Bo Kaap’s location, just above Cape Town’s busy CBD, may be explicitly stated in its name (bo meaning ‘above’ in Afrikaans), but that’s just about the only thing obvious or boring about this quarter of culture in Cape Town. Tucked into the slopes of Signal Hill, the area is steeped in a rich history.
Table Mountain has made it into the final round of the New 7 Wonders of Nature contest beating the Atacama Desert in Chile, the Azure Window in Malta and the Rock of Aphrodite in Cyprus for a spot on the shortlist.
The top 28 wonders from around the world were announced today, Tuesday July 21, by the New7Wonders Foundation in Zurich, Switzerland. The finalists include legendary sites such as the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Grand Canyon in the USA and the Amazon in South America.
FAMILIES wanting to record their wildlife encounter of a lifetime can do so with Shamwari’s new Safaricam experience.Guests will be filmed while enjoying their safari in a private 4x4 Land Rover with their own ranger and professional cameraman for their personal wildlife documentary. The film footage will then be edited into a 30- to 40-minute broadcast-quality DVD with high-quality music and graphics. The recorded experience is at an additional cost, from £850 (R11 192) for a one- to two-night stay, and £200 (R2 633) for each additional night.
Sunday, 18 May 2009, Saw Fish Hoek produce some good surf again. Lefts breaking off the river mouth. Muizenberg was breaking halfway to Cape Point, really long rides at Muizenberg yesterday. The massive swell predicted seem to drop off or maybe it was stage fright, it just never really arrived.
Those who may be considering joining us for the Sardine Run next year should start looking at flights now already. The Fifa soccer world cup is from June 11 to July 11, 2010. We expect flights to South Africa to be exceptionally busy. We are a month away from our first Sardine Run trip of 2009. We will post information about flights for the period of the world cup and keep you posted on the blog.
Simonsig celebrated its winemaking legacy of almost four decades, with the unveiling of the new Van Niekerk Room, a private room catering for intimate functions.The room is situated above the estate’s Cuvée restaurant and is for exclusive intimate lunch or dinner occasions.
The newly-formed Department of Tourism will be headed up by Marthinus van Schalkwyk, the former Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. He will be supported by Thozile Xasa, who has been named as Deputy Minister of Tourism. Environmental Affairs now falls under what has been named the Ministry of Water and Environmental Affairs which will be headed up by Buyelwa Sonjica. Former Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Rejoice Mabhudafhasi, has been named as the Deputy Minister of that department.
When President elect Jacob Zuma is inaugurated this week, a new standalone tourism minister will make his or her introduction into cabinet. The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) will be split into two ministries that will deal with these issues on separate playing fields.
This pic i took 2 days ago on the West Coast, Bones, the conditions perfect again, good solid swell, 4-6 foot hollow wave, left and right. We had fun, conditions good this weekend again. See you in the water.
