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The History of Mother's Day

26 April 2012

Mother's Day is right around the corner, May 13th this year.  Thinking about Mother's Day brings back memories of me making gifts at school for Mom, plaster of paris hand prints for one.  No matter how bad these gifts were my Mom loved them and proudly displayed them around the house.  How did...

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Franschhoek -- The Napa of South Africa

9 April 2012

We left Cape Town the next morning and made our way into the heart of the Cape Winelands.  The Cape Winelands is the largest wine producing region in South Africa and is divided into six main wine regions, each offering its own wine route.  One of the more popular regions is Franschhoek.

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Don't Carry Any Food In Your Bike Bag

6 April 2012

As I wrote in an earlier blog post it was my intention to write about my trip to Namibia and South Africa within two weeks of my return.  I got the Namibia posts done within a week and my goal was to get the South Africa posts uploaded the following week.  However as often happens, I got bogged down in...

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Climbing To The Top

13 March 2012

The day after our bike ride to Cape Cross we flew to the sand dunes of Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert, considered to be one of the most spectacular sights in Namibia.  This area is characterized by high sand dunes of vivid pink-to-orange color, a consequence of a high percentage of iron in the sand and...

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Seeing the Unexpected

12 March 2012

After one night in Windhoek we were off to Swakopmund, distance between the two cities 163 miles.  As we were trying to see as much of Namibia as possible in a limited amount of time we were going to fly.  When we arrived at the airport I saw the plane we were going to be using for the first time....

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Being Inspired by the Work of Penduka

10 March 2012

After spending the night in Johannesburg, South Africa we flew to Windhoek, the capital and the largest city of Namibia.  It is located in a basin between the Khomas Highland, the Auas and Eros Mountains.  Whether due to pure luck or a brilliant stroke of Germanic planning, the city is situated in...

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What Do You Know About Namibia?

9 March 2012

As many of you know I just returned from my trip to Namibia and South Africa.  It was my intention to blog during the trip, but for a number of reasons it just did not happen.  So over the next two weeks I will be posting here about the trip.The first country I visited was Namibia and as I mentioned in...

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Where In The World Is VirtuArte Going?

20 February 2012

Today I am running around trying to finish the items on my "To Do" list, including this blog post, because in a couple of hours I will be leaving for the airport to catch my flight to South Africa.  For the next two and half weeks I will be traveling in Namibia and South Africa, both for business and...

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Eight Valentine's Day Gift Ideas

8 February 2012

February 14th is fast approaching.  If you haven't quite figured out how to "wow" your Valentine this year, check out this list of glamorous gifts from around the globe.  All handcrafted by artisans from around the world -- from eco-friendly to fair-trade.  Some use recycled items, others use...

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VirtuArte's Holiday Gift Guide

16 December 2011

The holidays are meant to be a time for family -- for singing carols and shipping hot cocoa in front of the fire place.  But, more often than not they end up being a time of rushing from store to store and waiting in seemingly endless lines at the mall.  Thankfully, we've done some of the work for you...

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