Cape Town, My City.

I once had a lovely little car. Nothing fancy, just a champagne-coloured 1400 Golf. No power steering, no air-conditioning, just the basics. The only thing that set him apart from the myriad of other Golf’s littering the streets of Cape Town was the fact that he was mine and that I was paying the monthly [...]

Cape Towns attractions are both varied and unique. This weekend I will travel from windy Milnerton, to green and shady Pinelands, all in the space of one day. Firstly, my cousins farewell and then my girlfriends cousins 21st. All on my lonesome, little 125cc Vuka scooter. I look forward to it tough, two parties in [...]

Weather: 22 degrees and windy with a cold snap.
Yes, another weekend has passed, and another month of my Cape town holiday memory fades away. My girlfriend treated me to Ocean Basket and we had the platter for two. It was a grand meal of prawns, mussels, hake, calamari and fried somethings plus chips. I thoroughly [...]

It was pointed out to me that I speak about the weather quite a bit. For some reason, meteorological conditions seem to interest people and this could be one of the reason I have such an affinity for weather reporting. Lets speak about something else then.
Such as the WineX, which ran from the 10-12 September [...]

Today is the perfect day for a cape town tour. The sun is shining brightly and the clouds have all but vanished. This fact makes work a real chore, as I would prefer to be outside, catching up on my winter tan. I can see all the people outside who are improving their displays to [...]

I am strange. People keep telling me this and I have grown accustomed to it. One of the ways in which this strangeness manifests itself is my aversion to shopping. Yes, you read correctly – I despise shopping. I am in my twenties, I am a girl and the mere idea of going on a [...]

Everyone in Cape Town is miserable. All you hear the whole day long is people lamenting the fact that it is raining. Again. Personally, I don’t understand it. What do they expect? The Western Cape is a winter rainfall region and, as I try to explain unsuccessfully to so many of these people, it’s good [...]