Deer Park

In the heart of the built-up City Bowl of Cape Town lies a hidden secret – a place of leafy green trees and overgrown indigenous plants, a softly flowing river and cheeping…

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The best calamari in Cape Town

Any time somebody tells me they’ve found the ‘best’ of anything, I have to try it out. That said, I don’t exactly trust opinions. It took me quite some time to narrow down the…

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Mannabay Hotel, Vredehoek

There’s no denying that Cape Town is an incredibly beautiful city – that mountain, those beaches, that endless skyline. But if you’re staying in a dive, it doesn’t matter…

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Vote for Table Mountain

If you haven’t heard, Table Mountain is in the running to become one of the new 7 natural wonders of the world. Table Mountain is the pride and joy of Cape Town, South Africa…

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Bastien Gonzalez mani- and pedi-cure

If you’re planning a trip to Cape Town or live in the Mother City herself, stop whatever you’re doing right now and block out an hour and a half for what is, with no exaggeration…

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Lions Head Hike – Cape Town

The Lions Head hike has long been a favourite for Capetonians and visitors to the Mother City. A hike up Lions Head is a must in the summer months when the extended daylight…

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