{"id":59965,"date":"2014-08-01T21:42:42","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T19:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=59965"},"modified":"2014-08-01T21:42:42","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T19:42:42","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-1-august-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-1-august-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 1 August"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WhaleTales\"<\/a>Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 A substantial number of Americans are scared to fly internationally<\/strong><\/span><\/a> since the airline disasters this year. \u00a0In the poll 36% said they were scared to fly due to political turmoil, 42% of women expressing their fear.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Wesgro CEO Nils Flatten welcomed Sean Penn to the Western Cape, and presented a gift of an artwork from the Robben Island Legacy Collection, using a piece of fencing retrieved from the island. \u00a0Penn is scouting locations for ‘The Last Face’<\/em> movie he is producing, which will be filmed in the province. \u00a0(received via e-mail from Wesgro)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 La Residence in Franschhoek has been included in the list of top 10 Best Small Hotels in the World<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>with 20 rooms or less, in Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler’<\/strong>s Readers’ Choice Awards.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The petrol price remains unchanged in August<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, a small silver lining amidst numerous other cost increases.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0Scripps Networks International, producers of Food Network<\/strong> series for Africa, the UK, Europe, and Middle East, has commissioned more shows<\/strong><\/span><\/a> with Reza Mahammed, entitled ‘Reza Spice Prince of Thailand’<\/em>, and ‘Reza Spice Prince of Vietnam’, <\/em>which will be broadcast in October. \u00a0 <\/em>Siba Mtongana will get a new series early next year, to be called ‘Siba in the Kitchen’<\/em>, as well as a series 2 of her ‘Siba’s Table<\/em>‘ later next year.<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>\u00a0Twitter: @WhaleCottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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