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Kirstenbosch Sunset Concert - Louise Carver
2008-04-05 15:48:00 Louise Carver plays this Sunday: From her website: “Louise is a classically trained pianist who has had extensive vocal training since age 6. She has been writing songs on the piano since 11yrs old. She was signed to her first record label in South Africa at 15 [Silver Tulip Music], released her first single at 17, and followed ... More About: Events , Event , Concert , Sunset , Louise
Table Mountain Nature Trails And Hikes - Cape Town, South Africa
2008-04-04 05:52:00 By Mark B Thomas Table Mountain offers some amazing walks for all levels of fitness. The stunning views from the top of the maintain looking over the Cape Peninsula; make the arduous walk up the mountain worth the effort. The top of the mountain is relatively flat and easy to walk. Some of the popular routes are sign ... More About: Nature , Advice , Travel , Africa , South Africa
World Economic Forum on Africa 2008 in Cape Town
2008-04-02 22:21:00 The World Economic Forum on Africa 2008 will happen in Cape Town form 4-6 June of this year. The World Economic Forum’s web site states: “Global businesses are buying African assets and setting up in a region that many call the last frontier. While this may augur well for Africa’s growth, are Africans ready to compete ... More About: News , Events
Thabo Cecil Makgoba new archbishop of Cape Town
2008-04-01 18:19:00 Thabo Cecil Makgoba has been inaugarated as the new archbishop of Cape Town . Read more here: More About: News
Cape Town has it all - Article in the Star Tribune
2008-04-01 18:06:00 The Star t Tribune from Minneapolis, runs an insightful article about South Africa: Read it here! Even though, I don’t agree with all aspects of the article, it is a well balanced image of Cape Town and South Africa as a whole. It reads at the end: In South Africa, the transition to a postapartheid society has been ambushed ... More About: Article , Star Tribune
Jonny Cooper in Kirstenbosch
2008-03-29 15:17:00 On Sunday, 30 March, the Jonny Cooper Orchestra performs in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in context of the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concert Series. “The Jonny Cooper Orchestra, South Africa’s premier 19-piece Big Band, recreate the romantic era of the world’s most famous Swing bands and vocalists with tributes to Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, ... More About: Advice , Cape Town
South Africa Wine Tasting l Western Cape Vineyards
2008-03-29 14:44:00 Cape Town and surrounds has a rich culture of wine tasting and viticulture, boasting many wine farms, vineyards and wine routes which make up a perfect trip from Cape Town where you have ample time to drive and visit all the wine establishments and experience the tasting opportunities within its estates and farms. When Jan van ... More About: Advice , Travel , Africa , Wine , South Africa
Cape Town Tips
2008-03-29 14:38:00 I have been working on changes for this blog. I want to share with you my experience of Cape Town from the perspective, of someone, who moved here from Germany. Cape Town and it’s surrounds has so much to offer and it would be a pity to miss out of the sometimes hidden gems. Over the ... More About: Tips
Aquariums in South Africa
2008-03-28 07:09:00 Explore South Africa ’s Underwater Animal Life South Africa is the meeting-point for two oceans with completely different temperatures and ecosystems: the the chilly Atlantic and tropical Indian Oceans. This mixing and meeting of the oceans means that the South African coastline throngs with a fascinating variety of marine species, which are featured in South Africa’s world-class ... More About: Travel , Attractions , General
Why Cape Town? Insider Tips About This Gem Of All African Destinations
2008-03-26 23:30:00 By Alison Beere Cape Town , South Africa is increasingly renowned as a world class tourism destination and with good reason. Poised between mountains and ocean, it is breathtakingly scenic. Unique natural splendor abounds, yet first-class urban facilities are within easy reach. So, is it the place for YOUR South African vacation? What this City is NOT Cape Town is not a rustic African experience. This is a cosmopolitan city which is home to more than 4 million people. You may see shanty towns but there are no mud huts. If you are interested in rural African culture, you may be disappointed. Cape Town is not a package tour destination. There are many hotels but few resorts where you pay up front and find everything included except the odd drink. This is a city of diverse attractions which in turn attracts a widely-differing cross-section of visitors from around the globe. Cape Town weather does not offer days and days of relentless, unchanging sunshine. The city is on a peninsula an... More About: Tips , Destinations
Are We There Yet? A Travel Guide For Parents
2008-03-26 22:17:00 Â You’ve all heard of the horror stories of family trips. No matter how long you are staying at your chosen destination, when traveling with children the longest part of the trip can be your journey there. Kids get fidgety, even aggressive during especially long car rides or airplane rides. You will need plenty of activities to keep their minds busy. 1. Keep Them Busy Chances are, unless you are going to a very kid-centric location, your children will be very bored. Try purchasing travel games such as tiny versions of chess or checkers. There are also plenty of low cost games you can play in a car like eye spy or 20 questions. Having a variety of games and activities to keep their children occupied and keep their minds off of the journey is always a good idea. 2. For Long Car Rides Keep in mind when designing an itinerary of games that children typically get tired of playing the same game twice. For your benefit, you can design games that take a long time to complete. For exa... More About: Travel , Guide , Parents
New Design and Content
2008-03-26 10:00:00 This page is currently redesigned. Please be patient, Relevant content will be up latest by 31 March. If you are an organizer of any event and want to advertise your event for free, please contact me. Â More About: Design , Content
New Design and some more
2008-03-24 10:15:00 It took a bit longer than planned to get up to date with a design for this blog that fits the content. I think, I found, what I was looking for and will be able to update the blog more regularly now to give you the best tips for your visit in Cape Town. The two big mass sporting events of the year in Cape Town - Cape Argus Cycle Tour and Two Ocean’s Marathon - happened over the last three weekends. The two events happened in very fast succession as the Two Ocean’s Marathon happens on the Saturday before Easter and with that the date changes every year. I participated in the Half Marathon and ran a personal best (2′08″), which also shows you that I am a slow runner. Next year I plan to run the Ultra and still have to perform a full marathon this year in order to qualify. There are lots of changes happening in Cape Town in preapartion for the 2010 soccer worldcup. The energy crisis is still a challenge, but I hope that this will be under control until then. Â Â... More About: Design
Moving Server
2008-01-30 15:56:00 I am moving my server. There might be outage of this site during the next 48 hours. After the successful move, you will see more posts again. More About: Moving , Server
Neo Muyanga and Chris Chameleon in Concert at Kirstenbosch
2007-12-02 22:48:00 We went today to the concert at Kirstenbosch with Chri Chameleon and Neo Muyanga. The concert was great fun and we were lucky with the weather. No rain! Not that it should be raining during December in Cape Town…I uploaded some pictures. Check them out here. More About: Concert , Chris , Mele
Cape Town Events
2007-11-30 06:18:00 As from today, you will be able to view events in Cape Town on its own page. In the top menu, you find an item called Events . This links you to a page on this blog with a calendar overview with events in Cape Town. If you have any event, you want to announce on this ... More About: Calendar
The 25th Anniversary Toy Run in Cape Town
2007-11-21 09:05:00 Sunday marks the 25th anniversary for the yearly charity toy run. Countrywide about 50 000 motorcyclists will hit the streets with toys on their bikes, which they will donate for disadvantaged children up to the age of 18 yearsIn Cape Town , the organizers expect about 6500 motrcyclists to participate in this years toy run. The ... More About: Children , Anniversary , Charity
Tutu?s Clear Stance Against Homophobia
2007-11-20 09:53:00 Cape Town has a big homosexual community and it is not often that you hear such clear statements from a former archbishop in favor for gay relationships. The Anglican Church as many other churches are battling with their understanding of human sexuality. BBC 4 is going to broadcast an interview with him today, where he ... More About: Marriage , Faith , Lesbian , Homosexuality , Desmond Tutu
Two Oceans Marathon Registration Open
2007-11-19 09:22:00 Register now online for the Two Oceans Marathon 2008 online. The race date is: 22 March23 2008 You can register for both, the ultra and half-marathon. In 2007, 7475 runners registered for the ultra and 11041 for the half-marathon. The half-marathon has been growing in its popularity since it’s introduction in 1998. The generous cut off ... More About: Outdoors , Running , Events , Open
Drink the best coffee in Cape Town
2007-11-18 14:57:00 One of the very first things I do, is to drink a cup of coffee. I used to drink German filter coffee (I grew up in Germany..) and still enjoy it from time to time. Over the last year, I advanced to espresso (thanks to my wife, who gave me a small espresso machine as ... More About: Drink , Coffee , Cape Town , Town , Cape
Pat Metheny Trio in Cape Town
2007-11-16 13:02:00 The Pat Metheny Trio plays a concert on 27 November at 20.00 at the Grand Arena, Grand West.Pat Metheny is one of my all time favorite guitar players and it is exciting news that the trio will be playing in Cape Town . Ticket prices range between R166 and R321, which sounds very reasonable.Book your tickets ... More About: Concerts , Music , Events , Concert
Pat Metheny Trio in Cape Town
2007-11-16 13:02:00 The Pat Metheny Trio plays a concert on 27 November at 20.00 at the Grand Arena, Grand West.Pat Metheny is one of my all time favorite guitar players and it is exciting news that the trio will be playing in Cape Town . Ticket prices range between R166 and R321, which sounds very reasonable.Book your tickets ... More About: Concerts , Music , Events , Concert
Running in Cape Town - Seapoint
2007-11-15 11:05:00 Luckily, Cape Town offers a lot of opportunities for running. When you drive through the suburbs in the early morning, you see runners everywhere. A lot of people just do that. I do it also sometimes in Plumstead or Constantia, but don’t get any thrill out of it. Where can find a scenic easy accessible ... More About: Outdoors , Running , Sunset
Running in Cape Town - Seapoint
2007-11-15 11:05:00 Luckily, Cape Town offers a lot of opportunities for running. When you drive through the suburbs in the early morning, you see runners everywhere. A lot of people just do that. I do it also sometimes in Plumstead or Constantia, but don’t get any thrill out of it. Where can find a scenic easy accessible ... More About: Outdoors , Running , Sunset
Kirstenbosch Sunset Concerts
2007-11-13 11:34:00 Every year during the summer months, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens organizes weekly sunset concerts. Time magazine calls the setting in it’s November 19 2007 edition “…what must be the world’s most pastoral concert arena.” It is a beautiful setting for concerts. The concerts start at 17.30 and end at about 18.30. It is advisable to come early ... More About: Concerts , Music , Outdoors , Events , Concert
Kirstenbosch Sunset Concerts
2007-11-13 11:34:00 Every year during the summer months, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens organizes weekly sunset concerts. Time magazine calls the setting in it’s November 19 2007 edition “…what must be the world’s most pastoral concert arena.” It is a beautiful setting for concerts. The concerts start at 17.30 and end at about 18.30. It is advisable to come early ... More About: Concerts , Music , Outdoors , Events , Concert
Welcome to Cape Town Tips
2007-11-12 21:18:00 Cape Town Tips Cape Town Tips’ goal, is to provide you with relevant information about Cape Town. Especially, if you are planning to travel to Cape Town, I want to give you advice and tips on where to go and what to see during your visit. My name is Jurgen Banda-Hansmann and I immigrated about 9 years ... More About: Travel , Running , Photography , South Africa , General
Welcome to Cape Town Tips
2007-11-12 21:18:00 Cape Town Tips Cape Town Tips’ goal, is to provide you with relevant information about Cape Town. Especially, if you are planning to travel to Cape Town, I want to give you advice and tips on where to go and what to see during your visit. My name is Jurgen Banda-Hansmann and I immigrated about 9 years ... More About: Travel , Running , Photography , South Africa , General |
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