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Cape Town makes TripAdvisor’s Top 25 Travelers’ Choice list
TripAdvisor has listed Cape Town as one of its Top 25 Travelers’ Choice World Destinations, as part of its 2013 Travelers’ Choice Destinations Awards. -
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Germany’s top Instagrammers visit Cape Town
With almost half-a-million followers between them, Germany’s top two Instgrammers, Thomas Kakareko and Sylvia Matzkowiak, are racking up the “likes” as they Instagram their way through Cape Town. -
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Where Would You Rather Be Wednesdays: top foodie spots with fireplaces in Cape Town
Fazielah Williams
There is just something about the cooler weather in inspirational Cape Town that makes me wish I was at one of her top foodie spots, enjoying the warmth of a fireplace this Wednesday. Several delectable establishments where I’d rather be indulging my Hump Day cravings come to mind, but if I absolutely had to choose I’d pick these ones. -
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Top places to be in Observatory
Fazielah Williams
Quirky Observatory is the bohemian soul of Cape Town … it is here where you will find some of the Mother City’s most interesting residents and visitors enjoying the sights, sounds and tastes of this whimsical suburb’s numerous cafés, theatres and bars.
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Get Your Metallica Tickets at Cape Town Tourism!
Headbangers, it’s true: heavy metal band Metallica is coming to Cape Town!
The nine-time Grammy Award-winners are set to give fans a hardcore musical experience like no other at the Cape Town Stadium in Green Point on Wednesday 24 April, 2013.
Cape Town weekend highlights for February 3 to 5, 2012
This weekend in Cape Town, good food and great music are the order of the day.
Your weekend weather forecast, as predicted by South African Weather Service:
Friday: Maximum temperature of 30°C, partly cloudy skies, no chance of rain
Saturday: Maximum temperature of 34°C, partly cloudy skies, no chance of rain
Sunday: Maximum temperature of 30°C, partly cloudy skies, no chance of rain
Celebrate the leap year in Cape Town
Every four years, the leap year tends to bring about just a little stress in some of us – deciding how to celebrate your special birthday, whether to propose to your boyfriend – can make you want to simply curl up in bed and cover your head with a duvet. But with Cape Town experiencing such glorious weather, why do that when there are so many ways to make this leap year stress-free and one to remember for the next four years.
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…
Loerie Awards 2012: Photos from the Chairman’s Party
The 2012 Loerie Awards Chairman’s Party was held at Jade Lounge in Greenpoint last night. See photos of the event…
Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2013: photos and videos
Those who know me will say that “she lives for travel and music”, and every year the best event to hit our beautiful city has to be the Cape Town International Jazz Festival.
Top 5 things you didn’t know about the Newlands rugby stadium
Ask any rugby-mad South African where the home of rugby is, and they will tell you it’s Newlands Stadium. It was at this venue in the leafy Cape Town suburb of the same name that the 1995 Rugby World Cup kicked off, a tournament which South Africa went on to win.
Fazielah’s top 3 weekday picks in Cape Town
I’ll bet you’re as fed-up with battling the sniffles and staying indoors this chilly season as I am, so why not join me at the following events and places from June 18 to 21, and discover why Cape Town warms up in winter?
#LoveCapeTown top 20 finalists announced!
It was a gruelling process combing through all the photographs but our panel of judges managed to whittle it down to the Top 20 best images that they thought best fit the brief of LoveCapeTown.
Dirty Dancing’s Baby is having the Time of Her Life in Cape Town
Nobody puts Baby in a corner – and there is no doubt that the beautiful Bryony Whitfield, who plays the iconic character in Dirty Dancing: the Classic Story on Stage at the Artscape Theatre, will ever find herself in that position in Cape Town.
Fazielah’s top three weekend picks for August 10 to 12, 2012 in Cape Town
If, like me, you’re the sucker who came back to work the day after a public holiday and you need inspiration for the weekend, don’t worry, I’ve got you covered.
Join me at the following events and activities from August 10 to 12, 2012 and discover why the party never stops in Cape Town:
#LoveCapeTown City Breaks: what to do in Cape Town in 48 hours
The chilly season might be upon us but things are only getting hotter in Cape Town, the inspirational Mother City. So throw aside the bedcovers, stop staring at your boring four walls, and come and experience 48 unforgettable hours in our bustling hometown, with our #LoveCapeTown City Breaks.
The 2013 Cape Town International Jazz Festival free concert: photos
We want more! We want more! This was the refrain of the crowd at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival free concert on Wednesday 3 April, 2013.
Fazielah’s top three weekend picks in Cape Town for September 21 to 24, 2012
It’s Heritage Day weekend, lovely people, and whether you’re commemorating the day in true South African-style with a lekker braai, or taking part in cultural activities, one thing is for sure, Cape Town is ready to celebrate with you!
Join me at the following events from September 21 to 24, and show your #LoveCapeTown spirit:
Where Would You Rather Be Wednesdays: I ♥ Cape Town fans’ top places in photos
Four weeks, four questions and over a thousand suggestions … Mother City lovers, you’re amazing at letting us know Where You Would Rather Be on Wednesdays in inspirational Cape Town!
CTEMF 2013 rocks Cape Town, the music-loving Mother City
Electronic music has taken Cape Town, the music-loving Mother City, by storm in recent years, and her residents turned out in their thousands to show their love for this fast-growing genre at the 2013 Cape Town Electronic Music Festival (CTEMF), at the V&A Waterfront on Saturday 16 February, 2013.
Cape Town Weekend Highlights for January 27 to 29
Fashionistas, tattoo enthusiasts and comedy lovers are in for a treat with Cape Town’s exciting line-up of events this weekend.
Your weekend weather forecast as predicted by the South African Weather Service:
Friday: Maximum temperature of 31°C, clear skies, no chance of rain
Saturday: Maximum temperature of 29°C, clear skies, no chance of rain
Sunday: Maximum temperature of 29°C, partly cloudy skies, no chance of rain
Carnival fun – Flickr pic of the day
This photograph was taken on during the recent Twede Nuwe Jaar (second new year) carnival by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member AJAY B2010.
Cape Town Tourism’s dame of theatre – a chat with Coleen van Staden
She’s the life and soul of the Cape Town Tourism office, the charismatic colleague who brings a touch of drama to the mundane workday and now industry services supervisor Coleen van Staden is taking her panache to the Masque Theatre stage in Muizenberg.
Where Would You Rather Be Wednesdays: top outdoor and adventure spots in Cape Town
If, like me, you wish you could be out in nature this Wednesday, enjoying the great outdoors and the exhilarating adventure activities sunny Cape Town has to offer, then you’re in good company.
Fazielah’s top three things to do in Cape Town – October 1 to 4, 2012
You know what I love most about Cape Town?
She never fails to deliver! Even the dreariest of working weeks can be jazzed up with her never-ending programme of entertaining events.
This week, the Mother City breaks out the big showbiz guns with the following fabulous events:
Uthando Benefit Concert in Video
Hundreds of Capetonians came together for a worthy cause at the vibrant Uthando Benefit Concert at the Willowbridge Barnyard Theatre in Tyger Valley on Youth Day, June 16, 2012.
Loerie Awards 2012: Photos from Judges’ Wrap Party
As judging for the 2012 Loerie Awards came to a close, the Egg Films Judges’ Wrap Party was held at the Cullinan Hotel in Cape Town last night.
Fazielah’s top three weekend experiences in Cape Town and surrounds
My ideal weekend in magical Cape Town is a mix of culture, nightlife and food. Luckily for me, the following events and activities, from Friday, October 19 to Sunday, October 21, 2012 provides the perfect combination of them all:
Cape Town Weekend Highlights for February 24 to 26, 2012
Get on your party shoes on and gear up for a Cape Town weekend filled with music, art exhibitions, food festivals and more.
Your weekend weather forecast as predicted by the South African Weather Service:
Friday: Maximum temperature of 21°C, clear skies, no chance of rain
Saturday: Maximum temperature of 21°C, clear skies, no chance of rain
Sunday: Maximum temperature of 22°C, clear skies, no chance of rain
Masque Theatre brings drama to Muizenberg
The marvellous Masque Theatre has been bringing drama and the arts to the magical shores of Muizenberg for more than 50 years but what exactly inspired the creation of this theatrical venue?
World Tourism Month deals at Cape Town’s top attractions this month
September is World Tourism Month, an annual celebration that highlights the importance of tourism to the economy of Cape Town and this month our focus is on you, our local lovers of the Mother City.
We want you to enjoy all that our beautiful hometown has to offer, for less.
Join us at the iconic attractions Table Mountain, V&A Waterfront, Cape Point and aboard the City Sightseeing Cape Town bus for the following amazing specials and re-discover why Cape Town is such an inspirational place in which to live, work and play:
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!
Stopping for a chat – Flickr pic of the day
A casual encounter on the quaint streets of Kalk Bay.
Fuelling Cape Town’s creativity at Design Indaba Expo 2013: photos
The Cape Town International Convention Centre was abuzz with designers, interior decorators, architects, fashionistas, photographers, artists and students at the 2013 Design Indaba Expo on Friday 1 March, 2013.