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Greetings from New York City!

Brian Currin, Music Fan | Web Marketer — Fri, 06 May 2011 10:08:16 +0000

From: brooke myers
Sent: 05 May 2011
To: brian@thecapetour.com
Subject: RE: greetings from nyc! tour booking pls..

Dear Brian;
Thank you so much for the marvelous tour of this remarkable land. I keep recalling the different fascinating sights and stories. You do a wonderful job of making the history come to life–seeing the places and learning of the events. And I loved how you told the story of the Portugese rout in the beginning and then as we came back around told HOW they were pushed out.
Thanks again, Brooke

dear Brian,

as Brooke said above, i can’t say better how much the day yesterday was so wonderful, with such amazing sightseeing and with your comprehensive knowledge and wit and joyful fun stories added … thank you for a wonderful time in this beauitful city and country….
blessings and thanks!
naghmeh

From: Yvonne de Kock
Sent: 06 May 2011 03:10 PM
To: Brian Smith | TheCapeTour 1
Subject: Re: THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Hi Brian

At last I can catch up on my emails!! Thank YOU so so much for doing such a great job with Brooke and Naghmeh. You really made their experience of Cape Town a hugely memorable one. They loved all your stories and facts and figures and were very very impressed and very appreciative of all your efforts in covering so much distance and history. I did drive them out to Spier and Vredenheim yesterday and they liked seeing the lions and cheetahs and the birds of prey etc. Thanks for that recommendation. In fact we had tea and cheesecake at Vredenheim too.

Look forward to catching up with you and Claire soon.

Love

Vonnie

Talking about wine

Brian Smith — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:56:54 +0000

From: Brian Smith | TheCapeTour 1
Sent: 26 July 2010 05:45 PM
To: ‘Morris Dallacosta’
Subject: RE:

Hi Morris

What a pleasant surprise hearing from you again.

I do appreciate it so much you taking some of your well earned resting / vacation time out to write to me.

Nothing but a pleasure to assist you all mine. Again your most kind words are overwhelming yet highly appreciated.

Stellenbosch Cabs are really excellent as the area enjoys great long during heat hence sugar and alcohol etc.

Which Cabernet is it? Not serious if ou don’t reply just curious etc etc.

So thrilled to learn from you and us all here in South Africa, that you now consider our Wines to be on your list.

Any time any advice is required if I can possibly oblige it is an absolute pleasure.

So sorry you are not here as I have just discovered an absolute Gem of a wine.

It comes from another area Robertson and is called Koningsrivier (Dutch) Kings River Cab/Merlot Bordeaux type blend.

Special First Release & Limited Release with just 3000 bottles being done.

I have bought 5 cases (60 Bottles) as it will store shelf very well having Merlot in it etc.

The Price ?

A massive R50 per bottle (about 9 – 10 Can $ ??

Absolute steal it has of course all been snapped up.

I would just love to present you with a few bottles but just yet practical I guess.

The good news is that I will keep one or 2 bottles when we next meet so as to enjoy it together.

Our grandchild is fantastic thanks very much.

We will see her God willing this next month August, when Sean & Anna with little Olivia arrive for Michelle our daughter marrying Michael wedding.

Please do take care dear friend. I shall certainly not forget you and will toast you tonight with a glass or 2 for sure of the good red stuff.

Kindest regards

Brian

THE CAPE TOUR

From: Morris Dallacosta
Sent: 26 July 2010 03:24 PM
To: Brian Smith | TheCapeTour 1
Subject: RE:

Hi Brian,

Just wanted to touch base quickly with you. It is 9.30 a.m in London. Ontario and I am sitting in the back yard by the swimming pool still on holidays after my jaunt in South Africa. It’s going to be 32 celsius today and it’s taking me a two weeks to recover from all the work.
But now that I have a minute I just wanted to again thank you for how well you treated me and the professionalism you showed.
You haven’t gotten rid of me because I plan to write occasionally asking advice on South African wine. I actually purchased a cabernet yesterday from our liquor store from Stallenbosch (spelling?) winery. The South African wine section is now the first one I go to when I purchase wine.

Hope you are well and that your new grandchild is growing and healthy.

we’ll talk again.

Morris Dalla Costa

Canada

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Brian Smith — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:56:29 +0000

From: Ingar Sundholm
Sent: 14 July 2010 02:11 PM
To: Brian Smith
Subject: RE: Emailing: THE CAPE TOUR RECEIPT

Hi Brian,

You are welcome, always a pleasure using you.

Best regards,

Ingar

From: Brian Smith
Sent: 13. juli 2010 19:55
To: Ingar Sundholm
Subject: Emailing: THE CAPE TOUR RECEIPT

Hi Ingar

Welcome back home to Beatrice & the family.

Wow the twins have really got big.

Attached herewith your receipt as requested.

Thanks for the loyal ongoing support.

Kindest regards

Brian

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Brian Smith — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:07:10 +0000

From: Brian Smith | TheCapeTour 1 [mailto:brian@thecapetour.com]
Sent: 12 July 2010 06:40 PM
To: ‘Morris Dallacosta’

Subject: RE:

Hi Morris

What a lovely reply thanks so much for all the lovely compliments especially about our beloved South Africa and all its people.

Thanks too for the comments re our lovely little grand daughter our first grand child.

So glad you enjoyed the wine it really is one Diamond amongst so many etc.

Enjoy your family life again and congratulations on a job well done with all the very tight schedules and travel etc.you have excelled travelling around so much reporting back always timorously on the soccer matches you attended.

I do so appreciate your favourable comments thanks again.

It is people like you those of a very high standing being in the position of a Journalist who lend such incredible value to South Africa.

Your comments warm mine and all our peoples hearts.

Please do come back soon.

Have a great well earned rest.

My mother being Irish I just love your Old Irish Blessings.

Kindest regards

Brian

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From: Morris Dallacosta
Sent: 12 July 2010 04:36 PM
To: Brian Smith | TheCapeTour 1
Subject: RE:

Hi Brian,

It is wonderful to hear from you. I am actually about six hours from embarking on my trip back to Canada. We have an 11 hour flight to Amsterdam and then another seven hours to Toronto. I then take a shuttle for two hours to London.

Congratulations on being grandparents. I can’t imagine how exciting that must be. Family is a wonderful thing and never despair about when you may see her because the world is a funny place and it may be sooner than you think.

I leave here with mixed emotions. It was a difficult time when it came to all the work and travel, by far the most difficult assignment I’ve had.
But the people and the experiences were phenomenal. Meeting people like you made the trip worthwhile.
Robben Island and Cape Point will remain with me for years and I will certainly be able to tell anyone that asks me about the value of travel to South Africa, that is a trip well worth making.
I look forward to seeing my family but I also feel I have left so much undone here.

The wine was wonderful. Just the kind of memory of South African wine I want. It’s the kind of wine that you can have with dinner or simply sip with company. It would be wonderful to be able to have a case sent to Canada but the taxes and duty would make the cost prohibitive.

Thank you so much. I will take a card with me should any of my friends decide to visit Cape Town. As I said, the world is a funny place and one never knows when we will meet again. If I ever need any information on wine or touring, you will be hearing from me.

I wish you and your family nothing but success, happiness and good health. To borrow from an old Irish blessing, may the sun always be on you face and a gentle breeze at your back.

Morris Dalla Costa

Bonjour

Brian Smith — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:01:57 +0000

From: Brian Smith | TheCapeTour
Sent: 02 July 2010 11:50 AM
To: ‘Sébastien Boisseau’
Subject: RE: Bonjour

Hi Sebastien & Doris
Merci beaucoup mon ami.
Very much appreciate your e-mail and kind comments etc.
So glad you enjoyed the wine.
Not yet heard form the Australian couple thanks for referring me.
should they contact me I will inform you of it as such.

Good luck with the business yes me too been so lucky very busy with all the Soccer tours & Transfers etc.
Until next time.

My very fondest & sincere wishes to you and Doris.

Thanks for spreading the word re our beautiful Cape Town and South Africa.
This is the finest ad for our beloved country.

Please do come back very soon.
Brian

THE CAPE TOUR

From: Sébastien Boisseau
Sent: 02 July 2010 04:49 AM
To: brian
Subject: Bonjour

Brian,

First of all, I would like to apologize for not giving news earlier. Me and Doris had a lot of challenges in our work life since we came back, but things are much more better now.

We took your wine and it’s really good! Thanks so much for the gift.

We had a lovely trip to Capetown and this is mainly thanks to you.

Me and Doris are now teaching our friends about all the history of Capetown. :)

I hope you and your family are fine.

Have a nice weekend.

Sebastien

PS: On my way to Jo’burg two weeks ago, I gave your contact to an Autralian couple who wanted to visit Capetown.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Brian Smith — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:53:53 +0000

From: Carl Thorburn
To: Brian Smith | TheCapeTour
Subject: Re: FW: THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Hi Brian,

Great to hear that the book finally arrived. I started to get a bit worried. I am hoping and wishing that we will come back to Cape Town as it is by far the best holiday place I have been to (could also imagine to live there for some years). Thank you again for making the stay so special. As I think we told you during our stay, Anne applied for a post within UNHCR in Malawi. In the end she got it and she left almost two weeks ago. I will go to Malawi and visit her in three weeks. I am very excited. The place where Anne is, is called Mwanza. Basically it is a ….nothing, well I suppose the correct term would be village so we’ll see how it is…

How are business going now? I keep telling people that Cape Town is the place to go to…

I will forward this mail to Pasi as soon as I have his email address.

Please write some time if you have a minute.

Vänliga hälsningar
Carl

From: Brian Smith | TheCapeTour
Subject: THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Hi Carl, Anne & Pasi

What a fantastic and pleasant surprise I got when I received your lovely present.

I am deeply moved and very grateful thanks you so much for the wonderful thought.

The book is fantastic and I have been avidly reading through it. You have a beautiful and very different to ours country.

In addition, I am thrilled too that the photograph taken at Cape Point, came out so well.

Please be so kind as to pass on my best wishes and thanks to Pasi as I don’t have his email contact data.

If you were to forward it to me it would be great I can then thank him personally?

If not no problem I understand.

Please come back soon.

Very kindest regards

Brian

THE CAPE TOUR

Many thanks

Brian Smith — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:34:08 +0000

——-Original Message——-

From: Brian Smith

Date: 26/06/2010 09:41:37 AM

To: enq@wiltonguesthouse.co.uk

Subject: Re: HI CRAIG & CLAIRE

Hi Craig

Glad you returned home early albeit sadly so early.

Well done on England for sure. This Sunday is the big one of course.

LETS HOPE WE KICK THE KRAUTS BUTT BIG – TIME.

Funny enough just a few minutes prior to receiving this your e-mail I made application via e-mail to the World Trade Market etc.

Many thanks for the most complimentary comments.

It was a pleasure meeting you and thanks again for the fabulous support during your recent Soccer stay.

I shall give you a call from Sevenoaks when next in the good old UK hopefully in November for the WTM show.

Cheers holding thumbs for England all the way through to the Finals we hope.

Brian

THE CAPE TOUR

——-Original Message——-

From: Craig Willis

Date: 26/06/2010 12:42:59 AM

To: Brian Smith

Subject: Re: HI CRAIG & CLAIRE

Hi Brian

Arrived home today, a little dissapointed to be home so early, SAirlines had no availability back to the UK until the 3nd July so I had to come back yesterday. Great that England got through and I wont forget that match in a hurry.

Many thanks for escorting me around, it was great to have someone so knowledgable to make my trip so enjoyable.

The link below is for the world travel market in London it takes place 8th to the 11th of November.

http://www.wtmlondon.com/

Good luck Buddy, love to Claire,

Craig

On 21 June 2010 19:08, Brian Smith <smibus@iafrica.com> wrote:

SUPER Website well done.

Thanks for the patronage Craig during the Soccer World Cup etc.

Much appreciated.

We would LOVE to drop in and say Hi during our next visit to Jersey about November? Maybe..?

We shall see.

Cheers

Brian

THE CAPE TOUR

Feedback – Destination Tours

Brian Smith — Fri, 28 May 2010 05:24:54 +0000

Hi Brian,

Its a big pleasure!! So glad it all worked out so well.

I seem to be really busy with tours at the moment – this is wonderful.

Just seen Sebastien & Doris and they were really impressed with you and thrilled that I had referred them to you.

I will definitely pass on any clients of mine whom I know will be heading down your way.

Kind regards

Trish Bichener
Destination Tours & Transfers
+ 27 (0) 83 567 6309
www.destinationtourssa.co.za

From: “Brian Smith | TheCapeTour 1″
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 10:40 AM
Subject: RE: FW: Enquiry about day/half day tour – Sebastien

Hi Trish

First off many thanks again for the lead with Sebastien & Doris.

What a super couple.

Being blessed by great weather we had 2 tremendous days.

This morning as expected they were unable to venture up Table Mountain due to strong North Westerly wind and excessive cloud cover etc.

As forecasted, the Gale has arrived with atrocious conditions as I communicate with you.

So Sebastien & Doris’s planning was perfect.

However true to form Shop Till You Drop Mode prevailed prior to their departure,so time was indeed well used.

Sebastien & Doris most kindly and graciously,recommended THE CAPE TOUR to The Cape Heritage Hotel’s General Manager.

Having met her, we will set up and appointment for sometime next week.

So again thanks Trish owe you again.

Kindest regards

Brian

THE CAPE TOUR

DANKIE THANK YOU

Brian Smith — Mon, 17 May 2010 05:20:35 +0000

Dagsê Brain , dankie vir die mail en julle moet die tyd oorsee geniet . Veilig vlieg en ry , ons praat weer as jy terug is .
4×4 Groete
Don

—– Original Message —–

From: Brian Smith

To: Don Nieuwoudt

Subject: DANKIE THANK YOU
Hi Don

Just a few words of thanks again for the honour that you have bestowed upon me.

Being placed on your Top 10 Drivers Honours Driver Award board is still yet very hard to believe. Thanks yet again for the wonderful award of which I am so proud of.

I ENJOYED MYSELF TREMENDOUSLY ESPECIALLY US HAVING SUCH GOOD CHATS about so many things.

The driving, food, accommodation you allocated Tertius and I and all the beautiful scenery together with all the excitement and the wonderful experience gained of “Real Sand Driving” will always remain with me.

I will definitely come back to you re the Luderitz Walvis Bay Trip and will do my best to arrange a minimum of 10 persons for the trip.

Hopelik het julle n baie lekker aangename trouery gehad.

Dit moet so lekker wees om weer terug met die familie te wees.

More is ek Engeland toe. Op die oomblik is dit baie koud en reenerig hier in die goie ou Kaap.

Cheers

Brian

Cape Farmstead Trail Tour Feedback

Brian Smith — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:32:00 +0000

On Thursday 22 April, some 16 members of the Ladies’ Probus Club of False Bay – and some spouses – were exposed to some lesser-known elements of the ‘Deep South’. We were directed to a number of farms, and homesteads connected there-to, that form a very interesting part of the history of Fish Hoek, it’s valley and Simonstown. It is amazing what elements of local history can be lost when you drive past something that is somewhat hidden, but which can reveal things that would otherwise be forgotten for eternity. Hey, I found this tour to be really fascinating and thought-provoking.

It was arranged by ‘THE CAPE TOUR’ (www.thecapetour.com) and conducted by Brian Smith.
My wife and I have lived in Fish Hoek for some 50 years, and last week we saw and learned things that we never before realised existed!
Do your readership a favour and make contact with Brian Smith. The Cape Tour could well offer an expanded dynamic to all the good the Full Circle is achieving and has done over the years!!

Very sincerely,

DON CRAIG