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Cape Town tops in international tourism survey

The V&A Waterfront, photo courtesy slack12 In a recent survey conducted by SA Tourism Update magazine, Cape Town emerged at the top of the list of attractions in Southern Africa. One hundred overseas tour operators participated in the survey, which was completed last week, including 33 from North America, 25 from the UK, 16 from Germany and 44 from the rest of Europe.

Keen cyclist wins Cape Town A-Z competition

Shaheed Peters is the winner of the A-Z competition Cape Town Tourism is happy to announce that the lucky winner of the A-Z competition is Shaheed Peters. Shaheed has won three nights’ accommodation at the Grand Daddy Hotel in Long Street. We asked you to tell us what makes Cape Town special for you and why it’s the place to be in 2010. You had to choose a letter of the alphabet and a word starting with that letter (eg A is for Aquarium, B is for Beaches), and tell us in 50 characters or less why you love that particular feature of the Mother City.

Have you entered our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. winter flickr competition?

Here are a few of the latest entries for our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Winter Competition. Enter your own photographs of Cape Town in winter and stand a chance to win an iPod Nano! All you have to do is join our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Winter Competition group and add your photo to the group pool.

Khayelitsha kid – Flickr pic of the day

This lovely photo of a child in Khayelitsha township was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Lesley Goodman aka leschick. Lesley says, “I have been working with Boost Africa and their ‘Keep a Child in School’ initiative.”

South African homeless street soccer: video

Check out the latest talent in Cape Town: South African homeless street soccer.

After the surf – Flickr pic of the day

This beautiful sunset shot of surfers was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Gaby Gang aka cosmopolitan photography at Milnerton Beach. Gaby says, “The beaches around Cape Town are a surfer’s paradise. Milnerton Beach is a famous surf spot.”

Now and then

Cape Town is constantly evolving – particularly in the lead-up to 2010 as new infrastructure is being built at a rapid pace. If you look at old images of Cape Town, you’ll see just how much the Mother City has changed over the past few decades.

Olive Green Cat ‒ an ode to creative Cape Town

I am often stopped mid-sentence, mid-meeting, mid-shopping, mid-flight and mid-just-about-anything by someone wanting to know where I got my unique wedding ring from. To say that it has become a bit of a talking point is putting it mildly. I am always only too happy to rave about my favourite Cape Town creatives – Olive Green Cat. Weird name, I know, but it says something about this brilliant design trio: unique, tongue-in-cheek, contemporary, individualist and, above all, passionately Capetonian.

V&A Waterfront – Postcard from Paul

Bontebok on the beach – Flickr pic of the day

This unusual picture of bontebok on the beach at Cape Point was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Andy Roberts aka bokafrica. Andy says, “On my first trip to Cape Town several years ago I was captivated by its magnificence within minutes of leaving the airport. The first glimpse of the mountain, blasts of floral colour and the endless stretch of mountains that steer you down to the southern suburbs and beyond… I was hooked.”

Kirstenbosch reflections – Flickr pic of the day

This beautiful photo of the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Jacques de Vos aka Day Is Coming. Jacques says, “I took this photo in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens on the first sunny day after a really bad storm we had in Cape Town.”

Bloubergstrand beauty – Flickr pic of the day

This beautiful photo of a sunset at Bloubergstrand was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Ryan Hasselbach. Ryan says, “On the day that this photograph was taken I was acting as a tour guide for two Australian friends who had come out to South Africa for my wedding.”

Cape Town weighs up economic impact of visiting cruise liner

The QE2 motoring out of the Cromarty Firth in Scotland. Photo courtesy Calum Davidson Cape Town Tourism has reacted with caution to the news that Dubai World Constituency’s cruise ship, the QE2, is destined for Cape Town Harbour as a floating hotel with an 18-month residency over the 2010 FIFA World Cup period. The national Department of Tourism has decided not to oppose the application for the berthing and the Transnet Board and the National Ports Authority will now make a final determination.

The 31st Annual Loerie Awards – everything you need to know

The Camps Bay strip will become the Loeries-by-day. Photo courtesy Ian Junor The long-awaited Loeries Festival Weekend in Cape Town is set to take place from Thursday September 24 to Sunday September 27, 2009. The aim of the awards is to honour and celebrate the year’s best brand communication work in a creative and inspirational environment – and, of course, to party in the process!

Behind the scenes at Madama Butterfly – A Cape Town Tourism photo essay

Madama Butterfly is a touching love story about a beautiful geisha woman, Butterfly, and an American naval officer, Lieutenant Pinkerton. I recently got the opportunity to shoot behind the scenes at the Madama Butterfly opera at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town.

Soccer safari: part three

South Africa Homeless Soccer training camp To get to the final stop of the Coffeebeans Routes soccer safari, we cruised through Cape Town’s southern suburbs and into the Philippi farming area, coming to a stop at a nondescript security gate. On the other side, I was to find the real gem of the day.

Constantia lane – Flickr pic of the day

This beautiful photograph of a tree-lined avenue in Constantia was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Ryan Michael. Ryan says, “This photo was taken in early May this year on a drive we took through the affluent suburb of Constantia.”

KELP vuvus make a uniquely Capetonian noise at the Ubuntu Festival

Cape Town Tourism invited the Kelp Environmental Learning Project (KELP) to be part of our Shout Brigade at the Ubuntu Festival where we continued with our citizen activations by promoting the Live it! Love it! LOUDER! Campaign. Cape Town Tourism endorses the KELP vuvuzelas as they meet the requirements of our social responsibility commitment to the World Cup and help us to create hype and excitement in Cape Town by providing a more creative and uniquely Capetonian noise-making device.

Footballs for Fun

Sergio Dos Santos signed footballs which were given out at the Ubuntu Festival As a host city for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Cape Town is doing everything it can to ensure not only that the World Cup itself is a resounding success, but also that the citizens of the Mother City continue to reap the benefits long after it’s over. As part of this plan, Cape Town Tourism supports the Footballs for Fun initiative. According to their website, Footballs for Fun is “a charity that aims to get 100 000 footballs to the children of Africa by 2010 ... while at the same time generating funds to support charities working for the welfare of children in Africa.”

Spoken-word spectacle

Multi-award-winning poet Marc Bamuthi Joseph incorporates dance and music into his performance. Photo courtesy Aaron Stock The annual Urban Voices Poetry Festival draws huge crowds and this year promises to be no different. The festival, which takes place on July 26 in Cape Town, boasts local and international poets and is guaranteed to feature inspiring and innovative spoken-word performances.

Hout Bay Harbour by night – Flickr pic of the day

This beautiful night-time image of Hout Bay was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Mikey Alex. Mikey says, “I was hanging out with a few friends one night, watching the sunset and drinking mixers.”

Loeries finalists announced

Excitement is mounting as the 2009 Loerie Awards get closer, with just more than two months to go until the Loeries Festival Weekend, September 24 – 27. The long list of finalists has been released and the judges now face the formidable task of choosing the winners in creative excellence.

Enter our winter Flickr competition and stand a chance to win a fabulous prize

Here are a few of the latest entries for our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Winter Competition. Enter your own photographs of Cape Town in winter and stand a chance to win an iPod Nano! All you have to do is join our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Winter Competition group and add your photo to the group pool.

Soccer safari: part two

Ajax Cape Town The next stop on our Coffeebeans Routes soccer tour was Premier Soccer League side Ajax Cape Town’s facilities. Ajax, I discovered, was the first franchised professional soccer team in the world.

Cape Point ostrich – Flickr pic of the day

This lovely photo of a young ostrich at Cape Point was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Jurgen Banda-Hansmann. Jurgen says, “I found this young ostrich one evening, shortly before Cape Point National Park was closing.”

Table Mountain shortlisted for “Seven Wonders” spot

Photo courtesy Andrew Miller Table Mountain has made it into the final round of the “New 7 Wonders of Nature” contest, beating the Atacama Desert in Chile, the Azure Window in Malta and the Rock of Aphrodite in Cyprus for a spot on the shortlist. The top 28 natural wonders from around the world were announced on Tuesday July 21 by the Switzerland-based New7Wonders Foundation. The finalists include legendary sites such as the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Grand Canyon in the US, the Amazon in South America – and Table Mountain.

Blast from the past

With all the new developments and infrastructure that is being built in the run-up to 2010, Cape Town is constantly changing. But take a look at these old postcard pics of Cape Town circa 1950-1970 and you’ll see how much the city really has changed over the past few decades…

A mouth-watering winter weekend

The beautiful Breedekloof, photo courtesy Geof Wilson Those looking to escape the hustle and bustle of Cape Town should retreat to Breedekloof, less than an hour’s drive from the city. Great for a relaxing weekend away, the region offers a particularly perfect winter escape on July 24 and 25, when the annual Breedekloof Soetes and Soup weekend takes place. More than 15 wineries in the Breedekloof region will participate in the weekend’s festivities, which will feature wine tastings, hearty soups, jewellery and art exhibitions and fun events for children and adults alike.

Windy Camps Bay – Flickr pic of the day

This photo of a very windy Camps Bay was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Michael Gaylord. Michael says, “The thing I love the most about living in Cape Town is that when you go away on vacation you can always look forward to returning home. The beauty of the scenery is unparalleled in South Africa. This place is truly unique because of the contrasts between the flat ocean and the tall mountains.”

Ubuntu Festival entertains Cape Town crowds

Cape Town celebrated the birthday of Nelson Mandela with the Ubuntu Festival. It was a weekend filled with music and entertainment for the crowds that descended on the city centre. The music lineup included great Capetonian artists like The Rockets, CODA, Tucan Tucan, Chad Saaiman and Jody Williams. Playing at the jazz sessions were the Cape Town Jazz Orchestra, Robbie Jansen and Jimmy Dludlu.
 
 

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