Pic of the Day: October 13
A view from the top of Cape Town's Table Mountain Aerial Cableway. Notice what's missing...a tower. It's 1.2 km of straight cables, from top to ...
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12 Oct
Pic of the Day: October 12
Pic of the Day: October 12
The pied-a-terre is a lovely concept. There's something liberating about having a retreat that isn't cluttered with the junk of everyday life, but still offers ...
11 Oct
Pic of the Day: October 11
Pic of the Day: October 11
A typical South African township area, as seen from the N2 motorway. For those accustomed to freeways being a pedestrian-free zone, South Africa takes some getting ...
10 Oct
Pic of the Day: October 10
Pic of the Day: October 10
Table Mountain National Park is a tough place to get lost. The information at each trailhead puts most guidebooks to shame. The biggest risk is ...
09 Oct
Pic of the Day: October 9
Pic of the Day: October 9
With this view of Table Mountain, you'd never know that the De Grendel winery is tucked behind an oil refinery. We picked up a lovely Sauvignon ...
08 Oct
Pic of the Day: October 8
Pic of the Day: October 8
Just another spectacular Western Cape coastline, in this case at Betty's Bay. And another huge colony of African penguins. We can't get enough of these ...
07 Oct
Pic of the Day: October 7
Pic of the Day: October 7
Behold the Chacma (or Cape) Baboon. Despite a friend's warning that these creatures may be dangerous (reportedly a baboon once killed a baby), we bravely got ...
06 Oct
Pic of the Day: October 6
Pic of the Day: October 6
The boat tour to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years in prison, is obviously a Cape Town must-do. The tours ...
05 Oct
Pic of the Day: October 5
Pic of the Day: October 5
OMG! This is the worst picture of the beautiful University of Cape Town ever. Not having the presence of mind to take a picture during our ...
04 Oct
Pic of the Day: October 4
Pic of the Day: October 4
The Rhodes monument honors the memory of Cecil Rhodes, the Cape Colony's most famous Prime Minister. Cecil founded a little diamond company called De Beers, ...
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