Watch this blog for updates on my new adventure. I will be walking from Tuscany to Rome at the end of April / beginning of May 2019. Discovery posted this article about my adventures on their website: https://www.discovery.co.za/corporate/exercise-two-decades-on-vitality
We will be delighted to arrange tours for our guests renting villas or apartments from Camps Bay Apartments. We can highly recommend a private tour as the cost is not so much more than organised tours. You are welcome to arrange your own itinerary but here are some recommendations: Peninsula Cape Point and Boulders Penguin Colony…
Rates for 2019: Rates are R2250 per person and R1280 for children under 12 and kids under five are free. Transport: We can either arrange a transfer for you from your villa or apartment in Camps Bay or you can meet in Kleinbaai / Gansbaai. The cost of the transport is R600 per person. Kleinbaai…
In-House Spa Treatments After the pre-holiday rush trying to get everything ready to go on holiday, followed by a long exhausting flight – you deserve a good pamper session. Start your holiday off totally relaxed. Do not race around before trying to fit in a manicure, pedicure or facial, just have it done in the…
If you have an adventurous spirit, than paragliding will definitely be your thing! A tandem paragliding flight are from R1700 per person. If you want to show off your amazing experience, in-flight photo’s will cost from R300. Anyone aged 14 and older can fly. And under 120kg. How to book your tandem paraglide in Cape…
My favourite restaurants in Cape Town Belly of the Beast110 Harrington St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town076 220 54 58 Between Us176 Bree St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town079 729 5316Website: https://betweenus.capetown Bouchon Bistro95 Hout St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town021 422 0695 Chef’s WarehouseBeau Constantia021 794 8632 ext.1 Constantia GlenConstantia Main…
We wake up, down a coffee, go and cycle the red route in Harkerville forest. Back at the lodge, I jump in the plunge pool, jump in the shower and off we go to breakfast. After breakfast, work for an hour or two and we are off to Robberg Nature Reserve. At the gate, Mike…
When conceptualizing and planning Ebb Tide Apartments in Victoria Road, Camps Bay, the previous owner – David Higginson – was insistent on the efficiency of space and energy. The end result is a superb, modern green build. Ebb Tide is situated on the platinum mile of Camps Bay in Cape Town and offers the ultimate in…
I loved Caitlin Moran’s column in The Sunday times this weekend: ‘My middle-aged guide to holidays’. Ok, I love all her articles but regarding this one…. She explains how her holidays have changed from when she was young and care free. Now her holidays consists of trying to buy the exact amount of bin liners…
To get a new perspective “Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca Ever experienced that AHA! moment when you are away? Challenging ourselves “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch That feeling after you have pushed yourself beyond what you thought your limitations were.…
It’s Sunday afternoon and Mike’s gone cycling and I am pottering in the kitchen. So I make these Health Balls just throwing in a few moderately healthy ingredients and it turns out absolutely divine. We just polished them for desert – so I can’t even show you a photo. But here is the recipe –…
We are often asked what businesses are located near our Camps Bay villas and apartments. What is there to do nearby? What restaurants are near you? Is there a gym nearby? Can I quickly walk to the hairdresser / beauty salon etc. So here is a list of what is near our apartments and villas…
My friends, Giovanni and Stefano have made their three bedroom luxurious villa in Puglia available for rental. As you know Puglia is the heal of the boot in the South of Italy. Puglia is known for it’s olive trees, beautiful beaches, great climate and friendly people. This minimalist villa is built in the lamia style…
We have been planning to do this walk for a few weeks but each weekend there was rain forecasted. Mike is from the UK and he can’t help himself, he gets grumpy when it rains, so you will understand that walking in the rain is not an option. Ready, steady, blue sky forecast and off…
We live in a renovated 1960’s house (which are becoming rare in Camps Bay). We are very privileged to have a view over the ocean on the Bakoven side of Camps Bay. In winter we love to make a fire while the rain falls on the conservatory glass. I love to cook and my speciality…
5 Things I like about winter in Camps Bay Camps Bay or the Atlantic Seaboard is one of the warmest parts of Cape Town in the winter. Drive out to the suburbs and the mercury drops. Swimming in the Camps Bay tidal pool. We are a bunch of crazy Camps Bay and Clifton peeps who…
5 Fun things to do in Cape Town this winter: – Play board games at The Big Box Café. They started their first board games shop in France and now you can experience it in Cape Town. Enjoy playing the old trusted board games or try one of the latest games available. 18 Roeland Street in…
My favourite poet is Fernando Pessoa. He was one of the greatest Portuguese poets of all time. He was born on 13 June 1888 in Lisbon. His father passed away when he was five years old. After his mother remarried, they moved to South Africa, where his stepfather was the Portuguese consul in Durban. I…
I met George Skaris many years ago when we did the Block House time trails on Tuesday afternoons. He owned a business in Verbier in Switzerland and used to spend six months a year in Camps Bay. In the meanwhile George has decided to make Camps Bay his permanent home. He has traded his ski’s…
Most mornings myself and at least five other Camps Bay and Clifton ladies swim in the tidal pool at Camps Bay beach. Rain, shine, windy, overcast, hot – we swim. As you know we have the cold Atlantic ocean and the water in winter in Camps Bay is about 14 degrees celsius. My friends tell…