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	<title>The Collection</title>
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	<description>The Collection by Liz McGrath</description>
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		<title>The 2010 Hermanus Whale Festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hermanus Whale Festival, the only Enviro-Arts Festival in South Africa, is held annually to celebrate the return of the Southern Right whales to the waters of Walker Bay and the arrival of spring!
The whales, always the star performers and headline act, will be accompanied by supporting acts including: musicians, crafters, sporting celebrities, thousands of visitors [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionmcgrath.com/the-blog/2010/09/the-2010-hermanus-whale-festival/</link>
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		<title>Stanford Micro Brewery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Birkenhead Brewery, in Stanford (just outside Hermanus), was the first wine and brewery estate in the Southern Hemisphere.
At the Birkenhead Brewery they brew the following beers:

 Premium Lager
 Pride (Old English Bitter)
 Honey Blonde Ale
 Chocolate Malt Stout
 Birkenhead Pilsner
 Troopship Cider


CC attribution andynugent on Flickr
Beer tours are available from Wednesdays to Fridays (11h00- 15h00), [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionmcgrath.com/the-blog/2010/09/stanford-micro-brewery/</link>
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		<title>Condé Nast Traveller 2010 Readers&#8217; Awards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Plettenberg has placed 8th in the 2010 Condé Nast Traveller Readers&#8217; Awards - Overseas Leisure Accommodation Category.

Thank you to everyone who voted and a hearty congratulations to The Plettenberg team!
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		<link>http://www.collectionmcgrath.com/the-blog/2010/09/conde-nast-traveller-2010-readers-travel-awards/</link>
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		<title>Ardmore Ceramic Art - The Travellers of Africa Collection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the 21st of September 2010 the latest Ardmore Ceramic Art Collection - in conjunction with Charles Greig and The Collection by Liz McGrath - will be launched at an invitation only opening.
The collection - entitled Travellers of Africa - captures the imagination of the artists and in doing so portrays the previously unrecorded stories, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionmcgrath.com/the-blog/2010/09/ardmore-ceramic-art-the-travellers-of-africa-collection/</link>
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		<title>Mr David Rawdon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[David Rawdon, one of the South African hospitality industry pioneers, sadly passed away earlier this month.
David was actively involved in starting a number of South Africa&#8217;s most famous hotels including Rawdon&#8217;s Country House - in the Midlands - Lanzerac Hotel, the Matjiesfontein Village (including the iconic Lord Milner Hotel) and our very own Marine Hotel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionmcgrath.com/the-blog/2010/08/mr-david-rawdon/</link>
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		<title>Guitars in Concert - Plettenberg Bay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Guitars in Concert - which aims to raise funds for Place of Hope, a charity supported by The Plettenberg - will be taking place on the 28th of August 2010 (tomorrow).
Time:            7pm
Place:           St. Peters Anglican Hall, Plettenberg Bay
Price:            R80 (includes a bowl of soup, a roll and a drink)
This local home, for abandoned children, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionmcgrath.com/the-blog/2010/08/guitars-in-concert-plettenberg-bay/</link>
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		<title>Sensational Spring Special at The Conservatory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From  now until the 31st of October 2010 you can enjoy two courses, at The  Conservatory over lunch, for R160 and three courses - and a carafe of Constantia  Valley wine - for R190 per person*.

The Conservatory is a new addition to the exceptional  Cellars-Hohenort culinary offering. Situated in the old [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionmcgrath.com/the-blog/2010/08/sensational-spring-special-at-the-conservatory/</link>
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		<title>High Tea with Fran Drescher</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join Fran Drescher, in association with The Tomorrow Trust, at The Cellars-Hohenort for high tea at 09h30 on the 26th of August 2010.

Fran Drescher will be sharing stories from her colorful life in the movie and TV industry, and from her more recent role as a women&#8217;s-health-issue speaker for the American state department, with all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionmcgrath.com/the-blog/2010/08/high-tea-with-fran-drescher/</link>
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		<title>Boutique Wine Estates of Constantia Wine Evening at The Cellars-Hohenort</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, the 1st of October at, the boutique award-winning wine estates of Constantia - Eagles Nest, Constantia Glen and High Constantia - unite.


Together, with guests, these three Constantia estates explore a selection of their acclaimed wines - in The Greenhouse - with an exciting concept menu that has been designed to surprise.
The Boutique Wine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionmcgrath.com/the-blog/2010/08/boutique-wine-estates-of-constantia-wine-evening-at-the-cellars-hohenort/</link>
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		<title>The Southern Storm Duathlon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Southern Storm, also known as The Impossible Race or the Race of the Gods, is taking place from the 26th of September 2010 to the 1st of October 2010.
The starting point, for this 6-day off-road endurance duathlon, is different every year; but it&#8217;s always located between the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.collectionmcgrath.com/the-blog/2010/08/the-southern-storm-duathlon/</link>
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