Do you ever wish you could travel and see great places like they do on Top Billing? Have you ever thought about going somewhere fun or partaking in really awesome activities?  PriceCheck is making it easy for you to choose something exhilarating and fun to do in your very own city. This will be a 4-part series on fun activities to do and try out in a city near you. To kick things off we have decided to start with Cape Town – the Mother City! Animals and the mystery of the wild have always brought people to Africa. Cape Town offers not only mystery but also THE BIG 5! Visiting the game reserve in...

Ever wonder why we decorate a tree for Christmas? What is the significance of the actual decorations? And further more – why do we exchange gifts on 25 December? PriceCheck has done some research and found out some interesting facts about the origins of Christmas, the fancy decorations and those gifts we wait for Santa to bring us. Lets start with the big green tree. There are many stories pointing out its beginnings so let’s explore one or two in more detail. The Christmas tree, according to legend, finds its origins with St. Boniface and the German town of Geismar. St. Boniface is said to have...

As Christmas rolls around this year, PriceCheck has reached deep down into our musical archives and compiled our five favourite albums for this holiday season. However, we also had to take into account some new offerings and thus included two recently released CD’s for 2011! First up we have Mariah Carey with the 1994 released titled ‘Merry Christmas’. The 41 year-old mother of twins gave the music world this gem right off the heels of her multi-platinum selling ‘Music Box’ album. This festive CD spawned what the The New Yorker considers “one of the few worthy modern additions to the...

It’s official! Christmas is here. TV commercials, radio ads, decorations and the ever present sounds of bells and chimes. You are probably hearing different versions of “Jingle Bell Rock” and Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You” on constant rotation at your local mall and stores. So…let’s take a moment and think beyond Christmas and into the New Year and segue to the ‘New Year’s Resolution’. Let’s talk about the definition of a new year’s resolution. It is a commitment you make to a project, personal goal or mending those vices. Is your definition the same? Have...

Summer is finally showing some signs of making its appearance and with lots of sunshine and blue skies there are lots of fun activities to look forward to without being bothered about rain or cold weather. Whether it is food, music or wines…allow your senses to be tickled, teased and tantalized by all that summer has to offer. The ever popular Spiegel Tent Victoria is back and sets up camp at Madame Zingara’s Theatre of Dreams in Cape Town. Capetonians can look forward to the Madame Zingara: 10 Years of Dreams on the 1st of September when doors open in Century City. According to managing director,...