#Western Cape - 13 posts

Thorsten and I spent a weekend in Greyton, a small town less than two hours from Cape Town, and also made a brief wine-tasting stop in Malgas.

Thorsten and I spent three fantastic days at an Airbnb in Suurbraak, a village about three hours from Cape Town in the Overberg Mountains.

Part 3 of my Quirky South Africa road trip series covers our drive through the Garden Route, staying in Storms River and Plettenberg Bay.

We climbed Table Mountain, starting from the Kirstenbosch and up the Skeleton Gorge Trail. Here's how we did it.

Thorsten and I spent two days at the De Hoop Nature reserve, near Cape Agulhas in the Western Cape. It was my second visit to De Hoop.

I visited the Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point in Africa, for the first time. But I was lazy and missed a lot of the attractions.

I visited Arniston for two days and was blown away by the town's history, culture, and astonishing beauty.

After spending two days at the beach in Plettenberg Bay, we took a quick drive over the Outeniqua Pass to spend two days in the desert in Oudtshoorn.

I spent two days at the beach in Plettenberg Bay and then two days at the desert in Oudtshoorn. This is part I of the journey.

Winemaking is an art, and like many art forms it often attracts unusual practitioners. The Swartland attracts more than its fair share of quirky winemakers.

Hermanus is known as a whale-watching town. But aside from that, Hermanus and its surrounds is one of the most beautiful places in South Africa.

My mother and I hired and car and took a road trip from Cape Town to Johannesburg. Here's a rundown of our adventures along the way.