Category: Activities
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The City After Sundown ~ Anatomy of a Cape Town Evening
There was a time when Cape Town’s allure rested largely on its extraordinary setting. Her visitors flocking in to catch sight of Table Mountain, brave the Atlantic’s waves, settle beside the vineyards and indeed sample the finest vintages. Over the last decade, the city has acquired another kind of distinction. Its cultural and hospitality scene…
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October as a Fragrance…
New earth, wild blossoms and salty scents carried along the Atlantic breeze. Fresh, fleeting and unmistakably Cape Town. Upcoming events to look forward to… • Loeries Creative Week – Definitely the largest gathering of its kind in the region, this event brings together the best in the creative industry, for a festival of networking, and…
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Souvenirs for the Soul ~ Sourcing the Authentic Sentiments from Africa in Cape
Some of the most treasured possessions that we harbour in our homes are the cultural artefacts we’ve discovered along our travels. Wherever our wings have taken us, there’s always that one item that escorts us home as an immortal accessory to the memories. The incidental things that seem to communicate with us, somehow, as if…
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The Mountain’s Botanical Masterpiece
It’s a marvel, when meandering the pathways of the Mother City’s enchanting Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. One of those rare places in the world, where history, science and natural beauty thrives alongside one another. Resting against the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, this remarkable landscape has flourished since 1913, when it became the first botanical garden…
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The Mother City’s Mountain ~ Where Stone Holds the Story of Time
Rising with remarkable composure and an enduring authority above the Atlantic, Table Mountain has become one of the world’s most recognisable natural landmarks. There’s something about its majestic form that has a way of altering one’s perception of time. Its defining presence of stone dominates the horizon, and shapes the city’s rhythm, identity and imagination.…
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The Mother City through rose-tinted lenses…
It’s apparent that our beloved Mother City, in all of her theatrical splendour, is one of the most romantic cities in the world. Yes, there’s Venice and her canals, Paris and her cafés and cathedrals, Rome and her historical palaces, and Kyoto and her ancient temples and bamboo groves. But there’s something uniquely evocative about…
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Souvenirs for the Soul…
There is an indelible romance to the open roads of the Western Cape. A slow unfurling of mountain passes, agricultural fields, salt-scented coastlines and valleys of sprawling vineyards. Where the landscape captivates the traveller’s gaze, and quite simply, takes one’s breath away. The true soul of these journeys often lies in the terrain that’s traversed,…
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Discovering Cape Town Through the Seasons
The beguiling thing about Cape Town is that it resists a singular definition. Like a well-trusted friend whose character deepens over time, the Mother City reveals her truest nature across the shifting seasons of the year. To know her only in summer is to admire one of her expressions, one sunny side of her personality.…
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Whale Route Wonders – Nature’s Grand Tour from Labotessa to Hermanus
The wonderful thing about the hugely popular seaside town of Hermanus is its proximity to Cape Town. It only takes ninety minutes to be surrounded by the Kleinrivier mountains, overlooking the slightly warmer waves of the Atlantic Ocean. Over the years – at least a decade or so – the burgeoning town has evolved from…
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A Thrill-Seeker’s Guide to Cape Town
Some travel itineraries are definitively tailored to include all of the things that pander to those that prefer to be placid. Those that choose to be lulled into a blissful state of vacation. Cue the cocktails on the vanilla sands, the sumptuous spa treatments, the languid hours of feasting and reading, slow meandering around quaint…