Protea Hotel Cape Town

... flights and 20 hours from NYC.   We were all slightly groggy from the trip but excited and delighted by our hotel and Cape Town.  What a lovely city sandwiched between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.  It was cool, rainly and foggy, which ...

... I ve had the best time and at times the worst time of my life .I am really happy that i cycled in the Cairo to Cape Town 2010 race and expedition tour.  Im going to finish the blog with pictures and short biographys of people i shared the last ...

... - no hand outs given, they all pay their way and through education really strive for a better life.  Very humbling. Cape Town is so diverse.  Great meals out at very reasonable prices including a full breakfast (including tea and toast) ...

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... got our rental car (Avis upgraded us from a VW to an Audi Quattro-very nice), and were off to The Peninsula All-Suites Hotel on Beach Road in the Cape Town suburb of Sea Point. We stayed here using our time share points and it was well worth it. The hotel ...

... in Cape Town to begin our big African adventure. First we went to our luxurious hotel to get settled in. The hotel is called Protea Hotel Predsident, our room has a wonderful veiw over the Atlantic Ocean and we can even see the majestic Lion's Head. The ...

I made it to South Africa! Being held at the Breakwater Lodge before we can move into our housing on main campus. Sidenote, this hotel is on UCT's Graduate School of Business campus, it's kind of fun to be seeing it. Next post to come with be a ...

What a beautiful city by the sea. We visited the island Nelson Mandela was prisoner on for so many years. Because this is a large city with many tourists there were many opportunities to shop for souveniers and gifts. The street markets were incredibly ...

... Town – truly gorgeous -Beautiful scenery -Lots to see -Reasonable prices for food, drink, clothes -Lagoon Beach Hotel, Cape Town – Stunning location -Great weather Weaknesses: -Taxi prices -Durban (except the Hilton Hotel) -Some people seem ...

... was a good day for drinking.  None of us was going to argue with that, so we headed out for a wine tasting in the Cape Town wine district.  We sampled many, many wines at two different wineries and had a great time.  It was a downpour the ...

... when the diamond rush began. It must have been a bustling place with everything imported from Germany and water shipped in from Cape Town there was a German butcher ,baker and grocer, a hospital and a school, an entertainment complex called kasino. They ...

... goodbye to our fellow travelers, having a haircut, catching up on the internet and communications and moving to our next hotel, the Cape Town Lodge, recommended to us by fellow travelers on our South American cruise.  Upon arrival, we are told that ...

... back to the hotel and give ourselves the opportunity to unwind, savour day one and catch up on the blog. First impressions of Cape Town? A beautiful city, very friendly and helpful people, glorious weather (although a bit windy), but I couldn’t help ...

Wine & Garden Splendor  Location : Cape Town Tour Category: Adventure Duration:Full Day Daily Tour Departure Time: 09h00 Daily Tour Return Time: +/- 17h00 Schedule ...

... Mandela museum, and to Robben Island, where he was incarcerated for 18 years; ·    Taking a tour of Cape Town's impoverished townships.  After being assured that the residents don't mind white tourists (because of the money that gets ...

... us on a tour around the outer limits of the city and also provide us with a free earphone running commentary. Great value. Some Cape Town anecdotes from the earphone tape: 1. The whole waterfront area and business district going back half a mile inland is ...

... the diet is still working!). Robben Island is a half hour boat trip away, and the journey gave us a great view of the Cape Town skyline against the backdrop of Table Mountain. The island itself is much larger than expected and has variously been used over ...