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South Africa in 9 days? Here are the ‘must see’ spots
You've hit the shores of our rugged, gorgeous, riddled with contradictions, big on diversity South African land, and have but 9 days in which to say you've done it all? A tall order at the best of times, but not impossible. South Africa is huge by anyone's ...
Yellowwood trail Kirstenbosch
If you're looking for a not-so-taxing, can-do-on-extremely-hot-days kind of hike, then the Yellowwood trail Kirstenbosch is definitely up there on the list, along with strolls through neighbouring Cecilia forest and Newlands forest. It's also a great hike t...
Cape Town on Forbes.com “World’s most beautiful Cities” list
Open space makes Cape Town special. Renowned English sea navigator Sir Francis Drake once referred to Cape Town as the fairest cape in the world. The city houses the Kirstenbosch botanical garden, and the top of Table Mountain offers a breathtaking view of the...
All eyes on Cape Town (photographs)
The city is buzzing with visitors all here to enjoy what Cape Town has to offer in the lead up to the final draw for the FIFA 2010 World Cup which is happening on 4 December. Readers of the UK Telegraph recently voted Cape Town as their favourite city outside ...
Cape Town Party City – A World Top 10
Lonely Planet has created a new guide, the “1000 Ultimate Experiences” and South Africa can feel proud as Cape Town has been awarded a place of honour in the world’s top 10 party cities. Other countries in the top 10 are Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dubai, United ...
Table Mountain Pipe Track
Summertime is a great opportunity to experience the Cape Town surrounds by getting out onto one of the many hiking trails on offer. If you like walking but are not up for a big hike, the Table Mountain Pipe Track is a nice flat walk perfect for afternoon and e...
History or horticulture? How about a whole lot of both at Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden?
The Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden is one of the Cape’s most well-known tourism draw cards, as well as being a favourite with locals as a picnic spot. Any Cape Town guide book worth its salt will tell you about the Garden’s 528 hectares of indigenous flo...
Cape Point Lighthouse Photos
'Any Person caught rolling down the cliff will be prosecuted - by order Lighthouse Engineer' - So read the original sign nailed to the wooden boundary gate of the Cape Point Lighthouse. The lighthouse at Cape Point is the most powerful on the South African coa...
Winner 2 Nights in Cape Town
CONGRATULATIONS to Shannon Mitchell of South Africa who has won a 2 night stay at Inn with a View for a couple in the stunning Penthouse Suite (pictured below), including a full breakfast, a bottle of sparkling wine and flowers - valued at R2,500. Shannon, ...
Olympia Cafe Photographs
Photographs of the unpretentious but popular Olympia Cafe in Kalk Bay, Cape Town. (see our previous article / review here - Olympia Cafe). The third photograph is of Kalk Bay taken from the harbour pier. (for more information about this charming seaside hamlet...
Barleycorn Anyone??
Looking for a fantastic way to spend you Monday evening? Well then I have the answer for you - Barleycorn, held every Monday evening at the Rygersdal Sports Club ( just off Belmont Road in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town). It was a great way to spend my eve...
Table Mountain Photograph
We felt it was fitting to publish a photograph of iconic Table Mountain today, as Table Mountain has been voted as one of the top 77 sites yesterday by the New7Wonders foundation and is now one step closer to being named one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature ... ...
Cape Town for Cocktail Connoisseurs
So we didn’t invent cocktails, but South Africans have definitely embraced the tradition of putting (often lethal) combinations of spirits into a glass, adding some exotic fruit or a paper umbrella, and giving it a funny name. Once the reserve of beachside res...
Cape Town Street Crafts
Cape Town Street Crafts: Anyone who travels round the streets of the Mother City cannot fail to be moved by either the extreme beauty or the dire poverty that makes up much of Cape Town life. Each journey can be an emotional roller-coaster ride – joy, sadness,...
Diving in Cape Town
Silently balancing in a state of almost complete weightlessness, the dark water moving around you, it can feel almost meditative. Here, in the quiet depths of the ocean, you are forced to ignore your often hyperactive, chattering mind and just focus on the div...