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Thursday Travel Theme: Mountains
Posted on February 21, 2013 6 Comments
Today’s travel theme is Mountains. What instantly popped into my mind was Table Mountain in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa. It is beautiful from a distance… …as well as up close! And as you may remember from a previous post, we certainly did get up close and personal. It was such a great experience, and I […]
Fab photo(s) of the day: “The first soccerball vending machine in the world”
Posted on November 9, 2012 4 Comments
After a strenuous, but worthwhile, hike up Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, I came across “Soccerbox: The first soccerball vending machine in the world.” I’ve never seen one elsewhere, have you?
Cape Point
Posted on March 9, 2012 4 Comments
First stop, Hout Bay Chapman’s Peak Drive Cape Point Don’t fall over! The Cape of Good Hope Where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet Boulders Beach Penguins!
Bombay Bicycle Club
Posted on March 9, 2012 2 Comments
Cape Town has a lot of great dining options, and we wanted to try something off the beaten path. Enter, the Bombay Bicycle Club. Admittedly, we were under the mistaken assumption that this would be an Indian restaurant. While Tandoori Chicken is on the menu, it was less Bollywood and more British colonial era. But […]
Stellenbosch and Paarl
Posted on March 7, 2012 8 Comments
I’ve heard great things about the South African vineyards, and couldn’t wait to check them out. Our hostel offered a full day wine country tour through Wine Flies. Our tour guide, Larhens was well knowledgable, and had a dry sense of humor, further enhanced by his Afrikaner drawl. We were the second group […]
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