Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this B&BTom'S Guest House Cape Town
3 Penguins, 2 Americans and 1 Flat Tire
We pushed off after breakfast for our daylong scenic drive of Cape Point. Overlooking Muizenberg en route to Kalk Bay, I pulled over to take a picture of the coastline. Now, in South Africa, it is common for roadside parking to be 1/2 on the curb/sidewalk and 1/2 in the road. The parking spaces are marked that way. So it should come to pass that if …
Baboons, Penguins, Dassies and Whales..oh my!
What a fantastic day! We started off early this morning to drive the coastal route between Gordon's Bay and Hermanus with the hope of seeing some Whales. The weather looked sketchy and it was a bit chilly in the morning (for Cape Town, of course...for those of you north east coast folks ..fairly pleasant - 61 degrees when we started out.) There was …
Kristin's 40th B-Day in the Winelands
Kristin turned 40 years old today! Welcome to aging! The birthday started with an early morning candle bearing muffin and a hearty musical rendition of "Happy Birthday to you" sung by our host Guenter and Florence, one of the fabulous cooks and housekeepers" at Tom's Guest house.
We then headed off to Paarl, Stellenbosch, and Franschhoek …
Langa Township, Cape Malay Food and Culture
Sadly, today was our last day in Cape Town. We flight out bright and early tomorrow morning ...headed to Kruger to see lots and lots of animals.
We spent this morning taking a Township Tour. It was an eye-opening morning that provided us with a history of South Africa and an education of how things are changing. We got to see firsthand …
Climbing High on Table Mountain
Okay...the aerial cableway did the work for us but WOW! what a view!! We got settled at Tom's Guest House (that's the name of the old owner by the way). It's now owned by two German guys -- Guenter and Martin -- who ROCK! Since it was a clear day, we headed right up to Table Mountain and were NOT disappointed. The views were stellar, the sun was …

