Gabi's Gab

THE FAMOUS AMALFI COAST For many years I have been planning to visit the famous Amalfi coast and eventually I am here. Very often your imagination and reality are two sides of a coin. At first sight it is difficult to imagine that Amalfi is more than the pretty seaside resort. The town is perfectly […]

A NIGHT AT THE RACES Horse races have a long been a part of the tradition of glamour, and we have been given the opportunity to sponsor the Saturday Independent on the 4 May at Greyville Race course giving us the opportunity to spend a night at the races. The experience was one of a […]

THE CAISA VILLA COMPLETE We proudly present the Caisa Villa. This is one of the moments when pictures say more than a thousand words. All the effort that we put into this house is forgotten and we are simply in love with it. Every house you build has it’s own history and the Caisa Villa […]

MY HOME, THE CAISA VILLA Welcome at Eden Rock. I hope you remember the Caisa Villa. It has been exciting 7 months to restructure the house and give it a personality that I wanted to live in. As we are living in a secure gated estate, the garden areas are very important. Having your doors […]

Congratulations Villa Umdoni On the 2nd of December, the World Luxury Hotel Awards were held in St Moritz, Switzerland. It is hard to believe, and I still struggle, but our Villa Umdoni, in Eden Rock, has been awarded for the best Luxury Bush Villa Globally and Best Private Villa of South Africa. I could not […]

Exercise and Healthy Living A change in lifestyle and you could add 5 years to your life! Just think, all the activities you enjoy now, you could keep doing throughout the rest of your life. Also, think of the medical costs you could save due to health disease, cancer, osteoporosis and so forth. Moderate exercise […]

Dear Gabriele Lachinger, My heartfelt congratulations to you and your team! The interim results of the 2017 World Luxury Hotel Awards voting process have been concluded, and I am pleased to advise you that Villa Umdoni is a winner. Please note that the official announcement of the category details and information surrounding the final results […]

The Caisa Villa At the beginning of this month I have bought a house. I know, this does not sound too exciting because building is my profession .But for the first time I have bought a house that has been built by other people. The house is a beautiful Metropole Architect design and I liked […]

Art, Atmosphere And The Attersee I do not know if you ever heard about the Attersee, but looking at the pictures you will understand why many of Austriaˋs best known artists have spent time there. Today I would like to speak about Gustav Klimt. He is one of the most important representatives of the Vienna […]

Silvermoon And It’s Beautiful Lining I do not know if you ever read the book The Big Five for Life. It is really inspiring, for both your personal life and your business. Recently I have been reading it again and I do feel so confident about the work I am doing. To love your job […]