In early October 2014, I first had the pleasure of travelling to Simon’s Town, which is about an hour or so from Cape Town, depending on traffic and which route you take to get there. This historic naval town has a rich, multi-cultural history and offers visitors some wonderful travel […]
Tag: hiking
Photo Essay: Country Hike in the Klein Karoo Town of Montagu
A friend and I decided to hike a good few kilometres in the vegetation that remains wonderfully untouched in our hometown of Montagu, which lies roughly 200 km from Cape Town. In this post, I share some photo highlights from our Montagu hike. Mountains All Around Aside from being a […]
Back Down to the ‘Bowl’: Platteklip Gorge Hike – Part 2
Continuing from where I left off in the first installment of my Platteklip Gorge Hike (to read Part 1, please see my site), I was unexpectedly refreshed and content once I finally reached the top of the Table. As soon as I emerged into the open (if you’ve hiked the […]
To The Top of Table: Platteklip Gorge Hike Review – Part 1
On October 24th, despite having succumb to an irksome bout of flu that’s been doing the rounds, I was determined to hike to the top of Table Mountain via the Platteklip Gorge Hike. My older brother recommended it to me after I gushed to him about my Lion’s Head hike […]