If you ever visit South Africa, you should definitely include the Garden Route area in the south of the country in your itinerary. This is a stretch of coastline beginning at Mossel Bay and ending at the Tsitsikamma Forest in the east (near the town of Plettenberg Bay). Between these to points you will find a number of quaint resort towns, as well as the commercial hub of the area, George. If you arrive from Cape Town’s side, the first town you will encounter is Mossel Bay. This old town with its many colonial buildings has a different atmosphere than the more modern towns to the east. It used to be the least developed of the Garden Route towns, but during the past two decades it has started to develop into a tourist town of note. The standards of hotels and guest houses are high – we noticed that our guest house even had baby bath tubs for those traveling with infants.
Our favorite Florida beach vacation spots? Maureen and I love the fabulous white sand beaches around Naples on the Gulf Coast. On the Atlantic side, Fort Lauderdale, Miami Beach and Key Biscayne are excellent. 