The heading of this blog is one of my favourite inspirational quotes from the movie Vanilla Sky; an adage can be used for almost anything you wish to accomplish in your life. Earlier this year I made a very professional-looking spreadsheet detailing what I wished to accomplish this year. We are nearly halfway through the [...]
Filed under: General
Great Whites or Great Wides
May 20, 2009
We went surfing the other day, in the notorious area of Muizenberg. It’s generally not the Great Whites that you have to watch out for there, it’s the Great Wides, the boards and the tourists who assume that they own the beach.
My other, much braver, half had decided he wanted to learn to surf – [...]
Fork Restaurant
May 19, 2009
There is a certain inconsistency in my personality that allows me to spend R400 on a dinner without breaking a sweat, while at the same time balking at the idea of spending the same amount on a pair of boots or a handbag. In all fairness it should be the other way around – after [...]
When you’re broke in Cape Town
May 18, 2009
It’s been said that when you want a list of things to do in Cape Town you’re faced with things like “go for a shark dive in a cage†or “shop at a really elitist mall†or “check out the wine farmsâ€. Let’s face it, as far as cities go, this one kind of chows [...]
Filed under: Cape Town
Accommodation goes green!
May 11, 2009
Everyone is talking about it… almost everyone is coming to see it. The 2010 Soccer World Cup hosted by South Africa is causing a serious headache for the Cape Town accommodation industry. How on earth are we going to house all of these foreign (and some local) people, and how are we going to do [...]
Which hotels are the best?
May 10, 2009
Yes, hotels in Cape Town trump or can compete with any of the world’s best hotels. Western Cape has so many options in terms of luxurious hotels and safari lodges, but here in Cape Town we can beat any hotel on earth. What on earth makes me say this? Haven’t I heard of the Ritz [...]
Cape Town tours: a great day out.
May 8, 2009
Cape Town is a vibrant city, which is full of colour, history and of course its diverse population. The best way to see the city bowl and some of the suburbs is the hop-on hop-off bus that goes all the way to Kirstenbosch Botanical gardens and takes you to the Cable-Car station for the Table [...]
