Cape Town, My City.

Safari tours in Cape Town weren’t running on Wednesday the 22nd of April. In fact, the drivers, game rangers, owners and hoteliers weren’t at work. Collectively, the whole of Cape Town came to a standstill. Where on earth was everyone?
They were queuing. They queued in the freezing morning, and watched as the dominating Table Mountain [...]

South Africa is a stunning country, and you’d want to see it all in a day. But how do you get around? Is it safe to drive, or should the Cape Town car hire companies be left for the locals that know what they are doing (to a certain extent…). Have no fear, it’s [...]

I unabashedly love Pesach. It is a time when Jewish families all over the world get together and celebrate the mass exodus of the ancient Jews as they left Egypt. This translates to a massive meal for one and all, plus one of the best reasons to become drunk as a skunk on Pesadich wine. [...]

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 [...]

I love birthdays, mine in specific but everyone else’s as well. There is something fundamentally sentimental about celebrating the day of someone’s birth that gets me every time. Plus, I love buying presents. I have a whole chest beneath my bed that is dedicated to gift paraphernalia – gift bags, ribbons, pretty little cards, etc. [...]

This past Saturday rolled around pristine in its unbridled potential. It was sunny as anything and yet the morning was laced with a crisp autumn tinge. This type of day is perfect for a Cape Town tour – for getting into the car, heading out to somewhere pretty and spending the larger part of the [...]

I had the most amazing wine the other night. A friend of mine came around and knowing my penchant for pretty wines, kindly brought around a bottle of Diemersfontein Pinotage 2008. What a wine! I classify myself as a wine appreciator (as opposed to a wine aficionado) and consequently I normally take a dim view [...]