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    Interesting Day Trips Near Cape Town to Enjoy

    2 April 2023 - By 

    Day trips are some of my favourite travel adventures. I am a sucker for road trips, hidden gems and new places and a day trip is the perfect chance to enjoy all this and more! Happily, there are so many interesting day trips near Cape Town for locals and tourists to enjoy. In this post, I cover some of my favourite day trips by region. This should help you get the most out of your day. My Most Interesting Day Trips Near Cape Town Whether you go wine farm hopping, dive into nature or road trip to your heart’s content,…

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    Most Charming Western Cape Farm Stalls

    4 February 2020 - By 

    The Western Cape is littered with some charming farm stalls. Be they by the roadside, at the entrance to a small town or in the heart of a wine valley… Western Cape farm stalls are an essential lifeblood locally. Born out of love for hospitality, good food and even better wine, farm stalls are a traveller’s welcoming embrace. They are a place to bundle out for the car for a driving respite, toilet break and coffee fix… A shopping mecca for stocking up on organic goods or food like grandma used to make. Cape farm stalls are, above all else,…

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    Unearthing the Magic of Elgin Railway Market and Surrounds

    18 July 2019 - By 

    It isn’t every day that you discover a market with its very own visiting steam train… I mean, talk about cool! Well, the Elgin Railway Market, one of the Cape’s finest markets, offers just that – and plenty more besides. This apple-warehouse-turned-steampunk-station-market, situated in the gorgeous Overberg Region, is an incredibly interesting and above all, fun Cape market to explore. Not only because of its mesmerising interiors, with the vast hall and lofty balcony overlooking the railway line, and fascinating stalls, tempting you with everything from fresh-cut flowers to dreamy carrot cake and local wine! But also due to the…

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    Travel Review: Zipping Through the Skies With Cape Canopy Tour

    28 November 2018 - By 

    Tucked away in the picturesque Elgin Valley – itself an extraordinarily beautiful, fruitful place – and set on the slopes of the majestic Hottentot Holland Nature Reserve mountains, one discovers the incredible Cape Canopy Tour. This is where, visitors conquer new fears or return to familiar outdoor territory. At Cape Canopy Tour in Elgin, one can look forward to epic ziplining. This means sailing through the skies, like an eagle, as you traverse the beautiful mountain folds and river gorges. This memorable outdoor adventure is interrupted by nothing other than the wind whispering through the secretive cliffs… Best of all, at…