Cape Town, My City.

I came to Cape Town in 2003 to study Sound Engineering, being a music fanatic and all. Pressed for time and accommodation, I moved into a flat without even meeting the person I was going to spend a lot of enclosed time with. What a big mistake. My brother and I got all my stuff [...]

Its been crazy really,
The wind, the rain, this sudden rush of winter trying to keep its intense grip over us fine citizens of Cape Town, is really, truly insane. Being on a scooter also means that a). I’m in constant danger when it comes to the elements and b). Wind is the most dangerous of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Its winter in Cape Town and that means two things are happening. Everyone has abandoned their flip-flops and board shorts for boots and jerseys. The second and more frightful change [for Captonians at least] has to be the weather. Every year, for months on end it rains torrents of cold winter liquid onto our unprepared [...]