Tag: travel
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Wine Flies-Wine Tour-Part 2-Cape Town
*I received a media discount for the following tour. I promise that all opinions are my own. Oh no! Mark, our Wine Flies Wine Tour guide, stops the van. We are winding our way up Middelvlei Wine Estates’ drive, when we pass one of their donkeys, whose head is stuck in the fence. Mark jumps…
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Wine Flies-Wine Tour-Part 1-Cape Town
*I received a media discount for the following tour. I promise that all opinions are my own. The van comes to a stop. Our Wine Flies Tour guide, Mark, exits to pick up more guests. As we wait, the playlist that is playing in the van moves to the next song. I hear it. First…
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Sunset on Table Mountain-Cape Town
After receiving the text that our paraglide needed to be rescheduled, due to weather, we scrambled to rearrange our plans for the week. What activity could we fit in on a Friday, late afternoon/evening? A visit to Table Mountain seemed the best choice. With stunning views in every direction, the citizens of Cape Town have…
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Staying At Villa Sunshine-Cape Town
Not every travel day is filled with glamorous adventure. Although our time in Zimbabwe started out with a relaxing morning by the pool, the rest of the week was a flurry of activity. When our plane landed in Cape Town, South Africa, I was not feeling my best. Exhausted and worn out, I required rest.…
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Getting Around Cape Town-Without A Car
When we travel, we avoid renting cars as much as possible. Not only is there the expense of renting a car, but there is also the added stress of having to drive and navigate an unfamiliar place. There are some places like Colorado, California, and our recent excursion to Florida, where having our own car…