1time Traveller’s Tale
30 October 2009
I am a middle-aged schoolteacher and the thought of spending my winter holiday earlier this year in wet, cold Cape Town was depressing. My husband and I did a great deal of talking and budgeting and finally decided to go to Zanzibar. First we checked all the airlines and their prices. 1time Airline certainly had [...] Continue Reading »
High Diving Hero
30 October 2009
Be it motor sports, football or base jumping – every discipline has its hero. Colombian-born Orlando Duque is the man who epitomises high diving, and sets the standard for everyone else who aspires toward mastery in cliff diving. Having outgrown the swimming pools, he began a career that has thus far earned him nine world [...] Continue Reading »
De Waterkant
30 October 2009
300 years ago the area of De Waterkant in central Cape Town got its name. The reason? Each day, as the high tide rose, the waves would lap the sides of the hill upon which the area stands. It was, quite accurately, on the waterside. These days, De Waterkant is not as close to the [...] Continue Reading »
Don’t go to the Beach
30 October 2009
Going to the beach is not cool. Unfortunately – most days it’s too hot, too windy or too sandy. And, unless you intend on looking like a leather handbag as a result of sun damage by the time you hit 50, for most (even if you’re not fair skinned) it is too sunny. But, what [...] Continue Reading »
Cape Town Food Safari
30 October 2009
The South African summer is approaching. Where better to experience the season’s welcome than in beautiful Cape Town? For visitors and locals alike, summer in this city brings along the impulse to be outdoors. With so much to choose from, any exploration of the peninsula makes sampling its tastes and smells an absolute pleasure. Here [...] Continue Reading »
More to do
30 October 2009
These holidays, while most inlanders make for the coast, why not stick around and explore South Africa’s biggest city – Johannesburg, Jo’burg, Jozi? No matter what you call it, there is a lot more to this City of Gold than initially meets the eye. 1. Mai Mai Market The Mai Mai market in the eastern [...] Continue Reading »
