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Category: Cape Town
8 Ways to say “I LOVE YOU”
When it comes to Valentine’s Day, iconic gifts like over-priced chocolate hearts, miniature teddy bears in mugs, and plastic roses have the potential to turn your V-Day into D-Day! Here are some far more smooch-scoring ideas for Valentine’s Day. I – Ice-skating Gliding on ice. Holding hands. Snuggling up for warmth. A post-skating foot massage. […]
Free Wine Tasting Weekends in Elgin
The Elgin Valley lies approximately 70km east of Cape Town, in the exquisite fertile land beyond Sir Lowry’s pass. After crossing the intrepid Hottentots-Holland mountain range, a meander off the beaten track affords a tantalising range of cellar experiences where every bottle of wine captures the beauty of the valley. The Elegantly Elgin Wine Route […]
Tie the Knot at the Twelve Apostles
Surrounded by the unspoilt natural beauty of the Twelve Apostles mountain range in the Table Mountain National Park, and the turquoise waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the 5-star Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa is the ideal setting for weddings and the renewal of vows. With a number of spectacular venues and world class facilities on […]
5 Luxurious Cape Town Hotels
If you’re visiting Cape Town for a week or more, and wish to only experience the most opulent, lavish stays, there are several hotels that are tailored just for you. Experience some of the wonderful attractions that Cape Town has to offer, before retiring to your decadent hotel suite in the evenings; or skip the […]
Top Celebrity Hang-Outs – South Africa
Humanity is bombarded on a daily basis with images of celebrities – during the news, reading a magazine, on television, and when listening to the radio. Sure, celebrities are people with talent, and I respect that. What I find wrong however is the excessive voyeuristic stalking that the media has been serving up to the […]
This is Not a Post Office
Taking Kloof Street by storm is Madame Zingara’s new retail store, “This is Not a Post Office”. Contrary to its name, the exterior is decorated with little red post boxes, and the interior is lit in colourful, fantastical lighting. This one-stop party shop offers an alternate reality, with a slogan that literally reads “party kuk […]
HOLI ONE Colour Festival
It’s no longer a rumour…the world’s most colourful festival is confirmed to splatter Cape Town with a rainbow of paint on Saturday, 2 March 2013, and Johannesburg on Saturday, 6th April 2013. Durban – your time is coming too, but dates are yet to be confirmed. Brought to you by award-winning agency Seed Experiences, the company behind […]
A Road Tripper’s Guide to Route 62
Route 62 is South Africa’s answer to America’s legendary Route 66, a historic interstate highway that covered about 4,000km over 8 states from Los Angeles, California in the west to Chicago, Illinois in the east. Although Route 66 was replaced in 1985, its legacy lives on as a path of epic road trips. Fortunately in […]
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