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Cape Town Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Cape Town, South Africa
Penultimate blog, Cape town and good hope
This is a top pick! ... was prime city center real estate forcing everyone to the city outskirts and into shanty town / townships. Our final night in Cape town was spent eating a Thai meal in the flashy and new harbour side development. We sat at our table facing Table ...
Out of Africa...final comments and travel tips
This is a top pick! ... have ever seen, all with modern facilities and many of which also have bars, restaurants, and affordable private rooms as well. South Africa and Namibia in particular have lots of small guesthouses, B and B's, and hostels(referred to as "Backpackers") ...
Meet "Barney the wonder Fiat"
This is a top pick! Saturday 21st April - Cape Town Today we decided to hire a car for the next 24 days to get us from Cape Town up to Durban. We got the smallest car they had which was a little 2 door Fiat, we named him Barney. We went to Kirstenbosch Botanical gardens ...
Sundowners
This is a top pick! A sundowner: Probably one of the greatest soul refreshing tradition practised in the Southern African countries every night is between the hours of 5 to 7 pm. I know that at this moment, some minds are veering in that little ...
Day 16-18: Cape Town
This is a top pick! ... decided to go for a meal instead). Then I might go back to the house party and hit the bars again. Tomorrow is wine tour and Saturday I fly back to Joburg for a night. South Africa is almost coming to and end..... :O( But Oz is round the corner!! ...
The last continent before home
This is a top pick! ... moments where it's a case of who is watching who, but after checking each other out we each headed our own way. Back in Cape Town, I've been wandering the city a bit more and doing a few chores before heading to Jo'burg tomorrow to meet the others ...
A taste of South Africa
This is a top pick! ... ! It alone is a reason to come here. Although we've had almost 10 days here, we're sad to go and feel like we've barely scratched the surface of Cape Town, not to mention South Africa. But the trip moves on, and we're off to France! ...
We deserve a holiday
This is a top pick! What better excuse to extend our break from reality than Mom's 60th birthday? We landed in Cape Town just before midnight on Saturday 18 March. Dad collected us; he'd been strict instructions to keep our arrival secret from Mom, so in the car on the way ...
Cape Town
This is a top pick! ... to Gabs to do a bit more work for Botswana Harvard before continuing to Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. Whilst in Cape Town I also managed to catch up with a former work colleague from Andersen/ Deloitte days, Alison Blair, who was over from ...
Cape Town: The Mother City
This is a top pick! ... , and then catch a ride home with her at night. What did I do for my entire time in Cape Town? Eat. Eat a lot. After a year in Africa, countless portions of beans and rice, and chicken and chips, frankly I went a little crazy with the options ...
The Fairest Cape
This is a top pick! First stop on our friendship tour was Cape Town, to catch up with our dear friends Jamie and Monique who also coincidently lived in Dubai for many years. Our trip from the airport to Blouberg was typical to what most first time visitors ...
Boulders Bay
This is a top pick! Boulders Bay is famous in Cape Town for its penguins. So, for a day trip I decided to take the train to Simons Town and see it for myself. I was shocked to see how cheap the rail is in SA. For 13rand (less than 3 dollars) I was able to get a return ...
Table Mountain
This is a top pick! If you are planning on visiting Cape Town climbing Table Mountain is a must. There are many routes to travel up (cable car included), but I chose the Skelton gorge. The path way to the gorge starts in a breathtaking Garden at the Base of Table Mountain ...
Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope
This is a top pick! The next morning I was off for Simon¡¦s Town again. After my train ride I was off to unload my backpack and ready to Bike to Cape point with Rebecca and Linus. When I arrived at the Backpackers they had found a ride and saved us the 7 hr uphill, into ...
Seeing mum again
This is a top pick! After hiring the car, I drove to the Vineyard Hotel. My mum was in room 225. I walked up the stairs and knocked on the door. I heard a movement inside and then the door opened. There she was. My mum. And it felt like we had never been apart. It was ...
Conference Time at the IUATLD
This is a top pick! With 3,000 delegates there was a lot of noise about tuberculosis. My job was straight forward enough. Talk about bovine tuberculosis. Make a poster and sell the concept of animal-to-human transmission. And it worked well. It was nice to hear the ...
Waiting on the weather in Cape Town
This is a top pick! It was deja vu all over again. Haven't we been here before? The day we arrived in Cape Town was absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately our camera battery had died, making it impossible to take advantage of the afternoon to ascend Table ...
Between the Lion's head and the Atlantic
This is a top pick! ... generous, positive, welcoming and fun! We had a blast. We will forever cherish our memories of South Africa and we all fell in love with Cape Town. It was a teary departure. We do hope to return. Must-do's in/around Cape ...
Day 18-21: Cape Town/Joburg
This is a top pick! ... email....cheers.... Rentia and Nico picked me up from the backpackers and took me to a fantastic restaurant on a hilltop overlooking Cape Town - can't remember the name unfortunately :O( But the view was spectacular as it was just after sunset (we did ...
A night out in Cape Town
This is a top pick! ... re-build infrastructure, health and education services. Looking around the room, people were glued to the debate. But surrounding Cape Town are thousands of informal settlements, filled with people desperate for work, hospitals and schools. For some, ...
Another Manic Week
This is a top pick! ... to some crazy Kenyans - three young-white-posh-english-accent-kite-surfing-girls, who were leaving the following day on a trip home from Cape Town to Diani Beach in Southern Kenya. They were going to do it in a 1978 Mercedes 300D - with a 2 page list of ...
Penguins Bite
This is a top pick! ... the coastline one way or the other. Go right and you end up in Cape Town, go left and you don't! The western cape of South Africa is stunningly beautiful. It is like a completely different world tacked on to the bottom of the continent. The air is ...
Just Manipulating the Map
This is a top pick! Yeah...just want the map to reflect that we made it to South Africa, even if it doesn't have all our African countries. I'm a geek, I know... Did I mention we saw whales in Hermanus. If I remember correctly they were humpback. And super cool. ...
Mzungu Migration - Africa Safari (part II)
This is a top pick! ... driving to Tzaneen in South Africa. Nothing too special that day. (Ya, at this point I'm getting tired of typing.) Continue through South Africa with stops at Blyde's River Canyon and God's Window. It was all foggy and rainy at God's Window so we ...
Mandela's Island
This is a top pick! ... then questions related to the respective country. I was impressed when he told a story based on a historical link between South Africa and Turkey. Wasn't aware of such a link... In the 18th Century, the Dutch brought in a Muezzin (Islamic ...
Noshing in Muizenburg
This is a top pick! Sometimes worlds collide. Here was mum in South Africa, and Lizzie my pal of many years dining together with my South African friend Helen (whom I met in the Gambia) in Muizenburg. The fish was very nice, and I ate as much salad as I could manage before ...