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South Africa is a place that I visited in my 'pre-VT' days, you know, that time in my life when I didn't take photos and detailed notes of every place I stayed in or ate at.
For that reason, details here are scant. Most of the memories are in my head only.
I had eventually summoned up enough courage to visit South Africa, due mainly to my friends in Jo'burg talking me into it (I'm glad they did). Cape Town was where I started and ended my journey. I found a great guest house on the internet and became good friends with the owner's daughter. She was incredibly helpful before and during my trip. The setting for Cape Town is magnificent with Table Mountain keeping a watchful eye over the city. The city itself has a lot to offer, especially with regard to eating and drinking. My guest house host told me that a couple of London restaurant owners visit each year to see what is new in the culinary world. The nearby wine regions are stunningly beautiful and the produce is highly drinkable. I should also add that compared to European and North American prices the cost of eating and drinking out in South Africa is extremely cheap.
Before I went I had some personal concerns about my safety but had no problems at all.
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- Pros:Fantastic scenery, food and wine
- Cons:Caution needs to be exercised to stay safe
- In a nutshell:A truly wonderful city
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Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
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At one point I was going to put this into Tourist Traps but that would have been cynical, wouldn't it? The Waterfront is... more travel advice
Table Mountain
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This is a very obvious 'Must See' in Cape Town. I'm talking about actually going to the top. While in Cape Town it is... more travel advice
Visit the winelands
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This area is stunningly beautiful. The wine that is produced is amazingly good and ridiculously cheap. The wine farms... more travel advice
Brenwin Guest House
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Approx 400 Rand per night This is a fabulous place. The location is superb in Green Point, it's quiet but only a 10... more travel advice
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Comments (27)
SA is not as cheap as it used to be. Nice page Phil.
Great pictures of Jo'burg and Cape Town.....I went to your other site. Do you have plans to go back to SA? Thanks Diane
Hello Phil! HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes from Finland! You've got really great South Africa pages, I truly enjoyed reading and looking at them!
Well balanced and accurate tip on crime in Cape Town. Ive lived here most of my life and have never had a "incident".
loved your bo-kaap pic very vibrant colours we are off to CT & Knysna in Dec to visit the folks. I love babotie as a cape malay dish I make it lots!!
"I was almost paranoid?" :) Phil, you tell me your casa is lacking feminine touch but lookie here...Chantell, norwegian friends... your pages are full of feminine touches. You are I_J :)
Yes, but you've never seen the wharf on Kodiak. . .it's the same kind of thing just smaller. Once more, life isn't fair.
What a nice place!!! And so close to my hometown... I just cross over Atlantic Ocean and I am there!!!
Wise words in your warnings and dangers...That can go for just about anywhere!! Very nice page Phil!!
You need not say more--the wine is worth the journey alone.
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