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    Cape Town and Surrounds: Best Family-friendly Attractions

    8 March 2023 - By 

    Cape Town as a city offers so many family-friendly attractions and experiences. It has gorgeous, safe beaches; wonderful outdoor adventures; and child-friendly restaurants and accommodation. Think: exploring Table Mountain; swimming with the penguins; visiting kid-friendly wine farms and more! I may not yet have a child of my own – but I have visited many family-friendly places. And I always think it is lovely to see families enjoying time together. Because having kids should not mean you stop doing fun things together in public! Incredible Family-friendly Attractions in Cape Town – and Beyond In this post, I share the best…

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    A Travel Insider’s Guide to Cape Town: A 3-Day Itinerary

    6 December 2021 - By 

    I have lived in Cape Town since February 2014 so you could call me a true Capetonian now. In that time, I have walked or driven to almost every part of the Mother City, seeing all the touristy attractions, unearthing hidden gems and experiencing all that Cape Town has to offer. So I think it is time that I share my local knowledge of this beautiful city through a travel insider’s three-day itinerary. Exploring the Mother City in Three Short Days While I could share the usual tourist spots and mainstream attractions – and I will include some – I…

  • Back Down to the ‘Bowl’: Platteklip Gorge Hike – Part 2

    19 November 2015 - By 

    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  Gorge  or  India  Venster  trails),  I found  visitors  zigzagging  along  the  mountain’s  vast  expanses,  enjoying  some  of  the  more immediate  of  Table  Mountain  National  Park’s  (TMNP)  many  walks.  These  include: Agama-,  Klipspringer-  and  Dassie-Walk,  which  apparently  take  between  15-45  minutes to  cover. (Speaking  of  India Venster,  I  found  out  where …