{"id":947,"date":"2014-07-19T09:09:28","date_gmt":"2014-07-19T09:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brianberkman.com\/?p=947"},"modified":"2014-07-19T09:09:28","modified_gmt":"2014-07-19T09:09:28","slug":"travel-during-low-season-for-the-best-of-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/?p=947","title":{"rendered":"Travel during low season for the best of everything"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our May trip along the Garden Route is proof how much more pleasurable it is to travel during low season.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The biggest appeal is, as you would think, fewer other travellers, but in truth, the milder temperatures and low wind conditions made, for a more comfortable visit when compared to summer ones.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Click on the hotel names to read my reviews of each individual property. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizcommunity.com\/Article\/196\/580\/114445.html\">Grootbos<\/a> just two hours from Cape Town is a good place to start. Next stop was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizcommunity.com\/Article\/196\/373\/114852.html\">Gondwana<\/a> in Mossel Bay. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizcommunity.com\/Article\/196\/580\/115195.html\">The Grand Cafe and Rooms<\/a> was our first in Plettenberg Bay before also visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizcommunity.com\/Article\/196\/580\/115938.html\">The Plettenberg Hotel<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizcommunity.com\/Article\/196\/580\/116094.html\">The Beacon Island Resort<\/a>. A visit to The Cango Caves and overnight at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizcommunity.com\/196\/373.html\">The Queen\u2019s Hotel, Oudtshoorn<\/a> made the trip back to Cape Town, with a lunch stop on Montagu an easy one.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-947 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/?attachment_id=949'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_2863-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-949\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-949'>\n\t\t\t\tThe pool at Gondwana doubles as a drinking hole.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/?attachment_id=956'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_2981-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-956\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-956'>\n\t\t\t\tTHE address in Plettenberg Bay.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/?attachment_id=973'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_3333-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-973\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-973'>\n\t\t\t\tBig hearted Karoo hospitality filled with nostalgia at The Queen&#8217;s.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/?attachment_id=962'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_3048-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-962\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-962'>\n\t\t\t\tJP and I hiking the Robberg Reserve.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/?attachment_id=970'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_3308-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-970\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-970'>\n\t\t\t\tRecently upgraded rooms at The Queen&#8217;s Hotel are big on country comfort.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/?attachment_id=957'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_2984-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-957\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-957'>\n\t\t\t\tLoving Rice &#038; Linen&#8217;s resort wear.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/?attachment_id=963'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_3088-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-963\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-963'>\n\t\t\t\tPoolside bliss at The Plettenberg.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/?attachment_id=967'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_3218-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-967\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-967'>\n\t\t\t\tPlett&#8217;s answer to The Guggenheim. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/?attachment_id=953'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_2923-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-953\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-953'>\n\t\t\t\tOur fabulous bath with a view at The Grand Cafe &#038; Rooms.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/?attachment_id=948'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_2761-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-948\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-948'>\n\t\t\t\tFynbos glory at Grootbos.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/?attachment_id=958'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_2994-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-958\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-958'>\n\t\t\t\tLong walks along the Plettenberg Bay beach without a soul in sight.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/?attachment_id=969'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_3259-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-969\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-969'>\n\t\t\t\tThe iconic Beacon Island Hotel.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our May trip along the Garden Route is proof how much more pleasurable it is to travel during low season. The biggest appeal is, as you would think, fewer other travellers, but in truth, the milder temperatures and low wind conditions made, for a more&nbsp;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/?p=947\">&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[21,178,179,71,177,166,165,180],"class_list":["post-947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel_writing","tag-brian-berkman","tag-gondwana","tag-grootbos","tag-lchf","tag-the-beacon-island-resort","tag-the-grand-cafe-and-rooms","tag-the-plettenberg-hotel","tag-the-queens-hotel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=947"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":974,"href":"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947\/revisions\/974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brianberkman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}