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Category: Cape Town
We are all Mighty – 7 ideas for Women’s Day
In 1956, a peaceful protest march was organised by the Federation of South African Women and supported by 20,000 women who were against a proposed legislation – one that would force non-white Africans to carry an identity document at all times. The group stood for 30 minutes in silence before taking up the chant – Wathint’ […]
TravelGround Gets a Yacht
August has rolled around, and it’s been another exciting year thus far for the TravelGround Team. We’ve got plenty of great new additions – from our epic re-branding, to our growing list of fantastic accommodations (we’ve even added a luxury super yacht) right through to our recently finalised accommodation awards for 2011. In fact, early […]
Myths and Legends of Table Mountain
Table Mountain is perhaps the most iconic feature on the horizon of the city of Cape Town, South Africa. Despite being named one of the “New” 7 Wonders of Nature, Table Mountain has an ancient history steeped in mystery – and it’s for this reason that there are many myths and legends surrounding it. Van […]
Pepper Club Hotel & Spa – Cape Town, South Africa
The following post is by Marosane Hutchinson, Booking Agent at TravelGround.com. WOW . . . is all I can say about this hotel!!! Greeted by the music of a playing piano, modern decor and furnishes and friendly staff, you will surely be treated like royalty on your visit to The Pepper Club Hotel & Spa (5 stars). It […]
The Portswood Hotel – Cape Town, South Africa
The following post is by Marosane Hutchinson, Booking Agent at TravelGround.com. The Portswood Hotel is just minutes away from the world famous V&A Waterfront and is part of Cape Town’s colonial history. The restaurant and lobby of the hotel is build over the original well and holding cells of prisoners en-route to Robben Island some 300 […]
Cape Town Honoured by Forbes
Cape Town has recently been selected by Forbes as one of the 12 most beautiful cities in the world! The selection of cities was done by a multi-national team of respected experts who lauded Cape Town for its low environmental impact and scenic qualities. We agree! Cape Town is an amazing city to live in […]
Zissu Travel – Driven by mass collaboration
**Please note that Zissu Travel was officially changed to TravelGround in late 2009. Please see the “About Us” section for more information.** Business is changing. Where there used to be large hierarchical corporations that had power, it is now rather through decentralization and mass collaboration that many quality products and services are being created. (Wikinomics!) […]
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