If you live in the Western Cape, chances are you are either an avid mountain biking (MTB) enthusiast – or you know someone who is. It’s a fact of life. And it’s no wonder because the Western Cape offers some of the best places to MTB in South Africa. With […]
2025 Update: Please note, as of 6 December 2025, the market is now situated at the following address, 100 metres from its old Waterfront location: Breakwater Deck, Corner of Granger Bay Boulevard and Dock Road, V&A Waterfront. As the Oranjezicht City Farm Market Day is ideal for all ages – […]
When I first moved to Cape Town, I often had to travel alone. Sometimes, it was a choice – other times, it wasn’t. Regardless, solo travel has shaped me as a traveller – and as an adult. Weirdly enough, solo travel has even made me more confident, especially when it […]
Since its opening in late 2017 on Kloof Street, Cause | Effect Cocktail Kitchen and Cape Brandy Bar has been making serious waves in Cape Town. It now calls the V&A Waterfront home – and while the scenery has changed, the core values and appeal are the same. With its […]
One of the latest, most interesting additions to Cape Town has undoubtedly got to be the trendy, opulent and all-round interesting Silo District. Aside from the easy access and close proximity this area offers to the ever-popular V&A Waterfront, it is also brimming with a wealth of its own exciting […]
Update: As of 2022, Molo Lolo Lodge has changed management and relaunched as Casa Del Sonder. My review was written when the establishment was still trading as Molo Lolo Lodge. Molo Lolo Lodge is, in many ways, a somewhat secluded gem in the Mother City. With its unassuming, almost aristocrat […]
Update: Regrettably, the Silo District branch has since permanently closed; however, Lindt still has stores at the V&A Waterfront, Canal Walk and Tyger Valley. Recently, we were fortunate to experience first-hand the Lindt difference, when we joined a full, excited class of adults and one child (a rarity – because […]
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 […]
After my Titanic Expo experience and subsequent reviews, I was kindly invited back to explore the Power of Poision Expo, which was set to arrive on South African shores in April 2016. A quick bit of research revealed that the Power of Poison Exhibition, offered by none other than the […]
When you step into the upstairs level of the Watershed, where the second part of the Titanic Artifact Exhibition (running till March 13th) is housed, you instantly feel the change as the temperature drops, the spotlights seem to alter and even the music soundtrack makes a more dramatic shift as […]
