A Three-Day Break in Simonstown
Recently, after a couple of weeks playing tour guide for my dad and his partner, I spent three days at an Airbnb outside Simonstown. Simonstown (also known as Simon's Town), about 45 minutes southeast [...]
Eating Gatsbys in Salt River, Cape Town
CORRECTION: Since publishing this post yesterday, I have been informed by many angry members of the Gatsby Society Facebook group that Gatsbys are NOT sandwiches and should never, ever, under any circumstances, be referred [...]
How to Climb Table Mountain via Skeleton Gorge
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 [...]
Wine Tasting Dos and Don’ts: Lessons From Noble Vice
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 [...]
Andalousse: A Quickie Cape Town Restaurant Review
A few weeks ago, during a very bad week, I was in Cape Town. I couldn't really taste food but I needed to eat. So when my friend Lucy invited my friend Di and me [...]
Street Art and Cape Town’s District Six
Last month I spent a couple of days in Cape Town on either end of my weeklong stay in Stellenbosch. I was reminded yet again of what a lovely city Cape Town is. At [...]
I Drank Stellenbosch
My last Stellenblog post was about all the non-drinking things to do in Stellenbosch. I wrote that post for a couple of reasons: 1) I thought it would be useful for non-drinkers visiting Stellenbosch; [...]
A Non-Drinker’s Guide to Stellenbosch
Let me clarify that I am not a non-drinker. I'm no party animal, but I do enjoy a glass of wine. So I was ecstatic to be invited to participate in #Stellenblog, a blogging [...]
11 Spectacular Views in Stellenbosch
I recently received an invitation to participate in a blogging campaign called #Stellenblog. #Stellenblog is an annual weeklong event in which bloggers/social media influencers from around South Africa and the world go to Stellenbosch -- [...]
Three Random Days in Cape Town: Mountaintops, Beer, and Big Fat Seals
Last week I went to Cape Town for an Instagram campaign, to attend a single two-hour event on a Wednesday evening. My friend Kate was invited too. Cape Town being one the most beautiful cities in the world [...]
Fun Fish Photography at the Two Oceans Aquarium
Visiting an aquarium is one of those touristy activities that I don't normally seek out. I grew up in Baltimore, home of the National Aquarium, and I think I subconsciously believed that my home aquarium [...]
Learning to Cook, Faldela’s Way
My #HelloWeekend trip to Cape Town was nearly a month ago and I'm woefully behind in writing about it. But I can't let any more time pass before telling you about my Cape Malay cooking [...]