5 THINGS TO DO IN CAPE TOWN TO SUIT YOUR MOOD
The 2010 World Cup ended more than a month ago, but don’t fret because there’s still lots to do in Cape Town for the rest of this year! It all depends on how you see your next holiday happening. Feel...
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Sixteen82 to Twenty12
He said. She said. They said. Finally the penny dropped after hearing everyone talking about Bistro Sixteen82 at Steenberg Estate. Not averse to luxury Cape Town top tips, this cannot be ignored if...
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Ups and Downs
On a gorgeous Cape Town Autumn day, I found myself at the top of Table Mountain with moans of a rapid onset of an illness, falling on deaf ears. The views are breathtaking, the sea sparkles...
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The Best Brew
I grew up in a small town, where coffee came from a tin bought at a supermarket. There was only one type of coffee, different brands maybe, but it was generally all the same and not even the oldest...
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Hola Mexico!
It took some convincing for me to agree to go to another Mexican restaurant. I had seen enough paper tablecloths and dusty sombreros and tasted more than my fair share of quesadillas dripping oil and...
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(up) Market Day
Capetonians have a thing about markets. I’m not sure what it is, but it’s become a highly regarded weekend activity. So popular is this pastime of strolling around they have become the places to show...
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Adventures in the Open Ocean
On the morning I am due to join a friend for our ‘kayak adventure’ from Simons Town harbour to Boulders Beach and back, there is a typical Cape Town torrential downpour. The sea looks grey and...
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Café Roux – A healthy dose of family time
If there is one restaurant that draws ‘townies’ and their children out of their trendy coffee shops or off their apartment balconies, to drive to the southern peninsula – otherwise known as ‘The deep...
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Gorgeous proof that spring has sprung
We are one month away from my favourite time of the year in Cape Town. I know everyone hails December to February as the best weather months, but in August and September, its (practically) spring,...
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Getting to the Heart of Cape Town
I was reluctant to go on a township tour. I can see poverty on every street corner and felt uncomfortable about gaping at others misfortune from the safety of a tour bus. What I didn’t know, which...
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Adventure passport required!
If bungee jumping is on your bucket list then for those in the know, the very best place some say in the world to do so, is off the Bloukrans Bridge in the Tsitsikamma Forest. This is the highest...
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High Style
Travelling around Cape Town in a car is one way to see the beautiful city in luxury and style. Getting high is another – I mean way up high on the Wheel of Excellence. To quote singer Cat Stevens...
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Lions and Wine
Everyone knows leopard print and wine is a perfect match. Only at Vredenheim Wine Estate, the leopard print is not on a Dior cocktail dress, it’s on the leopard. We hurried inside to buy tickets for...
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Time Travel by Steam Train
I’m a sucker for the early days of transport. I get no thrill from sitting in traffic and mostly spend it wistfully imagining myself on a country road in a horse and carriage, or the protagonist in an...
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The holiday eating plan all taken care of
You’re on a summer holiday with the whole family at your luxury Cape Town accommodation, which you’ve booked months ago. You are lying on a sun-lounger, Kir Royale at your side, surrounded by the...
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Gentlemen, start your engines…
Tom Cruise had a fair amount to do with fighter pilots topping the list of the world’s sexiest professions, but he can’t take that credit for racing car drivers, in spite of his role in Days of...
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Pinkie Fingers Up, It’s Time for High Tea
To quote Patrick Jane from the popular television series “The Mentalist” – “tea is a hug in a mug”. My grandmother would have agreed, she claimed that tea would cool you down on hot summer’s day just...
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Today is A Good Day to visit The Loading Bay
De Waterkant in Cape Town is known for its quirky little eateries, coffee shops and boutiques. Although it’s in the heart of the city, it’s more of a village in itself. People sit on pavements...
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The Art of Conversation at the Alexander Bar
I’ve always loved the way bars are portrayed in film sets in the 1950’s or 60’s. The thick pile carpeting and soft lighting offset by vintage fittings, appeal to my sense of decor. Without cell...
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WOW! The Good Stuff Pampering Place
These days being environmentally aware is a lifestyle choice, and thankfully there are so many businesses adopting the practice of using natural products, that it has almost become taboo not to. This...
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