Category Archive: South Africa

Pic of the Day: October 13

Pic of the Day: October 13

A view from the top of Cape Town’s Table Mountain Aerial Cableway.  Notice what’s missing…a tower.  It’s 1.2 km of straight cables, from top to …

 

Pic of the Day: October 12

Pic of the Day: October 12

The pied-a-terre is a lovely concept.  There’s something liberating about having a retreat that isn’t cluttered with the junk of everyday life, but still offers …

 

Pic of the Day: October 11

Pic of the Day: October 11

A typical South African township area, as seen from the N2 motorway. For those accustomed to freeways being a pedestrian-free zone, South Africa takes some getting …

 

Pic of the Day: October 10

Pic of the Day: October 10

Table Mountain National Park is a tough place to get lost.  The information at each trailhead puts most guidebooks to shame.  The biggest risk is …

 

Pic of the Day: October 9

Pic of the Day: October 9

With this view of Table Mountain, you’d never know that the De Grendel winery is tucked behind an oil refinery. We picked up a lovely Sauvignon …

 

Pic of the Day: October 8

Pic of the Day: October 8

Just another spectacular Western Cape coastline, in this case at Betty’s Bay.  And another huge colony of African penguins.  We can’t get enough of these …

 

Pic of the Day: October 7

Pic of the Day: October 7

Behold the Chacma (or Cape) Baboon. Despite a friend’s warning that these creatures may be dangerous (reportedly a baboon once killed a baby), we bravely got …

 

Pic of the Day: October 6

Pic of the Day: October 6

The boat tour to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years in prison, is obviously a Cape Town must-do.  The tours …

 

Pic of the Day: October 5

Pic of the Day: October 5

OMG!  This is the worst picture of the beautiful University of Cape Town ever. Not having the presence of mind to take a picture during our …

 

Pic of the Day: October 4

Pic of the Day: October 4

The Rhodes monument honors the memory of Cecil Rhodes, the Cape Colony’s most famous Prime Minister.  Cecil founded a little diamond company called De Beers, …