One of the oldest and most fascinating residential districts of Cape Town is the Bo-Kaap. It is located on the slopes of Signal Hill, not far from the Parliament. The Bo-Kaap is made up of a network of alleyways hidden behind a fa

Drivers and cyclists everywhere are often at odds over such matters as who has the right of way, but visiting car drivers and bicycle riders agree on one thing; Cape Town has good roads and bad drivers. Whether you will have your foot on a gas pedal, or be pushing pedals when you travel around […]

The coastal suburbs of Cape Town have spectacular beaches. There are great stretches of clean, golden sand, and some of them go on for miles, with the ocean on one side, and towering mountains on the other. Cape Town has a beach for just about every beach related activity you can think of: swimming, surfing, […]

Cape Town presents an odd mix of historical buildings. They are the result of the city’s historical role as the halfway point on the maritime trade route between Western Europe and the Far East, and of colonisation by the Dutch and then the British. Cape Town’s hottest tourist attraction, the glitzy V&A Waterfront Complex, is […]

No matter what time of year you go to Cape Town, something in the way of a festival or event is going on in the city or its environs. Cape Tonians love an excuse to get out and celebrate. If you’re in town, all you have to do is go and join in the fun. […]

The Jewish population of Cape Town is about sixteen thousand. Most of them are descendants of Eastern European refugees who fled discrimination and pogroms of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Jews of South Africa faced few legal obstructions because British law protected freedom of religion. However, in the 20th century there would […]

Nelson Mandela is unquestionably South Africa’s most beloved leader, and the country’s most internationally recognised person. He is a hero to all those who believe in human rights and racial equality, and he is an inspiration to people who still live under oppressive governments. In the city of Cape Town Nelson Mandela is also a […]

The beautiful suburbs south of Cape Town have been growing in popularity as a good place from which to explore the city. These neighbourhoods extend east from the slopes of Table Mountain, and south toward the coast of False Bay. Here you will find excellent hotels and first rate guest houses. There are plenty of […]

A holiday to Cape Town will provide you with a mind-spinning array of activities and sometimes it can be hard fitting everything in. But if you do happen to find yourself with a spare day and want to experience something a little out of the ordinary, why not try a little train-travel to see some […]

Whilst a language barrier isn’t normally something that you would factor in when you’re planning your visit to Cape Town, there’s nothing like the oddities and colloquialisms of local vocabulary to completely confuse you and lead you right up the garden path, or in this case, the Garden Route. Expressions of Interest There’s nothing more […]