If you are looking for a spectacular wedding venue in Cape Town, the options are endless. You can have a simple wedding on Bakoven beach with the reception in a restaurant in Camps Bay or an extravagant wedding at a wine farm in Constantia, Stellenbosch or Franshoek. Camps Bay Apartments has always been a very…
It is sometimes difficult to decide if you should book a hotel or Guest House or rent a villa, townhouse or apartment for your holiday in Camps Bay. The rate: It is sometimes cheaper to book a hotel or Guest House in Camps Bay if you are only a couple sharing one room. There are…
I won’t say I am an extremely cultural person but I here is my version of my favourite cultural things to do in Cape Town. Visiting Art Galleries in Cape Town. First Thursdays has become very popular in Cape Town. If you would like a weekend away or a Saturday drive to the country, I can…
Cape Town is the perfect city to be active. If you drive around the Atlantic Seaboard or through the Cape Winelands on a weekend, it will be enough to make you feel very guilty. There are people running, walking, paddling, cycling every all around Cape Town. My favourite active things to do in and around…
Ash Restaurant 81 Church St, Cape Town 021 424 7204 I love the wine list. Chef’s Warehouse Beau Constantia 021 794 8632 ext.1 Foxcraft Shop 8/9 High Constantia Centre, Cnr Groot Constantia Road and Constantia Main Road, Cape Town 021 202 3304 Jordan Jordan Wine Estate, Stellenbosch 021 881 3612 Amazing view, we prefer eating…
Heavenly Spa Take pleasure in sharing the ultimate spa experience with someone special. Whether it be with your partner or your best friend, you can enjoy a luxurious massage in our exclusive couples treatment room. R950 – 60 minutes. Valid Monday – Friday in July 2017 The Westin, Convention Square, Lower Long Street, Cape Town…
I usually cycle from Camps Bay to Llandudno, Hout Bay or Chapman’s Peak – depending on how much time I have. If I need a change, I would cycle from Camps Bay up Signal Hill or Table Mountain Road. But my all time favourite routes are a short distance from Cape Town. Beloftebos, Stanford http://www.beloftebos.co.za…
My love affair with Cara Cara oranges started the first time I set eyes on the deep dark orange flesh of the exquisite fruit. I buy pockets of Cara Cara oranges and can never get enough of them. You can buy Cara Cara oranges from Pick & Pay for about R23,00. Except for eating at…
Winter is my favourite time in Cape Town. Log fires, coats, rain, red wine and restaurant specials. There are many more restaurant specials out there but these are the restaurants in and around Cape Town, that I will eat or consider to eat. I refuse to eat somewhere just because it is cheap, I would…
Cycling the Camino Portugues: Finisterre to Muxia I found a room at Casa Isolina. The owner was so friendly and helpful and was so kind to let me leave my bicycle there for collection. In Muxia. I took a shower, fell on the bed and passed out. That evening, I was on my way to…
Cycling the Camino Portugues: Olveiroa to Fisterra I set off, excited to meet up with my Afrikaans friend I met in Santiago, Riana. Riana had booked at Hotel Rustico Finesterre. It was unfortunate that they insisted that we pay much more than was advertised on their website. I can not recommend that anyone books with…
Cycling the Camino Portugues: Santiago De Compastella to Olveiroa I left Santiago before the sun was up and cycled to Negreira and then Olveiroa. I would have liked to push through to Fisterre which is supposedly only 36km’s away, but sometimes 36km’s off road can take hours and I did not have the energy for that.…
Cycling the Camino Portugues: To Santiago De Compastella In the morning I waited for the thunder to subside and then hit the road in the rain. I arrived in Santiago De Compastella drenched and happy. I stayed at Auberge Linares, which I thought was a Five Star Auberge. I met Renata from Norway and Winet…
Cycling the Camino Portugues: Caldas de Reis to somewhere close to Santiago Off early to avoid the heat. Cycled through tiny villages while the sun came up. Cockerels announced it was time for the late night Spaniards to open their shutters, but nobody budged. I passed many beautiful churches mourning the dead in the adjacent…
Cycling the Camino Portugues: Redondela to Caldas de Reis Arrived at Pontevedra, my destination for the day at 10:00. Decided to push on. My old stubborn mule bicycle has become an extension of myself. I have got to know her moods. She behaves well on the tecnical single track (even with her heavy panniers) so I…
Cycling the Camino Portugues: Valenca to Redondela I was sad to leave Portugal with it’s kind people and crossed into Spain before 7am. I arrived in Redondela and found out there were NO hotels, only auberges. A kind couple pointed me in the direction of the beach where the only hotel, Antolin was situated. The…
Cycling the Camino Portugues: Ankora – Valenca Early start the next morning, which meant I hit Caminha at 7:30. The first ferry left for Spain at 9:00. A waste of a cool weather, which would mean midday cycling in the heat. At 9:00, I was told there will be no ferry today. So the only…
Cycling the Camino Portugues: Viana Do Castello to Ankora After eating half the breakfast buffet, I set off at 10am. Another amazing cycle through farm roads, forests, small lanes etc. My challenge was to get my bike up the subway stairs leaving Viana Do Castelo and up some rocks in the forest, my bike is like…
Cycling the Camino Portugues: Esposende to Viana Do Castello The cycle to Viana Do Castello was more my type of cycle. Through forests with waterfalls, rivers, birds singing and amazing views (which meant some climbing..). Well, the medieval town of Viana Do Castelo is the place to be on Costa Verde. Narrow lanes, restaurants overlooking the Rio…
Cycling the Camino Portugues: Porto to Esposende Early the next morning, I set out from Porto. It’s very simple and you don’t need a map. Just stick to the coast and after the harbour, then the steel bridge, then round about, take the first left. The route was mostly on board walks and I didn’t…