{"id":196527,"date":"2021-10-25T09:05:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T07:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/18-of-your-favourite-memories-of-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T15:22:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T13:22:28","slug":"18-of-your-favourite-memories-of-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/en\/18-of-your-favourite-memories-of-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"18 of your favourite memories of South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Memories are the innermost photos you save, cherish and nurture. It is the treasures we hide deep inside our souls to keep our hearts warm when the longing becomes too much.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recently asked our friends abroad what their favourite memories about South Africa are. Here are the top 18 memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The smell of red soil before the rain starts falling.<\/li><li>Our people.<\/li><li>Bushveld sunset.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote><p>Filter coffee and condensed milk with a rusk, beside a fire that was rekindled early in the morning from the ashes of last night\u2019s fire.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Real Tannie\u2019s koeksisters.<\/li><li>When milk used to be delivered at the front door.<\/li><li>When I could still buy a grade 1 beef hindquarter for R75,00.<\/li><li>As a young girl on horseback visiting my friend three farms away from us.<\/li><li>Afrikaans \u2013 no other language has such a wonderful word as \u201csommer\u201d.<\/li><li>Fountains in Pretoria, enjoying a picnic and the train ride.<\/li><li>Church bells on a Sunday.<\/li><li>A visit to my Gran in Nelspruit with pap, crackling and eggs.<\/li><li>Highveld thunderstorms.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote><p>Waffle and a milkshake at Milky Lane and then also a movie and ice-skating at Sterland with a nice meal afterwards in Sunnypark at House of Coffees.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hadidas on a Saturday morning<\/li><li>Sundays\u2019 silence.<\/li><li>The sound of pigeons waking you in the morning.<\/li><li>My friends and family.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-_37e96d-11{margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;}.kb-gallery-id-_37e96d-11.kb-gallery-ul.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel .kt-blocks-carousel 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height=\"183\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/koeksisters-1-1.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/koeksisters-1-1.jpg\" data-id=\"86361\" class=\"wp-image-86361 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hadidas-1-1-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hadidas-1-1.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hadidas-1-1.jpg\" data-id=\"86363\" class=\"wp-image-86363 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/4288-1-1-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/4288-1-1.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/4288-1-1.jpg\" data-id=\"86365\" class=\"wp-image-86365 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dairy-Belle-1-1.jpg\" width=\"453\" height=\"604\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dairy-Belle-1-1.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dairy-Belle-1-1.jpg\" data-id=\"86369\" class=\"wp-image-86369 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Niklas-Hamann.-Unsplash-1-1-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Niklas-Hamann.-Unsplash-1-1.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Niklas-Hamann.-Unsplash-1-1.jpg\" data-id=\"86373\" class=\"wp-image-86373 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Did we miss something? Send us an email and tell us about your favourite memory of South Africa at wereldwyd@afriforum.co.za.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memories are the innermost photos you save, cherish and nurture. 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