by 2summers | Mar 9, 2022 | Cape Town, Parks/Nature Reserves, The Blogitects, Western Cape
I visited Cape Town for the first time more than 11 years ago, with my mother. During that trip, Mom and I attempted to climb Table Mountain in a hilariously foolish way — I’ll let you read about it yourself in the blog post I wrote back then, called How...
by 2summers | Nov 23, 2021 | Lodging, Parks/Nature Reserves, Western Cape
To finish off my Western Cape road trip (read about the earlier parts of the trip here, here, and here), Thorsten and I spent two days at the De Hoop Collection in a remote part of South Africa’s Overberg region. The De Hoop Collection is a privately owned lodge...
by 2summers | Nov 19, 2021 | Museums and Buildings, Parks/Nature Reserves, Western Cape
I’ve been wanting to visit Cape Agulhas since my first visit to Cape Town in 2011, when I took a day trip around the Cape Peninsula and learned that the Cape of Good Hope is not, in fact, the southernmost point in Africa. It took another decade but I finally...
by 2summers | Nov 12, 2021 | Food and Drink, Lodging, Parks/Nature Reserves, Western Cape
Thorsten and I spent two days in Arniston, a tiny seaside town about three hours southeast of Cape Town, as part of a mini Western Cape road trip to celebrate our anniversary. Our stay in Arniston was courtesy of the Arniston Spa Hotel and Cape Country Routes. I...
by 2summers | Nov 9, 2021 | Cape Town, Food and Drink, Western Cape
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I really enjoy wine tasting in South Africa. I’ve done a few media visits to various South African wine regions over the years, and recently I’ve made an effort to actually learn something about wine so I can...
by 2summers | Sep 3, 2019 | Western Cape
After spending two days overlooking the beach in Plettenberg Bay (see part 1), our group of lady journalists took a quick hop over the Outeniqua Mountains to spend two days in the desert town of Oudtshoorn. Sunrise in Oudtshoorn, pronounced something (but not exactly)...