Submit your romantic Cape Town story to be published on our blog and stand a chance to win these fabulous prizes:

• 1 night’s accommodation for a couple who are deeply in love at the Cape Royale, Green Point, in addition to a free massage voucher for the Equinox Spa, a dinner voucher and 2 tickets to go up the Table Mountain cableway.
• 1 night’s accommodation for a couple who is celebrating a love that lasts at the Lord Charles Hotel, Somerset West, including breakfast and 2 tickets to go up the Table Mountain cableway.
• 2 nights’ accommodation for a couple who has recently decided to commit to loving each other forever at Brooklands House, Rondebosch, including breakfast and 2 tickets to go up the Table Mountain cableway.

Competition rules:

• Your blog submission should be along a romantic or Valentine’s theme, that must have some connection to Cape Town.
• Your submission should be original and interesting – the more personal the better
• Judging will take into account the quality of the writing and how the romantic theme was interpreted
• By sending us your post, you are automatically agreeing to it being published on our blog. No payment will be made for this
• Posts may be edited for quality and stylistic purposes
• Submissions should be no longer than 500 words
• Providing a photo or illustration for your piece will count in your favour
• The judges’ decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into

Some ideas for blog posts in this competition

• Write an anecdote about a personal experience
• Compose a love poem or letter
• Write about a particular “love landmark” in Cape Town, and why it is special
• Anything else you like!

Please email your entries by 5pm on February 12 2009 to valentines@capetown.travel.