Why we love the R701 between Wepener and Smithfield …

It’s a dirt road – which means we have fewer trucks and stupid drivers – and it offers some of the best scenery and skyscapes you can imagine. It’s also the most direct route for people coming to Smithfield from …Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in...

The disappearing mountain

YOU could say that the definition of a really happy person is a Smithfielder when there’s rain. So we have all been delighted with the rain that’s fallen over the last week, little though the total amount might be to …Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens...

Bloemfontein airport sets example

SOMETIMES public facilities can set an example. In the case of the airport in Bloemfontein I would say, avoid the food at all costs (a way overpriced, poor selection of uninteresting grub) but do check out the gardens. Just outside …Share this:Click to share on...

Unwelcome stranger in Smithfield, Free State

This is a stranger you smell first, long before any sighting. I was walking with my dogs on the mountain behind the tiny town of Smithfield this morning when the scent reached me: delicious, sweet and spicy. The strong wind …Share this:Click to share on Twitter...