Visiting the Wine Region of Stellenbosch
A guide to the best wineries of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek Everyone tells you that no visit to the Cape Town area is complete without a visit to the wine region of Stellenbosch. The area is …
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Hiking the India Venster Route up Table Mountain
Hiking the India Venster Route up Table Mountain I’m on a ledge 3 feet wide looking straight down over the edge of Table Mountain. I’ve just come up 10 feet from the last ledge, using metal rungs to …
Photo Highlights of the Cape Peninsula
Highlights of the Cape Peninsula Our guide’s name was Steve Martin. “He better be damn funny” said Lissette. He wasn’t that funny actually but he was a great guide, filling us …
A Visit to Robben Island
A Visit to Robben Island “We have forgiven them for what happened. Do you think they have forgiven us? Look around you. It’s up to you to decide”. These were the words of our guide, an ex-political …
Paragliding over Cape Town (South Africa)
Paragliding over Cape Town When we started travelling full time 16 months ago one of my goals was to do more things outside of my comfort zone. Paragliding was one of those things. Cape Town is the …
What you need to know about taking the Cable car up Table Mountain, Cape Town
What you need to know about taking the Cable car up Table Mountain, Cape Town Table Mountain is one of Africa’s natural wonders and is the most visited attraction in Cape Town. Most visitors …
Baboons, pooping dogs, uncoordinated people, plans…and on the world going to crap.
November 19,2015. This is our first Newsletter since arriving in South Africa a little over 2 weeks ago. A lot has happened since then. Anyone else feel that the world is going to hell in a …
A Visit to Bo Kaap (Cape Town)
A Visit to Bo Kaap, Cape Town Bo Kaap is where Cape Town’s Muslim community has traditionally resided. Walk around and you’ll see mosques and friendly locals in Islamic attire. But …
A visit to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
A visit to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens is considered one of the top 5 Botanical Gardens in the world. But it’s not just about big trees and beautiful flowers. …