, vleis en natuurlik: kaas en wyn!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Die restaurante is voorwaar fantasties en dit is moeilik om een uit te sonder: veral omdat ons self nog nie eens by almal uitgekom het nie!  Altyd iets om te verken...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Die omliggende areas bied ook soveel wonderlike besienswaardighede, plekke en mense: of jy deur Suurbraak na Barrydale gaan, binneland toe waar die Karoo net oor die berg loer.  En of jy kus se kant toe staan:  Stilbaai, Struisbaai of Witsand toe.  Agulhas, Malgas of Infanta - dit is alles net 'n klipgooi weg.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Die geskiedkundige geboue, stories en wortels maak dit 'n fees om te verken.  Dit is net eenvoudig beeldskoon mooi.  Ons is voorwaar geseënd om hier te kan woon!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.deoudepastorie.co.za/blog/post/weg-platteland-somer-21-22/</guid></item><item><title>Thank you Booking.com, for yet another Award!</title><link>https://www.deoudepastorie.co.za/blog/post/and-yet-another-award-for-2021/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class="aligncenter" src="/media/cache/3d/a5/3da50a99affdc8e88993562f150fa78c.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.deoudepastorie.co.za/blog/post/and-yet-another-award-for-2021/</guid></item><item><title>Our very first Award for 2021!</title><link>https://www.deoudepastorie.co.za/blog/post/our-first-award-for-2021/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class="aligncenter" src="/media/cache/ff/1f/ff1fb8d4b5ecd8a9fd586d38cf989e79.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.deoudepastorie.co.za/blog/post/our-first-award-for-2021/</guid></item><item><title>The most beautiful guest one could wish for:  Miss World 2014 - Rolene Strauss!</title><link>https://www.deoudepastorie.co.za/blog/post/miss-world-2014-rolene-strauss/</link><description></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Antoné Van Rooyen</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.deoudepastorie.co.za/blog/post/miss-world-2014-rolene-strauss/</guid></item><item><title>Despite the lockdown rules, we recently found this little visitor in our garden ...</title><link>https://www.deoudepastorie.co.za/blog/post/defying-lockdown-rules-we-found-a-little-visitor-i/</link><description>&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2020 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.deoudepastorie.co.za/blog/post/defying-lockdown-rules-we-found-a-little-visitor-i/</guid></item><item><title>Tourism Grading Council of South Africa</title><link>https://www.deoudepastorie.co.za/blog/post/tourism-grading-council-of-south-africa/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class="aligncenter" src="/media/cache/c4/fd/c4fda34f86222bf0f84e0722c5e476cc.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.deoudepastorie.co.za/blog/post/tourism-grading-council-of-south-africa/</guid></item></channel></rss>