Run Win 7 32-bit and 64-bit on the same Machine

Recently I installed a new hard-drive on my machine to which I loaded a second Operating System Windows 7 32-bit. The idea was to improve performance, namely when working with graphic and media related programs, such as Photoshop, Flash or After Effects.

To keep my Windows light and fast, I decided not to install any security updates nor any security related programs, such as Essentials, a Firewall or Antivirus. The performance is smashing compared to my main Win 7 which is patched with all available updates. My Adobe programs run faster smoother and it’s a pleasure combining media programs and Live Conferencing on the same screen.

Windows-7-Ultimate

Windows 7

When Adobe recently announced the release of its CS5, I noticed that two of my preferred programs will run on 64-bit architecture only: After Effects CS5 and Premier Pro CS5 that is. These two programs need quite some punch and better RAM handling.

So, here I am, frustrated and wondering how to deal with the situation, knowing that not all my programs will run on 32-bit Win7.

Run 2 Windows OS on the same Machine

For years I have been running multiple Operating systems on the same machine. The main reason was to be able to access files and folders in case of a failure of my main Windows OS. There was never a problem with multiple installs, be it on different hard-drives or on separate partitions on the same hard-drive.

The Question now is: is it possible to run Win7 64-bit on the same machine where there is a Win7 32-bit installed.

Googling my way through the question, I found, that under certain circumstances there is no reason why this idea should not work.

I will share my experience here on my blog in two or three posts.

Can my computer run Win7 64-bit?

This is the first important question. 64-bit operating systems require a processor with a 64-bit architecture. Most recent machines should be equipped with a compatible processor. Also, 64-bit is efficient as from 4 GB RAM installed.

Windows7 64-bit can make use of up to 192 GB RAM; now that’s what I call speed!

During my research I learned surprisingly that a 32-bit system cannot use use more than 3 GB of RAM: why the heck to manufacturers and shops sell 4 GB RAM with 32-bit Operating Systems?

To figure out whether your System is 64-bit capable, go:

1. Start and type into the search field:  ”Performance Information and Tools”

2. There click on:  ”View and Print Detailed Performance and System Information”

3. Under ‘System’, check if your System is 64-bit capable.

Here my screenshot with a mark for easy reading:

performance-information-and-tools

Performance Information and Tools

My computer is 2 years old; at that time I bought about the fastest gaming features available here in Greece, namely a good graphics card and 4 GB RAM. I like gaming computers since their layout is speed oriented, namely for graphics and other media.

As you can see from the above, my PC is 64-bit capable.

Are my installed Programs Win7 64-bit Compatible?

To find out I download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor from Microsoft.

Here is what it returns under the 64-bit tab:

win7-upgrade-advisor

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

The main info is: I need to do a clean new Windows installation (Custom) and reinstall all my programs.

As I am  already running Win 7 32-bit, there should not be a major problem with programs, but the Windows Compatibility Center will give more in depth information if needed.

Install Windows 7  64-bit

To make my life easier, I will back-up my documents and files on another hard-drive. Then I will reformat the hard-drive and install Windows 7 64-bit in a clean environment.

Join tonight’s call at yorGOtalk where we will run corresponding tests and advise on upgrading.

Look forward to the next episode of this journey.

Author: Yorgo Nestoridis, Media Marketing & Publishing, Founder of YORGOO Publishing, YORGOO Press and Semiomantics. If you enjoyed reading the above, please consider following future tips and strategies by RSS reader, Email delivery, or Kindle subscription.

Breede Rivier Hotel

Breede River Lodge situated along side the breede river at Port Beaufort

Experience Tranquillity at the meeting place of the mighty Breede River and Mysterious Indian Ocean. Situated at Port Beaufort, Breede River Lodge is set upon the banks of Southern Africa’s richest fishing estuary, an unspoilt paradise of natural wealth and scenic wonder.

breede river lodge

The Breede River Lodge offers deluxe rooms all en-suite with a private balcony, underfloor heating, satellite TV, coffee and tea making facilities, hairdryers, telephones and safes.

Luxury self catering lodges are also available at the Breede River Lodge.

The Estuary Restaurant offers full South African & Continental Breakfasts, Light lunches and a la Carte Dinners. Famous for locally caught fish and Bouillabaisse du Cap.

breede river lodge

The Fishersman’s Pub and terraces overlook our private harbour. Open daily for light lunches and refreshments.

A private Swimming pool is available to our guests.

Fully equipped and multi functional conference facilities are also available. Teambuilding activities are available on request.

Price Range:  From R425.00 to R695.00 Per Person Sharing Per Night

Amenities of Breede River Lodge:

Coffee/ Tea making Facilities, Private balcony, Underfloor heating, Satellite TV, Hairdryers, Telephones and Safes.

Restaurant, Private Swimming pool, Conference Facilities for up to 60 delegates

breede river lodge

Private Harbour – Deep Sea Charters, River and Sundowner Cruises, Boat Hire & Fishing trips, Mooring Facilities, Qualified Skippers and Experienced Gillies.

Other activities include – Spear Fishing, Hiking, Bird Watching, Walks and Kayaking, Quad biking on a nearby farm

Accommodation at Breede River Lodge, Witsand:

18 Hotel Rooms. En-suite Double, Twin or family rooms available

17 Self Catering Cottages. Cottages offers one, two & three bedrooms, en-suite, a lounge, dining room area, fully equipped kitchen, deck and fire place.

Contact Details:
We are only an e-mail away! Please use the Booking Enquiry Form or contact us on the following numbers and use “gardenroutedirectory” as your reference.

Contact Details:
Tel No: +27 (0) 28 537 1631
Address: Josef Barry Avenue 1, Witsand /Port Beaufort

croft house knysna

Knysna Self Catering or Bed & Breakfast Accommodation

Croft House in knysna is situated in a quiet valley about 3 minutes drive from the centre of Knysna. Bed and Breakfast and self catering accommodation is offered at Croft House, Knysna.

The spacious and comfortable suites at Croft House all have private entrances through covered patios. The suites are equipped with colour TV, radio, security safe, heated towel rails, heater/fans, hair dryer, bedding, towels, crockery and cutlery. The garden suites have mini kitchens, fridge, microwave, kettle and toaster.

Private braai/ barbeque facilities are also available for guests.

For contact details and more information click here

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Oakhurst Hotel George

oakhurst hotel george

The Oakhurst Hotel is a thatched gabled hotel facing the Outeniqua Mountains, in George. The Hotel is centrally situated in the CBD of George, and is the ideal location to explore the rest of the Garden Route.

Hotel Accommodation in George, South Africa

Oakhurst Hotel is  stylish, deliberately small and exclusive accommodation in George on the Garden Route for both leisure and business travelers alike.

The Oakhurst Hotel has 25 en-suite designer decorated bedrooms in a comfortable country style, featuring vaulted ceilings, bright fabrics, hand painted ceramics and original oil paintings. Each room has an en-suite bathroom and air conditioning. The rooms are complemented with modern amenities to please even the most discerning traveler. Despite its cosy informality, the hotel provides a top range of facilities including TV, telephone, fax, coffee/tea, swimming pool and wireless.

Restaurant in George

The restaurant at the Oakhurst Hotel in George offers a wide variety of culinary treats for breakfast, lunch and snacks. Guests can also choose to dine out at various restaurants all within immediate vicinity of the hotel.

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5 Tips to take Pictures of Cars

When you take shots of a car it’s like taking pictures of anything: if you like cars, you will probably do better. A car lover will see these details and lines, a simple photo technician will just not get a grip on. It’s a bit like focusing on Cindy Crawford’s eyes and neglecting all the other eye-tearing shapes. Which brings us right to the subject of tonight’s Ycademy call.

Look at the subject from different angles

Maserati 8CTF Indianapolis 1939

Maserati 1939 Indianapolis

Search for the design elements which make the car unique. In a time when all cars tend to look the same and where the best picture of a new Chevy looks as annoying as a Tata, we need to search for the highlights in the design. The mass produced Japanese, European and American cars are frankly no fun and there is not much to take pictures of that will knock you off the driver’s seat. The best you can do with them is to use them for further treatment and as a base for interesting trash graphics.

I have never understood why the masses have to drive such ugly cars and why the car companies reserve good design to the high end production, if at all.

So, sneak around your car, bend and stretch and find the best angles to shoot some flattering shots, sensual shots, aggressive shots, shots with a soul and a body: don’t forget, the car has also a rear, which may be as so often, the better part of the model.

Look for interesting Details

The excitement is where there is beauty, great design, interesting shapes and details. Sports Cars are still a great playground, at least on the higher end, and then of course classic cars. But on most any car you will find some detail of interest and be it just the most ugly heck spoiler on a Japanese Ferrari imitation from the 80s (remember that Honda, huh?).

Indi Maserati 1939

Create Focus with your Camera Settings

I like to shoot with priority on Aperture to work with depth of field in order to create focus; you can try as well to use macro settings for small details, namely on a small model car as featured here. It’s a matter of taking several shots and then selecting the best result. But in general, you should do better getting off the A and P modes on your Digital Camera.

The first picture above was zoomed, the two underneath work with depth of field.

Create Focus by Post-Editing

The result is better but not satisfactory: more focus can be added, first by taking better shots (you have to become a better photographer …) or by creating focus when post-editing. There is nothing wrong with post-editing, in fact, it enables you to make up for the lack of your camera’s quality (the best excuse) or for your lack of photographic knowledge (much less flattering for you and therefore not recommended …).

Now that we have established that the Nikons,Canons, Sonys and Leicas out there are not as brilliant products as marketing lead us to believe when the sales rep pulled us over the table, we breathe better and can now look for Companies which make money out of the technical failures of the Camera Manufacturers: Adobe has set industry standards in this field and their survival depends largely on the lousy camera quality (as I said, it’s the best excuse!).

The problem with Adobe, and Photoshop in particular is it’s low tech interface which requires a compass and a world map to find your way through the forest of settings nobody can learn in one lifetime (… Hinduism is a viable option). So finally here are your choices: become a Hindu Guru or learn how to take better pictures.

We cannot take better pictures, since the camera manufacturers do a lousy job. Hinduism is a difficult option for a Steak Tartar freak.

What else is there?

Luckily there are many more photography aficionados in the same case as you (and I) and they were there before us. These smart spirits have overcome the problem by creating things called Photoshop Actions and Plug-ins, Filters and Presets for Lightroom.

These guys of whom nobody knows the names, deserve highest respect and esteem, if not a legacy like the unknown soldier. These are the heroes who make our lives easier and due to whom our religious integrity is no longer threatened by Adobe and indirectly by the negligent Camera Manufacturers.

Let’s add some Creative Blur, Zoom or Pane effects to our masterpiece. A difficult job with a low end digital camera but a piece of cake for a good PS Action!

Maserati Detail

Your imagination is the limit and you will have to decide how far you want to push the tweaking; however, you should know that in fashion photography the most outrageous morphing is stretching Cindy’s legs and worse on better parts. So, don’t be ashamed to express your dream world as do the pros (the dream being most of the time the cash in the kitty called the fruit of empathy, huh.).

Indi 1939 Marerati

By the way… instead of blurring the car you could use spinning blur on the wheels while keeping the car in focus – the feel of motion.

Narrow Framing

Namely for details, frame as close as you can to obtain the highest amount of data possible; it will make your post-editing easier. If you take a pic of a car in its natural environment, make sure that the viewer’s eye is not sidetracked by the background or other distracting or dominant items:

Maserati BW

Maserati bb

I hope these 5 tips will help to get better results. I will share with those present my PS Blur Action at tonight’s Ycademy Workshop at 8 pm London Time.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Author: Yorgo Nestoridis, Media Marketing & Publishing, Founder of YORGOO Publishing, YORGOO Press and Semiomantics. If you enjoyed reading the above, please consider following future tips and strategies by RSS reader, Email delivery, or Kindle subscription.

der lederhandler

Der Lederhändler manufactures fine handcrafted leather products including shoes for men, ladies and children, as well as a large range of bags, wallets and general leather goods made of the finest quality leather. We retail direct to the public through our factory shops in George, Mossel Bay and Knysna.

Our leathers are sourced mostly from the Karoo and Little Karoo. Leading brands include Apache Leather, Jabulani, Cougar and Kamnandi Footwear labels.

You will find a huge variety of handcrafted leather goods to suit the whole family at unbeatable prices. Products include genuine leather boots, shoes and sandals for men, ladies and children in various types of leather men’s and ladies genuine kudu leather jackets in a variety of styles and colours A  huge range of Ostrich and Kudu leather bags, wallets and purses and much more.

We can also manufacture products from skins supplied by customers!

Our coffee bar in the factory shop in Tamsui, George offers hot & cold drinks. Ideal to keep you partner happy while you look through our products. Or to refresh you while selecting your purchase.

Ample Parking is available! Tour Busses welcome!

Business Hours:
Monday to Friday: 8am to 5pm
Saturday: 8am to 12:30pm

Tel. No. +27 (0) 44 878 1860
Fax No: +27 (0) 44 878 2790

Boland Park Hotel in Mossel Bay is located within easy reach of every destination in the Garden Route and Klein Karoo and within walking distance from the very popular Diaz beach.

Boland Park Hotel in Mossel Bay offers you comfortable accommodation with all modern amenities in a safe environment. The 19 exquisitely furnished individual rooms are all en-suite; each room has a private entrance ensuring your privacy. A number of these rooms also open on to the swimming pool area. The rooms are equipped with colour TV, coffee and tea making facilities, direct dial telephone and safe.

A selection of Self Catering Chalets, Semi Self Catering Cottages and Self Catering Studio Villas offering self catering accommodation at Boland Park Hotel in Mossel Bay are also available. Guests can enjoy a drink at the cozy ladies bar overlooking the swimming pool, before enjoying a meal at the Beach Tree Restaurant, where the menu features a wide variety of dishes.

Boland Park Hotel in Mossel Bay is located within easy reach of every destination in the Garden Route and Klein Karoo and within walking distance from the very popular Diaz beach.

Boland Park Hotel in Mossel Bay offers you comfortable accommodation with all modern amenities in a safe environment. The 19 exquisitely furnished individual rooms are all en-suite; each room has a private entrance ensuring your privacy. A number of these rooms also open on to the swimming pool area. The rooms are equipped with colour TV, coffee and tea making facilities, direct dial telephone and safe.

A selection of Self Catering Chalets, Semi Self Catering Cottages and Self Catering Studio Villas offering self catering accommodation at Boland Park Hotel in Mossel Bay are also available. Guests can enjoy a drink at the cozy ladies bar overlooking the swimming pool, before enjoying a meal at the Beach Tree Restaurant, where the menu features a wide variety of dishes.

Having set up our basic Child Theme structure we will now proceed with the customization. But before that we will do some basic WP configuration and go through the settings. You may be used to building WordPress based sites and therefore you may have some habits in as much as settings and configuration are concerned.

Semiomantics XO Custom Magazine for WordPress

Here is what I do in the dashboard:

1. Trash and permanently delete the Hello World Post.

2. Delete the default Links.

3. Set Permalinks to: /%category%/%postname%/

4. Under Settings General enter Blog Name and Tagline; for the purpose of this exercise I use  as a Title: WordPress TTP and as a Tagline: Tips, Themes and Plugins

5. Add some content to test content display by importing an RSS feed using a plugin such as Feedwordpress. I pulled into a new category called Blog the feed from my author-blog at:

http://yorgonestoridis.com/feed

We have set up a basic child theme for the purpose of modifying and customizing the Parent Theme. Creating structural modifications such as creating Custom Posts and Taxonomies are not strictly speaking theme relevant but should apply to all themes or as the case may be, to multiple themes in a Multi-user installation.

For this reason we will lodge the file which defines the custom posts outside any specific theme folder but inside wp-contents/themes.

We create a file called posttypes.php in wp-contents/themes. This file serves to define our custom post types and the way they integrate into the WP architecture.

In order to include the new Post Types in our Child theme, we include the posttype.php using an include function. This we doby adding a new file to our child theme; this file we call functions.php.

As you know, every WP theme contains a functions.php file; when creating a child theme which needs to expand the functions existing in the parent theme, then we just add a file with the same name, ‘functions.php’ to the child theme and append the functions defined in the parent theme.

Note: functions.php of the child theme does not override existing functions in the parent theme as is the case with styles (‘style.css)!

PHP allows us easily to include files in a script with the ‘include’ function and then by adding the URL to the file you wish to include.

Our ‘functions.php’ file will look as follows:

Please note that we use the ABSPATH function to construct the URL as the normal url path

does not work here.

Save functions.php into your Child Theme Folder.

In order to set up our post types we proceed step by step:

Custom Post Types allow to separate different content from the traditional blog content. Blog content usually is edited as Posts and Pages, whereas Pages (static content) can be organized in a hierarchical way and posts are sorted by categories and tags. In order to display static content (pages) using customized layout, we can create different page templates easily.

Custom Post Types allow to sort content by Posts and Custom Post Types whereas custom post types are similar to posts but using custom taxonomies and as the case may be custom layouts or design adapted to the content. A typical example is a single product page from a shop compared to a single post page on the blog section of the website.

For the purpose of our exercise we will create 3 Custom Post Types

Setting up post types is relatively easy; while we could use plugins to create custom post types, I think hard-coding is a more solid and professional way of creating them. To create a new Custom Post Type we just need to add a few lines of code to the functions file or in our case to the abstraction file at posttypes.php which will then be included int the functions.php as per above where we have added the include function into functions.php.

We will create now the 3 Custom Post Types whereas the code used for each of them is the same except for the post type names and the function names.

To create the first post type, edit posttypes.php and paste in:

Save the file.

At the top we type a comment explaining what the following code is all about (Add new Post Type for WP Tips). Then we call the function in to WordPress with ‘add_action’ and at the bottom we register the post type. As you can see the function consists of a number of arguments which we will look into later ($args).

Check out your Dashboard now and you will see that the new post type is added to the menu just above ‘Appearance’.

To add new post types, you just need to copy and paste the above code and make simple changes to the name and labels of the post type.

The above post types work, however they are not well refined. For this reason we will add some more variables. As the new posts are still called “Post” in the editor for example we will need to relabel to display the real name of the post type. For this we will write a label variable which can take an array of labels and we thus relabel all instances of our Custom Post Type.

The variable we create with the array of labels looks as follows:

We will insert this piece of code just before our block of arguments and then change the arguments accordingly as follows:

As you can see from the two commented lines, we have changed ‘label’ to ‘labels and defined with the variable from above ‘$wordpress_tips_labels’ and we have deleted the ‘singular label’ as it is replaced wby ‘singular name’ from the label variable.

For the other new post types it’s the same game, just copy and paste and change the labels accordingly.

Save posttypes.php and check it out in your dashboard.

You will now see all labels added and your site becomes a lot more user-friendly and less confusing.

We can define the functionalities of our new post types with an array under the variable ‘supports’; basically the ‘supports’ line defines which functionalities should be supported, i.e. which content should be displayed.

In our example, the line above looks like this:

When you go to your dashboard, and add a new WP Tip you will see the editor shows the ‘title’, ‘content’ and ‘comments’ fields.

While we can go crazy on adding supported functionality, we will here just look at some standard functionalities. To add more functionality we just need to append the array in the supports variable like so:

By adding the above functionalities to the supports variable, we get something pretty close to the standard post editor, since we add the author, excerpts and custom fields as well as the featured picture functionality.

Also we can add a new variable, such as ‘has archive’ and then name the archive, in our example ‘WordPress Tips’.

This archive variable allows us to create an index page just for the WP Tips post  types.

Our Code for the WP Tips Custom Post Type is as follows:

Copy and paste with the necessary changes for the other custom post types and save the file.

Check it out from the Dashboard Menu and the Editor.

As per now, our custom posts menu in the dashboard is positioned just above appearance and below comments. As custom posts are similar to posts, we want to move the custom post tabs just below the Posts tab.

As you can see from our code above, the menu position is set to ‘null’. The value ‘null’ makes that the custom post types are added at the bottom of the first section of the dashboard menu.

Depending of where you want to position your custom posts, you will need to change the value ‘null’ to another value according to the below reference scale:

0 — at the very top
5 — below Posts
10 — below Media
15 — below Links
20 — below Pages
25 — below comments
60 — below first separator
65 — below Plugins
70 — below Users
75 — below Tools
80 — below Settings
100 — below second separator

As we aim the spot below “Posts” we will use the value ‘5’, which will result in

If you want to set a particular order, you can also use 3 different numbers, like 4,5 and 6 respectively.

Do the modification inside the arguments of each post type and save.

By repositioning the custom post type menu items , we signal priority and importance.

Check it out from the dashboard and note that our custom posts are right below ‘Posts’ now.

In order to make our custom post types stick out from the menu and to add user-friendly visual identifiers, we replace the default icons with custom icons.

There are two sizes needed, 16px and 32 px for the menu and the page title area respectively.

I have created sample icons and psd files for your convenience: please download from HERE.

Decompress the downloaded rar file and copy the image folder into wp-contents/themes (as we had done with posttypes.php, as we want to make these images available to all themes.

To add these icons we introduce a new function to posttypes.php with a function batch including some css/html code for styling purposes:

Note the incomplete php delimiter at the end which is needed to switch back to php from css/html code.

At this stage, your posttypes.php looks as follows:

Check it out from your dashboard and you should see something similar to this:

Custom Post Types with Custom Icons

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accommodation in tree house

Accommodation options includes backpacking in  dormitories, double en-suite bedrooms, family rooms, self catering cottages, a Tree house and camping sites for caravans and tents.
Guests can relax in the games room and lounge, next to the swimming pool or take part in the one of the activities at Southern Comfort Western Horse Ranch.

Southern Comfort Ranch Cottage

These activities include forest horse rides, forest hiking trails and guided Quad bike trails. If you have your own Quad, Off Road Bike or 4X4 you can have fun on the natural and man-made 4X4 obstacle course and play pit. You can of course also just relax in the tranquil atmosphere and clear you mind, or read a book!

camping at southern comfort ranch

Get a delicious snack from the farm kitchen. The tuck shop is open all day till late night  with drinks and light snacks.

Bring your friends or office staff for relaxing, team building or workshop weekend.

The ranch is ideal for students and school groups.

For your children we offer a birthday party with a difference.

Southern Comfort Western Horse Ranch is also the perfect place for a real rustic farm wedding.

Amenities:
Bedding is supplied, but unfortunately no towels.
Please bring extra blankets during the winter months.

Accommodation Options:
* 2 Sleeper Dormitories
* 4 Sleeper Dormitories
* 8 Sleeper Dormitories with mini kitchenette and bathroom with shower
* Double en-suite Rooms
* 4 Sleeper Family Rooms
* 6 Sleeper Self Catering Cottages
* Tree House with Double Bed
* Camping Sites for Tents and Caravans

Rates:
Camping:  From R70
Rooms: From R95  per person sharing

accommodation in tree house

Accommodation options includes backpacking in  dormitories, double en-suite bedrooms, family rooms, self catering cottages, a Tree house and camping sites for caravans and tents.
Guests can relax in the games room and lounge, next to the swimming pool or take part in the one of the activities at Southern Comfort Western Horse Ranch.

Southern Comfort Ranch Cottage

These activities include forest horse rides, forest hiking trails and guided Quad bike trails. If you have your own Quad, Off Road Bike or 4X4 you can have fun on the natural and man-made 4X4 obstacle course and play pit. You can of course also just relax in the tranquil atmosphere and clear you mind, or read a book!

camping at southern comfort ranch

Get a delicious snack from the farm kitchen. The tuck shop is open all day till late night  with drinks and light snacks.

Bring your friends or office staff for relaxing, team building or workshop weekend.

The ranch is ideal for students and school groups.

For your children we offer a birthday party with a difference.

Southern Comfort Western Horse Ranch is also the perfect place for a real rustic farm wedding.

Amenities:
Bedding is supplied, but unfortunately no towels.
Please bring extra blankets during the winter months.

Accommodation Options:
* 2 Sleeper Dormitories
* 4 Sleeper Dormitories
* 8 Sleeper Dormitories with mini kitchenette and bathroom with shower
* Double en-suite Rooms
* 4 Sleeper Family Rooms
* 6 Sleeper Self Catering Cottages
* Tree House with Double Bed
* Camping Sites for Tents and Caravans

Rates:
Camping:  From R70
Rooms: From R95  per person sharing

We grow through our struggles… but inbetween I just imagine myself being that happy, fat and buzzing bumble bee in my garden floating from flower to flower and living in complete bliss!

To get Web Design with Passion back on a new PC meant and still means installing each and every program from scratch. Not that this isn’t an interesting and instructive exercise nor is it the first time I do this – but it’s time-consuming and often frustrating especially when there is such a huge list to do!

However, starting out from scratch has its merits that can be compared to the annual spring clean-out: unless you are an obsessive gatherer and collector, it’s a good time to get rid of everything that’s superfluous and not absolutely necessary and becoming lean and light with lots of potential to move forward with a new and speedy lightness of being and let the creative juices flow. I’m not quite there yet as too puzzled by some mysteries noone else knew an answer to so far – but here’s my first post ‘after the storm’ and it can only get better and faster!

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Ponto Grill and Carvery offers guests a menu consisting of only the most delicious meals such as succulent Hake, Prawns, Rump and T-bone, Chicken and Schnitzels to Espetados, Burgers, Ribs, Kiddies Menu and our very popular Carvery every day. Prices at this Restaurant in Mossel Bay range from R28 to R129 per meal. All main courses are served with hand cut chunky chips, savoury rice or an oven baked potato.

Come and enjoy eating out in Mossel Bay at Ponto Grill and Carvery. We are known for our excellent service, good quality food and relaxed atmosphere. Bring your friends and family and enjoy a meal of cocktail overlooking the spectacular views of the shore at the Point, Mossel Bay.

Ponto Grill and Carvery is an ideal family restaurant in Mossel Bay, offering an environment where you can enjoy your meal and relax with your family. Our Kiddies Menu consists of Burgers, Golden Fish, Ribs and Toasties with chips.

Be sure to come and experience the truly unique Portuguese atmosphere and excellent food at Ponto Grill and Carvery!

Ponto Grill and Carvery offers guests a menu consisting of only the most delicious meals such as succulent Hake, Prawns, Rump and T-bone, Chicken and Schnitzels to Espetados, Burgers, Ribs, Kiddies Menu and our very popular Carvery every day. Prices at this Restaurant in Mossel Bay range from R28 to R129 per meal. All main courses are served with hand cut chunky chips, savoury rice or an oven baked potato.

Come and enjoy eating out in Mossel Bay at Ponto Grill and Carvery. We are known for our excellent service, good quality food and relaxed atmosphere. Bring your friends and family and enjoy a meal of cocktail overlooking the spectacular views of the shore at the Point, Mossel Bay.

Ponto Grill and Carvery is an ideal family restaurant in Mossel Bay, offering an environment where you can enjoy your meal and relax with your family. Our Kiddies Menu consists of Burgers, Golden Fish, Ribs and Toasties with chips.

Be sure to come and experience the truly unique Portuguese atmosphere and excellent food at Ponto Grill and Carvery!

horse riding southern comfort ranch

quad biking near plettenberg bay

Visitors can participate in horse riding in the knysna  forest near Plettenberg bay in the Garden Route, Quad biking, test

their driving skills on our 4 x4 obstacle course or go for a 2 to 4 hour hiking trail in the Knysna forest.

Southern Comfort Horse Ranch is well known for their well-trained and cared for horses. Beginners and experienced riders

can go on an unforgettable forest horse ride, accompanied by experienced guides

4×4 trail near plettenberg bay

Southern Comfort Western Horse Ranch also offers you a 4×4 play pit. This is a natural and man-made obstacle course for 4×4’s, Quads and off-road bikes. Bring your own 4×4, Quad or off-road bike and have fun! Or join us on a guided quad bike trail on one of our quad bikes.

For the not so active people we have table tennis, a pool table or the can just have a picnic in the knysna forest.  A relaxing time in the sun at the swimming pool also may not be a bad idea.

After sunset relax at one of the 3 fireplaces with a hot or cold drink. Join the family at the dinner table and enjoy a home cooked meal or make your own B.B.Q.  End the evening at the pool table or compete in a tennis table game. After all the excitement your body will definitely need a deep tissue massage also offered on the farm. Don’t forget to jump into the swimming pool!

pool table at southern comfort horse ranch

Accommodation on Southern Comfort Horse Ranch

Don’t want to go home? Camp out or stay in a dorm, double en-suite room, a self catering cottage or in the original Sod Farm House.

Bring your friends or office staff for relaxing, teambuilding or workshop weekend. The ranch is ideal for students and school groups. For your children we offer a birthday party with a difference. Southern Comfort Western Horse Ranch is also the perfect place for a real rustic farm wedding.

pool at southern comfort horse ranch

Mossel Bay Fishing

Experience an unforgettable fishing trip in the tranquility of the Garden Route Coastline. A fun filled adventure for the whole family or corporate and team building clients. Our state of the art fishing equipment and qualified assistance enable even young children to land big fish. 100% safety record!

dreamcatcher

Our  fleet consist of 3 registered Butt Cat Charter Vessels with full SAMSA safety certificates, which can be chartered for up to 12 passengers or the boats can be chartered by you exclusively. Deep Sea adventures can take up to 40 people out  to sea at a time, which is ideal for large corporate groups and team building  . We operate throughout the year on a daily basis if the weather permits. The vessels are skipped by professional and qualified skippers and deck hands with years of experience about the local conditions, techniques and fish species, ensuring that your every need is catered for.

Deep sea fishing in Mossel Bay for corporate groups and for team building

We pride ourselves on our customer service and will make your experience with us a relaxing and memorable one! The vessels are geared with Hi Tech fish finding, navigation equipment and have on board toilet facilities. All your fishing gear and tackle are provided and we only use quality PENN fishing equipment.

The launch and journey is safe and dry, which makes for a carefree day  of fishing fun in our famous scenic coastline area. A day out to sea exposes you not only to great fishing, but also the diverse ecosystem that consists of dolphins, seals, sharks, whales, the albatross and much more. All the fish you catch can be taken home, but is of course subject to size and bag limits. The most common fish in our waters are Red roman, Red Stump Nose, Santer, Red Steenbras, Carpenter, Kabeljou/Cob, Shad, Bonitos and Sharks.

So prepare yourself for an exhilarating and unforgettable fishing charter in Mossel Bay!

Shuttle service available (12seater). Additional cost outside Mossel bay area.

All clients meet at the boat at Mossel Bay harbour. We launch from the commercial Slipway. 6-7 hours of fishing follows.

So prepare yourself for an exhilarating and unforgettable fishing charter in Mossel Bay!

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This fully licensed coffee shop and restaurant is located in the St George Square in George, with a variety of shops including a supermarket, where ample parking is available. Both indoor and outdoor seating is available. Two televisions indoors allow visitors to watch sporting and other events.

Start your day with a French Toast Stack, Omelet or any of the other breakfast options on the menu. Breakfast is served all day. Don’t rush home for lunch – visit Café Chinno’s. The trammezzi’s and burgers with homemade patties are very popular. Lighter options including sandwiches, salads, pancakes, wraps and spuds are also available. Tea time treats includes the ever so popular carrot cake, muffins, scones, croissants and more. Snack platters can also be ordered.   All items on the menu are available as take aways.

For years Cafe Chinno’s in George on the Garden Route has been a place where friends gather to enjoy good coffee and good food.  Now you can also book the restaurant as venue for your own private function in the evenings. Contact the management to discuss your personal needs and preferences.

Café Chinno’s offer’s a welcoming atmosphere where customers can relax and enjoy a mouth watering breakfast, brunch or lunch and freshly baked sweet treats. Or simply enjoy a cup of coffee, tea, milkshake or even something stronger.

This fully licensed coffee shop and restaurant is located in the St George Square in George, with a variety of shops including a supermarket, where ample parking is available. Both indoor and outdoor seating is available. Two televisions indoors allow visitors to watch sporting and other events.

Start your day with a French Toast Stack, Omelet or any of the other breakfast options on the menu. Breakfast is served all day. Don’t rush home for lunch – visit Café Chinno’s. The trammezzi’s and burgers with homemade patties are very popular. Lighter options including sandwiches, salads, pancakes, wraps and spuds are also available. Tea time treats includes the ever so popular carrot cake, muffins, scones, croissants and more. Snack platters can also be ordered.   All items on the menu are available as take aways.

For years Cafe Chinno’s in George on the Garden Route has been a place where friends gather to enjoy good coffee and good food.  Now you can also book the restaurant as venue for your own private function in the evenings. Contact the management to discuss your personal needs and preferences.