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Gordon Ramsay heads to Good Food & Wine Show 2013 in Cape Town
Fazielah Williams
He’s nearly as well-known for his fiery temper as he is for his heavenly culinary creations … celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is headed to the Good Food & Wine Show in Cape Town from Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 May, 2013. -
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Cape Town dominates Nightjar Adventurer 2013
Erik Brits
Recently, the inaugural Nightjar Adventurer 2013 Awards took place at the Cape Union Mart Adventure Centre at Canal Walk. Well over 100 adventure enthusiasts packed out the venue, having read the adventurers’ stories over the past weeks but having no idea what to expect next. Well, even their best guesses would have missed the mark: the evening turned into a comedy hour, with the speakers and winners brilliantly recounting some of their more amusing adventuring mishaps. -
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Cape Town, the vegan and vegetarian way
Cape Town is a city famous for its exciting cuisine. With a multicultural mixture of people and appetites from all over the world ... there is no need for vegans and vegetarians to go hungry! -
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Facebook Feedback Friday: which is your favourite wine farm to visit on a wintry day in Cape Town?
Yesterday, we asked the fans of our Facebook page, I ♥ Cape Town: which is your favourite wine farm to visit on a wintry day in Cape Town?
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A golden Kommetjie sunrise – Flickr pic of the day
This image of a stunning sunrise at Kommetjie was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member, Carla Schnetler.
Little Bokram River – Flickr pic of the day
This image of Bokram River in Kommetjie was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member, Chris Preen.
An Athlone panorama – Flickr pic of the day
This dramatic panorama, of a view of the Athlone stadium and Table Mountain in the background, was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Bruce aka smee.bruce.
A Hout Bay sunset – Flickr pic of the day
This image of a beautiful Hout Bay sunset was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Dave le Roux, aka DaveJLR.
On top of the world – Flickr pic of the day
This image, of an aerial view of the Cape Town City Bowl taken from Table Mountain, was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Craig Strachan.
The UCT Jammie Steps – Flickr pic of the day
This image of the UCT Jammie Steps at night was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Ihsaan Adams aka Ihsaan Adams | Photography ©.
The Efficient Windmill – Flickr pic of the day
This image of a wind pump near Stellenbosch was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member psuedoir.
Sundowners at Hout Bay – Flickr pic of the day
This image of a lovely sunset at Hout Bay beach was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member John Maarschalk, aka - Just John -.
Morning has broken in Cape Town – a photo essay
It’s the start of a new day in Cape Town, and all over the Cape Peninsula people are starting to stir. The Mother City is beautiful at any time of the day, but particularly so at sunrise, when it is bathed in glorious hues of pink, orange and gold.
Night trails – Flickr pic of the day
This image of an evening street scene at Sea Point was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Stephen Koigi, aka snkoigi.
Paddle ski action – Flickr pic of the day
This image of paddle skier taking on some great waves at Muizenberg beach was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Craig Wilson, aka creative666.
Rise and shine – Flickr pic of the day
This image of golden sunrise at Camps Bay was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Flavio, aka whats_ur_flava2000.
Where Would You Rather Be Wednesdays in Cape Town
Call me crazy, but if you had to ask me where I’d rather be on a Wednesday in Cape Town, I couldn’t tell you … simply because I’d want to be all over the Mother City at once!
Catch of the day – Flickr pic of the day
This photo of a trek crew catching yellowtail at Smitswinkel Bay near Cape Point was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Gale McAll, aka galemcall.
Lovely day, lovely place – Flickr pic of the day
This image of a typically beautiful day at Camps Bay beach, was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Ranveig Marie, aka ~Ranveig Marie~.
Picture-perfect Gordon’s Bay – Flickr pic of the day
This image of a picture-perfect Gordon’s Bay scene, was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Edwin, aka Artexpression.
Windsurfer’s delight – Flickr pic of the day
This photo of windsurfers catching a wave at Sunset beach, Table Bay was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Ian Barbour, aka barbourians.
All things beautiful – Flickr pic of the day
This photo of the beautiful and colourful V&A Waterfront mall was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Billy Youngson, aka billyyoungson.
View from the majestic Lion’s Head – Flickr pic of the day
This spectacular panoramic image, taken from the summit of Lion’s Head, was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Justin Govender, aka inlite studio.
Your Cape Town Weekend: top 3 cocktail spots
It’s Happy Hour in Cape Town, Mother City lovers, and you know what that means … delicious, fruity, half-priced cocktails to kick start your weekend in our gorgeous hometown! Whether you’re a Cosmopolitan, Sex on the Beach or Mojito fanatic, you’ll find them all right here on our sunny shores, so join me at the following cocktail spots from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 February, 2013:
The happy couple – Flickr pic of the day
This photo of a happy couple celebrating their engagement at Noordhoek Beach was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Quintin Leslie Gilman, aka Quintin Gilman (QLG Photography).
Land, water and sky – Flickr pic of the day
This photo of Cape Town showing off one of her stunning views was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Mujahid ur Rehman, aka Mujahid’s Photography.
Paradise – Flickr pic of the day
This photo of a tranquil beach found along the scenic route to Hout Bay was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Graham Bartholomew, aka graham_bart.
Cape Town city centre – Flickr pic of the day
This photograph of the Cape Town city centre was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Aquila.
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Fazielah’s Top 3 Weekend Nature Activities
If memories of your leave are quickly fading away and you want to maintain some semblance of tranquillity, you can’t do better than enjoying some of Cape Town’s nature activities top this weekend. Join me for the following activities in the Mother City from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 January, 2013, and discover why you don’t need a holiday – you need Cape Town.
The V&A Waterfront in pictures
The V&A Waterfront is South Africa’s most visited tourist attraction. With its combination of popular nightspots, restaurants, shops, museums and things to see and do, this is one place never to miss on even the briefest of visits to Cape Town.
Take a peek at some of the sights at the Waterfront in our photo essay below, compiled from Creative Commons images taken by locals and travellers to the Mother City.
48 hours in Cape Town: 5 things to do
Cape Town is not only a great value-for-money destination, it also offers good value for time. You can see and do so much in a relatively short time, if that’s all you have. Here are some things to do if you have as little as 48 hours in Cape Town.
Fazielah’s top three festive weekend events in Cape Town
Deck the halls with cheer and holly, Cape Town fanatics, because it’s officially festive season in the Mother City! What that means, party animals, is that we are free to let our hair down and boogie like there’s no work on Monday…
Sandy Bay – the only place to hang out in Cape Town this summer
Sandy Bay is the only naturist beach in Cape Town, and attracts people of all shapes and sizes (so be prepared). “Naturist” is, of course, another word for “nudist” that people use when they don’t wish to get into any trouble.
