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Wander the World: Discovering Paarl and Wellington through the Riddle Rally · Wander the World with Pippa Hudson

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  Speaker 1: Right on wonder the world.
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  Speaker 2: Today we are shining the spotlight a little closer to
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  Speaker 2: home on two towns that are quite often overshadowed by
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  Speaker 2: their more famous neighbors, shall we say, Paul and Wellington,
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  Speaker 2: sitting right in the heart of the Cape Winelands, but
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  Speaker 2: often the conversations around Winelands tourism seem to be focused
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  Speaker 2: on Stellenbosch and front.
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  Speaker 1: Shook, for example.
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  Speaker 2: We thought today we would pause and invite you to
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  Speaker 2: stop over in Paul and Wellington themselves the.
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  Speaker 1: Next time you're in this part of the world.
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  Speaker 2: Because actually they offer everything from heritage exploration to hiking,
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  Speaker 2: to wine farms, food and adventure. And this Valentine's Day
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  Speaker 2: they've come up with a really clever way of introducing
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  Speaker 2: visitors to some of those highlights in a really fun
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  Speaker 2: form called the Riddle Rally, which is a kind of
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  Speaker 2: amazing race style adventure experience designed to tempt visitors to
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  Speaker 2: come and explore and to stay in the parl and
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  Speaker 2: Wellington area. Now, to guide us through all of this,
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  Speaker 2: it's a pleasure to welcome on the line. Larisha van Nikak,
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  Speaker 2: who is a member of the Drakenstein Municipality Mayoral Committee,
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  Speaker 2: responsible for Tourism, sport and recreation. Nrisia, welcome to Cape Talk.
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  Speaker 2: It's great to have you with us this afternoon.
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  Speaker 3: Hid Paplan Director all the reminers though, it is a
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  Speaker 3: pleasure to be on the show and thank you also
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  Speaker 3: for having us.
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  Speaker 2: It's a huge pleasure from the municipality side. How important
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  Speaker 2: is tourism to the local economy as a job creators,
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  Speaker 2: as something that brings income into these two towns.
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  Speaker 3: And yes, after COVID we all know that hit some
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  Speaker 3: business as hard, specifically the tourism sector. And then after
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  Speaker 3: two we saw significant increase into visitors, but not only
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  Speaker 3: an increase in increase into people wanting to have an
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  Speaker 3: experience outside and that is very crucial for the Rakenstein
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  Speaker 3: municipality for economic empowerment development and also creating jobs. And
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  Speaker 3: that is why we came up with a new tourism
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  Speaker 3: agenda to revive the sector and to explore our destination
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  Speaker 3: and market it to the world here.
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  Speaker 2: Do you think people under estimate these two towns because
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  Speaker 2: perhaps there's been more sort of global focus on the
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  Speaker 2: likes of Stellenbosch and Frontship.
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  Speaker 1: Are they making mistake in doing so?
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  Speaker 3: I believe so. Yes, we have different offerings. We have
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  Speaker 3: distinguis to ourselves with different variety of offerings and attractions
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  Speaker 3: within our selling points. So we have unique selling points
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  Speaker 3: that is speaking to a different target audience. Were trans
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  Speaker 3: Zug and Salinbos offers the wine experience, exclusive exclusivity. We
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  Speaker 3: have a different variety of from adventurous tourism, wildness, cultural
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  Speaker 3: and heritage and then also sports tourism that is a
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  Speaker 3: very good catalyst for ourself for our local poll and
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  Speaker 3: Wellington that actually economically drive our local economy.
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  Speaker 2: Here, okay, some interesting categories to touch on there, Larisia.
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  Speaker 2: Let's maybe take each town in turn and ask you
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  Speaker 2: just to share with us a couple of them must
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  Speaker 2: see or must experience destinations for somebody who's never spent there.
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  Speaker 2: Shall we start with Paul?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, it's absolutely As you come from the end one
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  Speaker 3: you will find Paul just one of the adroads on
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  Speaker 3: jan Fern Aribic or you can enter via Home Maine roads.
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  Speaker 3: So yeah, beautiful hidden James in Paul. We are very
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  Speaker 3: rich in heritage as we have. One of our big
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  Speaker 3: attractions is the African Stall Monument or the Language Monument
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  Speaker 3: with what people would like to say and also celebrate
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  Speaker 3: the fifty year anniversary loss in twenty twenty five. So
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  Speaker 3: that is one of our bigger attractions that turists from Netherlands,
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  Speaker 3: Germany or overcome to explore. Then we have our world
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  Speaker 3: renowned salas, we have our Crew V Sealer, We have
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  Speaker 3: the Neededberg Wine Extode that produces world class wine. And
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  Speaker 3: then also we have the beautiful Heritage Extate. It's the
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  Speaker 3: Labore Estate when we have local shops there. You have
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  Speaker 3: a farm growser that sells local free produce. From your restaurants,
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  Speaker 3: you have your susant, you have your these two very
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  Speaker 3: very nice and up market places where you can just
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  Speaker 3: chill and relax. Then I will take you right through
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  Speaker 3: from two three books Clue Up which is a very
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  Speaker 3: very beautiful destinies and it offers a different variety of
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  Speaker 3: products from your mountain bike trails where you can just
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  Speaker 3: go out and do things, from the exclusive restaurants, wine tasting,
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  Speaker 3: so there is a lot of things that's happening. Also
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  Speaker 3: some live solce so then you can go to the
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  Speaker 3: different cellars in Paul we have different varieties. We also
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  Speaker 3: have our local Cheetah Conservation Sanctuary just on the so
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  Speaker 3: and throw road as you come in from pau actually
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  Speaker 3: from from the end one as you come from the tunnel.
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  Speaker 3: So there is a lot of different varieties that people
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  Speaker 3: can choose from and choose what to do the different
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  Speaker 3: things for different audiences. So yeah, please come and spend
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  Speaker 3: the day in Paul if you allow me to. Then
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  Speaker 3: just to go to Quarrington because there is a lot
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  Speaker 3: of agion gems as well. So then you as you
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  Speaker 3: come into Quarrington, you will find the beautiful, beautiful Dimmer
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  Speaker 3: Fontain wine estate there or also have a reach history.
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  Speaker 3: They also have empowerment side to the estates, but also
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  Speaker 3: they have a residential area and then also the beautiful
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  Speaker 3: wine that you can purchase there. They're selling their wines
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  Speaker 3: in the local stores in Howards one of the exclusive
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  Speaker 3: sellers that sells the wine and also they have export wine.
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  Speaker 3: But they also have a beautiful setting where you can
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  Speaker 3: see the mountains, you can explore the wine tasting offerings
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  Speaker 3: and just explore the farm and do the trail on
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  Speaker 3: the farm as well. Then we have to all office
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  Speaker 3: one of our Africans Bay stations where people can choose
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  Speaker 3: from either they go to Miller restaurants, do the the
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  Speaker 3: the africam or. They do the walking and mountain bike
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  Speaker 3: trails on on the facility paid with your your wine tasting.
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  Speaker 3: But also the beautiful, beautiful curate decorated gys houses on
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  Speaker 3: the farm exclusively the manor house. That is something yet
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  Speaker 3: you must do. And also he has the Bosmanna Dama.
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  Speaker 3: We're also welding out for the export wines. The beautiful
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  Speaker 3: well setting and also they have hiking trail that they
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  Speaker 3: have on on the facility. As you move out to
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  Speaker 3: the blow Fly, we have the the unique fainboat experience
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  Speaker 3: where people can have a faint boat spearing with different
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  Speaker 3: wines and and and olive oil is the unique attraction
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  Speaker 3: impul it's exclusive to us. And then as you go
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  Speaker 3: out to Kulmer, we have the the the a yama
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  Speaker 3: around the mountain. As you go to Padava, it's also
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  Speaker 3: a beautiful sitting just at the back of the mountain
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  Speaker 3: where the vineyards grow. We have the Italian South African
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  Speaker 3: combination of things where they they planted cultivars from Italy
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  Speaker 3: directly and and and they made wine from it. It's
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  Speaker 3: actually their first year that they're going to have the wine.
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  Speaker 3: But also the the wines that they have produced here,
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  Speaker 3: so that is also a beautiful setting as you go
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  Speaker 3: out to Pawber. Then we have Padaba it's just across
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  Speaker 3: the boilin Lundbow School. People that knows the sports tourism,
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  Speaker 3: there is a lot of sports happening at that facility.
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  Speaker 3: Just down the road you will find a Padar winery
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  Speaker 3: that also have exclusive wines, beautiful fat trade credited wines
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  Speaker 3: that is produced there. Then also for parassion. You know,
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  Speaker 3: we also are very very well known for our sports tourism.
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  Speaker 3: That is one thing that that stands out from the
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  Speaker 3: standard Bulls and I runch Rook and we have the
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  Speaker 3: beautiful Boland Park Cricket Stadium in paul We. It attracts
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  Speaker 3: a lot of people over the over the year and
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  Speaker 3: the season we have games. We actually had just had
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  Speaker 3: the South African Main versus that we in this game
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  Speaker 3: that was played at one On Park. But we also
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  Speaker 3: have our team. We have our Power Royal team that
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  Speaker 3: is part of the massanziue T twenty league that people
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  Speaker 3: come and support from across the region, from from Seers,
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  Speaker 3: from uh Mamasbury. So we are quite a good sports tastination.
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  Speaker 3: We also have beautiful power trails. It's on our wine farms,
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  Speaker 3: from Spicery to the back of the mountain onto Paw
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  Speaker 3: Mountain Nature Reserve where people come over weekends and they
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  Speaker 3: come and flood our mountain and just do the mountain
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  Speaker 3: bike trails. There's a different offering for different people and exclusive.
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  Speaker 3: Also we have the Aborithm that is in the center
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  Speaker 3: of town with the Burg Riverfload where people come from
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  Speaker 3: sellan boats rounds to come and do our background on
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  Speaker 3: a Saturday morning. I thought, beautiful, beautiful, But people must
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  Speaker 3: do themselves a favor and come explore the seed and
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  Speaker 3: gems in our beautiful two towns.
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  Speaker 2: And I'm going to add one more that I've explored
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  Speaker 2: a long, long time ago. One of the most beautiful,
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  Speaker 2: memorable camping trips I ever enjoyed was in the Ben's
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  Speaker 2: Cliff Pass at twitter at All, just outside of Wellington,
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  Speaker 2: the most gorgeous, gorgeous setting alongside the river and the pools.
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  Speaker 2: I will never forget it. Now, Luritia, before we run
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  Speaker 2: out of time, you've done something very clever.
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  Speaker 1: You've put together a rally.
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  Speaker 2: For Valentine's Day that is going to invite people to
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  Speaker 2: come and explore all of these beautiful destinations you've just mentioned,
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  Speaker 2: won't you tell us more about the riddle rally?
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  Speaker 3: Okay, thank you also for giving us the opportunity. We
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  Speaker 3: also have the Red Or Valley Adventure that we have
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  Speaker 3: planned for Valentine's though it was very intentional because we
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  Speaker 3: want people to connect. We want people to strengthen their relationships.
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  Speaker 3: May it be you and your partner, you and your
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  Speaker 3: wife or your husband, or might it be your brother
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  Speaker 3: or sister, family relations that you want to strengthen. So
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  Speaker 3: we have come up with this idea with our partners
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  Speaker 3: to ask people to come and join in the fun,
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  Speaker 3: come and do and experience our hidden dreams, but also
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  Speaker 3: come and see what ddules are they to uncover the
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  Speaker 3: clues that you need to do to do it as
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  Speaker 3: a team. And that's why we're not giving away the
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  Speaker 3: venues that we will have. We want people to come
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  Speaker 3: and explore and see what we have to offer, but
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  Speaker 3: also do some adventure page with it so that they
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  Speaker 3: can and unlock the clues that are given to them
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  Speaker 3: on the specific day.
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  Speaker 2: So if you've ever dreamed of being part of the
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  Speaker 2: Amazing Race, here's your opportunity to do something like it,
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  Speaker 2: right here on your doorstep.
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  Speaker 1: Lurica. If somebody wants to be part of the Riddle rally,
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  Speaker 1: what do they have to do?
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  Speaker 3: Okay, so if I want to be part, I have
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  Speaker 3: to just follow our links that we set out. We
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  Speaker 3: have the link for the sorry the hashtags that we
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  Speaker 3: have it is the visit PAU, visit Wenington or at
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  Speaker 3: go Wellington or visit Wennington z A or at visit PA.
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  Speaker 3: But we also have the exclusive ones where you can enter.
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  Speaker 3: It's the hattag redorally tourism or at red or reality
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  Speaker 3: Tourism or the other hashtag is chase the Sun this
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  Speaker 3: summer and then you can find the linkday to enter
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  Speaker 3: and also participating jumps off the competition.
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  Speaker 2: It sounds like a lot of fun, Lurisha and I
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  Speaker 2: hope you're going to get a wonderful turnout to explore
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  Speaker 2: your part of the world while celebrating Valentine's Day. Thank
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  Speaker 2: you so much for joining us on one of the
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  Speaker 2: world this afternoon to just enlighten us about the many
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  Speaker 2: hidden gems that are worth exploring in the Drakenstein area.
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  Speaker 1: And all the best to you and your team.
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  Speaker 3: Oh, thank you, thank you for having us per poem.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you for everyone involved and to our partners that
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  Speaker 3: came on board with this competition. We are very excited.
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  Speaker 3: We are very excited to welcome you and your team
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  Speaker 3: and to show off our beautiful destination that is either
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  Speaker 3: hastag Visit Paul or hashtag visit Wellington. So thank you
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  Speaker 3: so much, enjoy the.
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  Speaker 2: Day, Papa, you too, Larisha for Nika, great to have
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  Speaker 2: you with us this afternoon. Larisiha is a member of
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  Speaker 2: the Darkenstein Municipal Mayoral Committee responsible for Tourism, sport and recreation.
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  Speaker 2: You can hear how passionate she is about inviting visitors
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  Speaker 2: to come and explore their offering. And if you'd like
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  Speaker 2: to be part of the Riddle rally this weekend, please
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  Speaker 2: use those hashtags at Visit Paul and at Visit wellington'
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  Speaker 2: z day