This is part 3, and the
final section of The
Snowbirds feature and
its conclusion will be
the focus of this edition
of Letters from Africa.
As is always the case with both good comedy and an
effective golf swing, the timing needs to be perfect.
In this case, the timing coincides with the launch of the
Destination Golf Travel Guide for Southern Africa and the
Indian Ocean Islands, which is a great start, so the takeaway
and reaching the top of the backswing has been smooth.
Now we just need to uncoil from the top to move
effortlessly through impact and on to a full high finish!
So what can you expect – especially as a first time visitor to
the region?
At this point, if we refer back to the four pillars that we
focus on in the Guide – golf, family vacation and lifestyle
along with ownership opportunities in the vacation
property market - then in summary the following will be
true.
The region has an abundance of golfing riches and most
are unbelievably good value – even before you factor in an
exchange rate versus €, £, $ or ¥, and this translates across
just about every activity, so value for money can be found
everywhere and nowhere can this be felt more keenly than
in the property sector.
On a stopover west of London, during a recent trip through
the UK, a good friend suggested that I look at some new
apartments on the edge of the village.
They were very nice - 2 beds both with en suite bathrooms
and not the usual size; the one where you can’t even get a
cat in with you through the front door, never mind swing it
once you are inside!
My friend then asked me what I thought and I said that at
£ 600 000 plus I would be able to buy two homes at either
the St Francis Links or Pecanwood estates, or even a small
hotel on the garden route, and still have a pocketful of
change!
thern Africa’
Pecanwood Estate
On arrival, in all probability, you will be disembarking, as an
international traveler, at one of the following airports - King
Shaka (Durban), OR Tambo (Johannesburg) or Cape Town
International Airport in the Mother City.
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