I ♥ Britannia Bay Because ...

I ♥ Britannia Bay

Hi, I’m Lucille Byrnes from Dolphin B&B+S/C in Britannia Bay a sub­urb of the town St Helena Bay up South Africa’s Cape West Coast.

Britannia Bay IS BEST KNOWN FOR long stretches of pristine beaches, “heaven” and “hell” surfer’s corners and the wreck after which the bay is named.

GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT the deck of my house (where do you get sea and surf in the fore­ground and back­drop of the Winterberge in one pho­to­graph?). From Britannica Heights one can see north to Baboon Point at Elandsbaai, a nat­ural her­it­age site, and south to the first work­ing light­house after you cross the equator at Cape Columbine near Paternoster.

THE BEST wed­ding PICTURES CAN BE TAKEN AT Sea Trader, the ideal spot to get mar­ried on the rocks. Continued

I ♥ Beaufort West Because ...

I ♥ Beaufort West

Hi, I’m Elsolique from Old House Guesthouse in Beaufort West.

Beaufort West IS BEST KNOWN FOR its unique Karoo hospitality.

GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT the Chris Barnard Museum; Chris Barnard was the fam­ous heart sur­geon who per­formed the worlds first heart transplant.

THE BEST Karoo PICTURES CAN BE TAKEN AT the Karoo National Park.

OTHER HAPPY SNAPS AT our beau­ti­ful pear trees on the Main Road.

WHEN THE WEATHER'S GOOD, I LIKE TO be out­side in the fresh Karoo air.

WHEN THE WEATHER'S BAD, I LIKE TO visit friends.

I THINK THE BEST TIME OF YEAR TO VISIT IS in the winter, BECAUSE our sum­mers have extreme heat. Continued

I ♥ Yzerfontein Because...

I ♥ Yzerfontein

Hi, I’m Myrna from the White House Beach Villa in Yzerfontein.

Yzerfontein IS BEST KNOWN FOR white sandy beaches, relaxed sea­side liv­ing, whale spot­ting, bird­life, the September flower sea­son, unfor­get­table golden sun­sets, surf­ing and boating.

GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT Pearl Bay, on the beach, a stone’s throw from the White House Beach Villa.

THE BEST mid­day PICTURES CAN BE TAKEN lying in a field of Spring flowers.

WHEN THE WEATHER'S GOOD, I LIKE TO take a long leis­urely walk along the 16 mile beach or simply soak up the sun and enjoy the sound and smell of the ocean. Continued

I ♥ Greyton Because ...

I ♥ Greyton

Hi, I’m Gemma Downing from The Farmhouse in Greyton.

Greyton IS BEST KNOWN FOR its oak tree lined streets and mag­ni­fi­cent Riviersonderend Mountains.

GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN whilst bob­bing about in the Gobos River — so refreshing.

THE BEST still life PICTURES CAN BE TAKEN in the sur­round­ing moun­tains early in the morn­ing when the spider webs are drip­ping with dew. Its magical!

OTHER HAPPY SNAPS all over the vil­lage ... includ­ing the Saturday morn­ing mar­ket. Continued

I ♥ Rosebank Because ...

I ♥ Rosebank

Hi, I’m Yves Ducommun from Carmichael House in Rosebank, Southern Suburbs of Cape Town

Rosebank IS BEST KNOWN FOR being on the slopes of Devil’s Peak.

"Upper Rosebank used to be a por­tion of much lar­ger prop­er­ties sold in the early years of the 19^th cen­tury by farm­ers to British immig­rants that came at that time to the Cape. Those por­tions of prop­er­ties were then sold into smal­ler sec­tions for build­ing plots. One of them con­sisted in two amal­gam­ated farms owned by Johannes Paulus Eksteenwhich, respect­ively named Zorgvliet (or carefree).and Brandenburg. It had earlier been part of a Free Burger colony: “de Hollandse Tuin”, under Steven Janz Botma. In mod­ern times it has become known as Upper Rosebank. The Zorgvliet homestead, which is shown in the paint­ing of Lady Anne Barnard, seems to have been on the Main Road, just about where the UCT res­id­ence towers are now." (from “Under Devil’s Peak” by Adele Keen) Continued

I ♥ Gansbaai Because ...

I ♥ Gansbaai

Hi, I’m Roelof from Aire del Mar Guest House in Gansbaai in the Cape Overberg.

Gansbaai IS BEST KNOWN FOR shark-diving, whale-watching and fishing.

GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN IN the cage, while view­ing the great white shark.

THE BEST under water PICTURES CAN BE TAKEN with a ren­ted under water cam­era on a shark diving trip.
OTHER HAPPY SNAPS FROM the deck of the boat.

WHEN THE WEATHER'S GOOD, I LIKE TO be out­side and enjoy the kilo­met­ers of unspoilt coast­line. Continued

I ♥ Wynberg Because ...

I ♥ Wynberg

Hi, I’m Shaun Lawrence from Palm House Luxury Guest House in Wynberg.

Wynberg IS BEST KNOWN FOR being the old­est area in the south­ern sub­urbs with its beau­ti­ful Chelsea cot­tages giv­ing you English charm in the middle of Africa.  Chelsea Village dates back to the 1700’s and has glor­i­ous ‘Englishy’ archi­tec­ture … think cute cot­tages and thatch rooves.

GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT Wynberg Park which is also known as Maynardville Park. The park is a much-loved out­door venue in Cape Town and is host to the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre, fam­ous for its annual Shakespeare-in-the-Park.

OTHER HAPPY SNAPS in and around the Chelsea Village.  Why not sit on the park bench in the ori­ginal vil­lage square?! Continued

I ♥ Constantia Because ...

I ♥ Constantia

Hi, I’m Olga Backberg from Wild Peach Cottage in Constantia.

Constantia IS BEST KNOWN FOR its stun­ning nat­ural beauty and as the birth­place of the wine farm­ing industry in South Africa.
GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT Groot Constantia, the old­est and prob­ably the most fam­ous wine estate in South Africa, with sev­eral well-preserved ori­ginal build­ings rep­res­ent­ing some of the best examples of the Cape Dutch archi­tec­tural style, for which this area is renowned.
THE BEST pan­or­amic land­scape pic­tures  over­look­ing the Constantia Valley and False Bay CAN BE TAKEN FROM the slopes of the Table Mountain chain, when hik­ing on one of the many paths between Constantia Nek and Cecilia Forest (no need to be extremely fit to go on these hik­ing trails!).
OTHER HAPPY SNAPS AT world-renowned Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden, which is home to over 22,000 indi­gen­ous plants. Continued

I ♥ Biedouw Valley Because ...

I ♥ Biedouw Valley

Hi, I’m Andrea from Enjo Nature Farm in the Biedouw Valley, Cederberg.

Biedouw Valley IS BEST KNOWN FOR its incred­ible land­scape and spring flowers.

GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN on Hoek se Berg, with impress­ive moun­tain form­a­tion.
THE BEST val­ley PICTURES CAN BE TAKEN AT the Biedouw Valley Amphitheatre.

OTHER HAPPY SNAPS AT Enjo swim­ming dam with sun­downer in between the moun­tains and bird nests over the water.

WHEN THE WEATHER'S GOOD, I LIKE TO swim and hike.
WHEN THE WEATHER'S BAD, I LIKE TO relax and cuddle in a cosy cot­tage with moun­tain view. Continued

I ♥ Rondebosch Because ...

I ♥ Rondebosch

Hi, I’m Vanessa Wium from Sandown Lodge in Rondebosch.

Rondebosch IS BEST KNOWN FOR its his­tory as the place where the first Dutch set­tlers where given land to farm along the banks of the Liesbeek River, where Cecil John Rhodes rebuilt the Groote Schuur Estate which today is the home of the State President and where Simon Van de Stel, the first Governor of the Cape Colony lived. The his­toric beauty of the Cape Dutch style homes and build­ings and tree lined streets adds to its old world charm. Rondebosch is also home to South Africa’s top rated uni­ver­sity, the University of Cape Town as well as a num­ber of the country’s top private and gov­ern­ment schools includ­ing Bishops, Rondebosch Boys, SACS, Westerford and Rustenberg Girls schools.

GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT Rhodes Memorial on the bot­tom slopes of Devils Peak while watch­ing the sun rise over Cape Town for spec­tac­u­lar views and his­toric nos­tal­gia. Continued

I ♥ Darling Because ...

I ♥ Darling

Hi, I’m Paul Martin from Aloe Cottage in Darling.

Darling IS BEST KNOWN FOR its won­der­fully diverse spring flowers, the Voorkamerfest Theatre and Arts Festival, Evita se Perron (the home of Tannie Evita Bezuidenhout), great wine farms, art gal­ler­ies, country-style res­taur­ants and bis­tros, the Duckitt orchid nurs­ery, the friendly small-town atmo­sphere and relaxed coun­try life.
GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT Evita se Perron where you can pose as "the most fam­ous white woman in South Africa" and take a humor­ous trip down South Africa's memory lane at Boerassic Park.
THE BEST spring flower PICTURES CAN BE TAKEN AT the Tinie Versfeld Wildflower Reserve, Waylands Flower Reserve or at the orchid open days at Duckitt Nurseries on the first Saturday of the month from May to November.
OTHER HAPPY SNAPS CAN BE TAKEN while sip­ping wine at some of the local wine farms like Ormonde, Cloof, Darling Cellars, Groote Post and Tukulu. Continued

I ♥ West Beach Because ...

I ♥ West Beach

Hi, I’m Karen from Rochester Guest House in West Beach which is slap bang in the middle of Blouberg and Big Bay.

West Beach IS BEST KNOWN FOR being one of Cape Town's most upmar­ket estate devel­op­ments which was launched dur­ing November 1989.

THE BEST PICTURES CAN BE TAKEN AT West Coast Village .

OTHER HAPPY SNAPS AT the beach where you can see Table Mountain in the background.

WHEN THE WEATHER'S GOOD, I LIKE TO to pop down to the beach­front and walk along the prom­en­ade or go for sun­down­ers to look at the beau­ti­ful view. Continued

I ♥ Napier Because ...

I ♥ Napier

Hi, I’m Craigan Millar from The Suntouched Inn in Napier.

Napier IS BEST KNOWN FOR the little arty town on the way to Arniston!
GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT the biggest sun­dial in South Africa, at the Napier Muncipal Building.
THE BEST scenery PICTURES CAN BE TAKEN AT the top of the Grootberg.

WHEN THE WEATHER'S GOOD, I LIKE TO visit the beaches of Arniston or Struisbaai and enjoy the Elim Wine Route.
WHEN THE WEATHER'S BAD, I LIKE TO visit JD Wine cel­lar and Napier Brewery.
I THINK THE BEST TIME OF YEAR TO VISIT IS September, BECAUSE the fields are vibrant green and bright yel­low with grasses and can­ola, and June when the Patat Festival takes place. Continued

I ♥ L’Agulhas Because ...

I ♥ L’Agulhas

Hi, I’m Hilary Marshall from South Point Self Catering and B&B and B&B in L’Agulhas in Cape Agulhas.

L’Agulhas IS BEST KNOWN AS being the south­ern­most town in Africa, where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet.

GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT the stone cairn, mark­ing the south­ern­most tip of Africa, as this is where these two oceans actu­ally meet, and at that point in time, you will be more south than any­one else in Africa!

THE BEST pan­or­amic PICTURES CAN BE TAKEN FROM the top of the his­toric light­house, the 2^nd old­est work­ing light­house in the coun­try.
OTHER HAPPY SNAPS a must at the ship­wreck along the coast inside the gates of the Agulhas National Park, or down at the quaint fish­ing har­bour. Continued

I ♥ Tulbagh Because ...

I ♥ Tulbagh

Hi, I’m Irene Ashurst from Vindoux Guest Farm in Tulbagh in the Breede River Valley.

Tulbagh IS BEST KNOWN FOR its wine and fruit farm­ing as well as all of the great wed­ding venues.

GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT Montpellier little chapel which is set in the vine­yards on the Twee Jonge Gezellen Road.
THE BEST moun­tain PICTURES CAN BE TAKEN AT Vindoux on the bal­cony of the Tree Lodge.
OTHER HAPPY SNAPS AT can be taken so many places in this beau­ti­ful val­ley. Continued