Unfortunately for me, the weather wasn’t that great on the few days that I was staying at the 3 Flavours Guesthouse in Pringle Bay. It was hot but unpleasantly windy. As such, I didn’t explore the area to its full extent. I checked out a few of the shops and the small market on Saturday morning. … [Read more…]
Finding Pringle Bay I needed a short holiday to end off my final bit of annual leave. I used Booking.com to search for the closest (but not too close) and most luxurious place I could find within my budget. I came across the interestingly named 3 Flavours Guesthouse which looked modern and had a 4-star … [Read more…]
Tweedetol is part of the Limietberg Nature Reserve. It is situated about 15km from Wellington (1.5hrs from Cape Town) along the long, winding, wonderfully scenic and yet breathtakingly scary, Bainskloof pass. For the past 5 or 6 years, we have made a tradition of our annual trip to Tweedetol. We are not campers so we … [Read more…]
I always battle to find chilled activities to try during the week after a long day of work. So, when I stumbled across the Galileo Outdoor Cinema, which screens classic movies under a ceiling of stars, I couldn’t resist. I looked at the movie schedule and realised that there are 3 locations for this open … [Read more…]
Things to do in Hermanus (other than whale watching!) Hermanus is world famous for the chances of catching a glimpse of a whale in the cooler months. I had not realized what an absolute buzzing place it is in the summer too. Here’s a run-down of some of the things I got up to during … [Read more…]
I recently discovered Booking.com and I fear that it’s going to affect my bank account very negatively…. It’s a website that shows you available accommodation and prices of millions of hotels. This excites me as it encourages laziness by eliminating the need to make inquiries via phone or email. You just select the days you … [Read more…]
A friend of mine visited from Dubai for one week in the middle of winter. Because of her very short stay, I decided to draw up a detailed itinerary of the sites and events she needs to see/participate in so she could experience all the wonders of Cape Town. On this list was shark cage … [Read more…]
Crystal pools is a hidden gem, located just past Gordon’s Bay, about 65km from Cape Town. We had heard of it in passing but we could not find much information about it on the web. We were amped after a recent Lion’s Head hike and thought hiking would be “our thing” for the summer (that … [Read more…]