Stellenbosch Hotels - Reviews and Rates

This is it, tomorrow morning I'm off to the jungle. The plane leaves at 07.20 from Cape Town, and then from Jo'Burg at 12.00 Around 19.00 we're planning on being in Kampala if everything goes as planned.Some days ago the company we're flying with had some minor problems.... An engine fell off!!! here is what the paper wrote: CAPE TOWN, South Afr...

THE TOWNSHIPS In a country where the lines have been drawn between the "races", there are many traditional views to challenge. Stereotypes were created because of the lack of interaction between the "races". Apartheid separated people based on their color (white, coloured, and black) and purposely created ignorance. They were separated so no one...

Tournament Day 1: At the opening ceremony Eddie did us proud standing at the front of the stadium and piping in the Scotland team. He was a glowing beacon as a consequence of his refusal to wear sunscreen... 'I have mediteranean skin don't you know' he keeps quoting to us! The march was good fun 'cos it was a great opportunity to get to see our ...

For our final two days, we drove down to the wine country - Stellenbosch. There are over 125 wineries there. This was the part of the trip, Melissa and I were really looking forward to. We made the drive down to Stellenbosch without any problem. However, we did get lost trying to find our first winery... we ended up in a shanty town just minutes...

We woke early and found a fog and a lot of mist was covering the houses in the estuary. We sat on a bench and had coffee. After the mist had cleared and the tent had dried out we went to 34 degrees South for some breakfast. The restaurant was actually a deli/ restaurant/ shop with a nautical theme. I had a cold Cafe Fredo with cinnamon and honey...

Sunday 22/01/06: Hired a car with an Australian chap I have met (thanks Ben) and drove down to Cape Point (actually I was the passenger - my driving license is in Hatfield - whoops). Cape Point is the most Southerly Western point on the African continent and is famous for its beauty. It is also where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. The driv...