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    Travel Review: A Hasty Hop On, Hop Off Cape Town’s CitySightseeing Buses

    18 June 2016 - By 

    In  April,  I  finally  had  the  chance  to  ‘hop  on,  hop  off’  one  of  the  Mother  City’s  most  familiar  sights:  the bright  red,  open  top  CitySightseeing  Cape  Town  buses.  These  buses  exist  in  cities  worldwide  –  and  ever since  I  first  discovered  the  sightseeing  tours  on  offer,  I  have  felt  we  are  strangely  blessed  to  be  among one  of  these  global  cities,  which  CitySightseeing  and  their  characteristically  colourful  buses  frequent, granting  even the stoutest  local  the  chance  of  a unique,  almost  international  experience. Although  originally  brought  to  us  from  overseas  (where  their  global  reach  ever  increases;  you can view the…

  • Cafe Review – Yours Truly (Kloof Street), Cape Town

    8 February 2016 - By 

    This past week saw me exploring two of my city’s more charming eat-out places and I have to say, visiting Yours Truly on a sizzling hot Friday with a close friend was the perfect way to kick-start my first weekend back in the glorious Mother City. And to simultaneously conclude a very busy, but fun-filled and productive ‘birthday week’ in laid-back fashion. For months now, I have passed the Yours Truly Café on my way up Kloof Street and have, I confess, rather enviously eyed that almost subtropical food haven and its seemingly contented, chatty diners from the pavement. So,…