Tag: cape town

The Penguin Experience at Two Oceans Aquarium-Cape Town

It is the usual occurrence. I’m sitting on the sofa, laptop in lap, watching an episode of International House Hunters. I’m especially attentive as this particular episode takes place in Cape Town, South Africa, our next destination. A B-roll shot pops on the screen showing the mother and daughter hunting duo petting a penguin. It…
Finding Your Coffee Vibe in Cape Town

After the breathtaking scenery, and the abundant amount of activities, the thing that I miss most about Cape Town, is the coffee. Coffee in Cape Town is serious business. You won’t find hyper sweetened, flavored beverages. You want a latte, you get a latte. It will be one of the most expertly crafted lattes you…
Cape Town Beach Tour

Though most of our travel days are carefully planned, I try to leave a day or two open for spontaneous activities. As we have nothing scheduled post our Paragliding adventure, we hop on the Hop On Hop Off Bus for a self-guided Cape Town Beach Tour. Hout Bay During our tours earlier in the week,…
Paragliding with Cape Town Tandem Paragliding

*I received a media discount for this experience. I promise all opinions are my own. I wake up in the middle of the night to the wind gusting so hard , it sounds as if a freight train is driving through our Peninsula All-Suites Hotel room. My heart is sad. If the wind continues, there…
Visiting Cape Point-Cape of Good Hope-South Africa

We’re not budget travelers per se, but we do travel with a budget. Though we aren’t the biggest fans of large group, bus tours, the City Sightseeing, Cape Point and Penguin Day Tour, allowed us to see Cape Point within our budget. It seemed like a good idea to do the budget version of this…
Penguin Fun-Visiting Boulders Beach-South Africa

It was one of those rare days when the Travel Channel actually had a show on about travel. It was a show counting down the best 100 beaches in the world. Using the show as background noise, the overly animated, voice over guy, suddenly grabbed my attention. He touted a beach in South Africa where…
Jazz Brunch at Harveys-Cape Town

Warm sunshine splashes over us as we take our seats in Harveys’ outdoor, courtyard. Our server greets us with two welcoming flutes of champagne, then briefly goes over the highlights of the brunch buffet. We are free to go up and participate in the bounty, but first, we take a few moments to appreciate our…
Visiting Kirstenbosch Garden-Cape Town

The weather in Cape Town, is fascinating. It’s not unusual for the weather to be one way on one side of the mountain and completely opposite on the other. We finish our jazz brunch at Harvey’s, on a patio flooded with sunshine, but as our Hop on Hop Off Bus winds its way around Table…
Staying at The Peninsula All-Suite Hotel-Cape Town

We enter The Peninsula All-Suite Hotel’s lobby, and plop down on one of the sofas. We need a plan B for our day, but we are lost as to what to do. Sensing our bewilderment, Alistair approaches. He asks if we are checking into the hotel today. A bundle of kindness, effervescence, and animation, Alistair…