Articles tagged ‘Places 2 Go’
Swaziland
By Peter Baxter | May 1st, 2008 |
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An African Oddity
Swaziland certainly is an oddity. It is a tiny landlocked country that is viable as an independent nation only in the loosest sense of the word. It is also one of the few remaining absolute monarchies in the world. Statistically notable for both its extreme rates of poverty and having one of the [...]
CapeTown: The Mother City
By BootsnAll | February 26th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A Jet Set Capital
There are a handful of highly cosmopolitan cities that decorate the global travel map – Rio, Sydney and Buenos Aires to name but a few – that all have in some way the attributes of beauty, grandeur, romance and fine living. The common perception of Africa, however, tends to preclude a lot [...]
Whats on in Cape Town: Things to do
By Philip | November 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Cape Talk Radio has a great page on their website allowing organisers to list events interactively on a calender.
It provides listing of all the little happenings you may be interested in, like workshops, plays, exhibitions and so forth, and is the most comprehensive I have found. Cape Talk: Whats on
Flea Markets and Craft Markets in Cape town
By Philip | August 19th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Capetonians love flea markets! and we have several every weekend: Here are the main ones.
Greenpoint Stadium Flea market: This started with a guy selling Boerewors rolls on the weekend and has blossomed into the largest fleamarket in Cape Town.
It is held every Sunday and public holiday from 09:00 till 17:00. This used to be a [...]
Into the Wilderness: The heart of the garden route.
By Philip | April 19th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
This weekend (well Friday-Tuesday) we are driving up to Wilderness for a little break away.
We intend to do as much or as little as we feel like, but on the cards are some fishing (perhaps in my new little inflatable), some surfing and maybe even some golf. There will likely be some cards to be [...]
Two Oceans Aquarium: Shark Diving Cape Town, no cage, no fuss.
By Philip | December 3rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Shark diving and in particular shark cage diving has become very popular in South Africa in the last few years. The controversy is that some people are linking the increased chumming of waters (blood and fish guts) to increased shark attacks on our shores. Diving in cages is also a whole day affair, including [...]
OBZ Fest 2006: Saturday and Sunday, Observatory, Cape Town.
By Philip | December 1st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
OBZ Fest is back, this year bigger, better and running for 2 days from the 2nd to 3rd Dec. This festival has been running for 12 years and is the 2nd longest running street festival in the country (after the National arts festival in Grahamstown).
This year there are 50 bands, 5 stages, a kid’s area, [...]
WITW Neighbour goods market - Woodstock, Cape Town.
By Philip | November 30th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Cape Town is dotted with markets. Most with curios, antiques, clothing and the obligatory “yellow food” array.
For something a little different, WITW (What If The World), have initiated an organic food, crafts and design market in what was the old biscuit factory in Woodstock.
One can find incredible artisinal breads and locally produced premium olives, amongst [...]
Stunning Snow Pics from Amohela ho Spitskop
By Ben | August 23rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
SA Logue’s friends at Amohela ho Spitskop, a country guest house in the tiny Free State village of Clocolan, have sent through these stunning photos of snow in the Drakensberg mountains - taken, more or less, from Amohela’s front porch! Feast your eyes on winter in Africa:
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Trekker’s Hostel Highlights: Buccaneers Backpackers, Wild Coast
By Trekker | August 21st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Hidey Ho’ fellow travelers! It’s time to revisit an amazing hostel, or rather a backpacker’s village. Spread over 8 hectares of wild coastal forest hillside - with your choice of either the Indian Ocean or the Cintsa Lagoon to splash around in - Buccaneers Backpackers’ outstanding reputation reaches most backpackers before they even leave Cape [...]
