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Tag Archives: Cape Town
Take a tour with the Red Top Bus in Cape Town!
I took a short break with my daughter this past weekend, and booked us, using my Flexi Club timeshare point, into The Riviera Suites in Sea Point, Cape Town. After a very wet week, the rain dissipated and Cape Town … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Cape Town, Love and Life, Nature, South Africa
Tagged Africa, Afrikaans, Agriculture and Forestry, Arts, Atlantic Ocean, Business, Camps Bay, Cape Town, Constantia, Harveys, Hout Bay, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Llandudno, Mariner's Wharf, paragliders, Red Top Bus Tour, Riviera Suites, Sea Point, Table Mountain, Twelve Apostles, Winchester Mansions
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I am now a published author – hallelujah!!! My Love Affair with Nora!!!
I have been extremely quiet over the past few months, but for a reason! I have fine-tuned and re-read and edited, and proof-read again my novella / autobiography / travelog on my mid-life adventure of joining 5 strangers, all Norwegians … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Awards, Cape Town, Love and Life, South Africa
Tagged Affair, Amazon, Atlantic Ocean, book, Brazil, Cape Town, Createspace, Facebook, Love, Love Affair, Norwegian, Published, Rio de Janeiro, Sailing, South Africa, Yacht Club
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Sunset Villas, Velddrif, West Coast, South Africa
I had the pleasure recently to have a business appointment with the owners of this self-catering resort on the beautiful West Coast region of South Africa. They also run an adventure resort, where you can get real down and dirty … Continue reading
Posted in Love and Life, Nature, South Africa
Tagged airport, Cape Town, Laaiplek, Sunset Villas, Velddrif
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Posticino Express, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town
Posticino Express I had the pleasure of spotting this little gem recently when having to wait for a client appointment in town. It blew my socks off!! And I dedicate it to my beloved, Kobus! Till we are 105 and … Continue reading
Posted in Cape Town, South Africa
Tagged Cape Town, Greenmarket Square, panini, Posticino Express, South Africa
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The most iconic sight in South Africa – Table Mountain
Taken with my trusted Sony Ericsson Xperia – always in my palm, so I do not miss a shot!
X-factor addicts!!
You know there is not too much going on on the farm, when you, and the kids visiting from Cape Town (nogal!), are all up before sunrise to see the finale of the X-factor! Although I love Alex and Sierra, I … Continue reading
Posted in Love and Life
Tagged Alex, Cape Town, Dancing with the Stars, Jeff Gutt, Miley Cyrus, Sierra, Simon Cowell, Strictly Come Dancing, The X Factor, United States, voice, X Factor
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Life on a farm includes kamikaze pilots!!
I woke up this morning, disoriented, not sure if I am dreaming I am ducking bombs at Pearl Harbor, or whether there was some crazed pilot hell-bent on committing suicide by flying into my house! As Kobus had just left … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Love and Life, Nature, South Africa
Tagged Africa, Cape Town, Pearl Harbor, Provinces, South Africa, United States, Western Cape, World War II
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Langebaan – my heart’s soft spot
Langebaan is a seaside town, just north of Cape Town, nestled between a hill and a lagoon with water that changes colour from day-to-day. When the mist rolls in through the mouth of the lagoon, creeping over the hills that … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Cape Town, Love and Life, Nature, South Africa
Tagged Atlantic Ocean, Cape Town, Garden of Eden, Langebaan, Mykonos, South Africa, West Coast National Park, Western Cape
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Sunsets and Sunrises
Like most people I know, I love sunrises and sunsets. There are even two favourite movies – Before Sunset and Before Sunrise, and if you have not watched them, do yourself the favour. But that’s besides the point. Sunrise to … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Love and Life, Nature, South Africa
Tagged Africa, Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, Cape Winelands, God, Heilbron, Indian Ocean, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
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The Greyhound to Cape Town
I was born and raised in Worcester, in the Western Cape of South Africa. But I spent most school holidays in Namaqualand – my ancestral grounds, where once upon a time my grandfather farmed at the foot of Spektakelberg pass, … Continue reading
Posted in Cape Town, Love and Life, South Africa
Tagged Africa, Cape Town, Coca Cola, Namaqualand, Provinces, South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester
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