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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
The cableway is closed for annual maintenance so be aware it's walk it up or stay at the bottom. In all honesty you can get some good city views from Tafelberg Rd but it doesn't compare with being 650 metres higher on top of the mountain. This time the cableway ...
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Monday, July 6th, 2009
It's always good to get home although often it takes a week or two to adjust to no longer being on the move and navigating one's way through airports, bus stations etc. Now back for a week I am beginning to settle down and with the weather being so good ...
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Friday, May 15th, 2009
The Cape Town winter weather is really setting in this weekend with gale force winds and torrential rain forecast! Not exactly the best weather for going on a hike up Table Mountain. Now we are into are quiet season so for me it is time to take off and head ...
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Friday, May 15th, 2009
We are pleased to be able to offer specialised birding tours in the Cape. Kim Wright is a expert birding guide and can take you on a half day or full day tour to some of the birding hotspots in and around Cape Town including, Kirstenbosch Gardens, Park Island in ...
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Saturday, April 11th, 2009
Just some advice for those visiting Cape Town for the first time. Metered taxis in Cape Town are not cheap (in comparison to everything else!) and are not always to be trusted with their fares and the settings on their meters which is why I always recommend the use of ...
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Monday, March 30th, 2009
I have received some inquiries about the fire two weeks ago and the effect it might have had on Table Mountain. Well - the answer is none. The fire started below Rhodes Memorial on the lower slopes of Devils Peak and spread upwards and also across to the Table Mountain ...
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Monday, March 30th, 2009
Cape Point (more accurately known as the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve) is a must see when visiting Cape Town. Situated at the very tip of the Cape Peninsula it is often mistaken for the most southerly point on the African continent and also as the place where the ...
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Saturday, February 14th, 2009
Now we are at the height of the fire season but so far Table Mountain has escaped almost totally unscathed. However fires elswhere in the Cape Province have been devastating and although no deaths are reported but there are huge losses to many farmers who have lost all their crops.
A ...
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Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Well, good news - Table Mountain has made the first cut and is in with a chance of becoming one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Although the news did not come as a surprise to Capetonians it is good to know that Table Mountain as an icon ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Great - at last summer has arrived and there is plenty of sunshine to be had in Cape Town and on Table Mountain. However even yesterday the temperature on top of the mountain was cool so always be prepared for a marked change in degrees especially if the wind picks ...
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