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How Gansbaai Got Its Name on the Mountain

How Gansbaai Got Its Name On T...

Do you know how Gansbaai got its name on the mountain?

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Remembering the Old De Kelders Hotel

Remembering The Old De Kelders...

Do you remember the old De Kelders Hotel?

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Memory Project: The Bicycle

Memory Project: The Bicycle

A bicycle is a human-powered vehicle consisting primarily of a frame, two wheels, pedals, a chain, gears, handlebars and brakes. 

Overstrand Tourism Diary: 22 - 27 April 2026

Overstrand Tourism Diary: 22 -...

Here’s the latest Overstrand Tourism Diary!

Gansbaai Tourism
Overstrand Tourism Diary: 11 - 15 March 2026

Overstrand Tourism Diary: 11 -...

Here’s the latest Overstrand Tourism Diary, filled with music, markets, walks, workshops, and live entertainment!

Gansbaai Tourism
Overstrand Tourism Diary: 12 - 16 November 2025

Overstrand Tourism Diary: 12 -...

Here’s the latest Overstrand Tourism Diary, filled with music, markets, walks, workshops...

Gansbaai Tourism
Overstrand Tourism Diary: 5 - 9 November 2025

Overstrand Tourism Diary: 5 - ...

Overstrand Tourism Diary: 5 - 9 November 2025.

Gansbaai Tourism
Overstrand Tourism Diary: 24 - 28 September 2025

Overstrand Tourism Diary: 24 -...

Here’s the latest Overstrand Tourism Diary, filled with music, markets, walks, workshops, and live entertainment for visitors and locals.

Gansbaai Tourism
My Hairdresser

My Hairdresser

I have been going to the same hairdresser for 41 years. If, on average, she has cut my hair every two months, it only requires a simple arithmetic calculation to multiply six by forty-one, and arrive ...

How Gansbaai Got Its Name on the Mountain

How Gansbaai Got Its Name on the Mountain

Xplorio Headquarters

Do you know how Gansbaai got its name on the mountain?

Remembering the Old De Kelders Hotel

Remembering the Old De Kelders Hotel

Xplorio Headquarters

Do you remember the old De Kelders Hotel?

Memory Project: The Bicycle

Memory Project: The Bicycle

Ian Martin in Pearly Beach

A bicycle is a human-powered vehicle consisting primarily of a frame, two wheels, pedals, a chain, gears, handlebars and brakes.  ...

Overstrand Tourism Diary: 11 - 15 March 2026

Overstrand Tourism Diary: 11 - 15 March 20...

Gansbaai Tourism

Here’s the latest Overstrand Tourism Diary, filled with music, markets, walks, workshops, and live entertainment!

Overstrand Tourism Diary: 12 - 16 November 2025

Overstrand Tourism Diary: 12 - 16 November...

Gansbaai Tourism

Here’s the latest Overstrand Tourism Diary, filled with music, markets, walks, workshops...

Overstrand Tourism Diary: 24 - 28 September 2025

Overstrand Tourism Diary: 24 - 28 Septembe...

Gansbaai Tourism

Here’s the latest Overstrand Tourism Diary, filled with music, markets, walks, workshops, and live entertainment for visitors and loca...

My Hairdresser

My Hairdresser

Ian Martin in Pearly Beach

I have been going to the same hairdresser for 41 years. If, on average, she has cut my hair every two months, it only requires a simple arit...