by Nola Moran | May 20, 2019 | Blog
After a leisurely breakfast in the Company Gardens we joined a free historic walking tour of Cape Town. The concept of “free” walking tours in major cities has now been around since 2004 and while you do not pay any upfront fees you are expected to leave a tip. I... 
by Nola Moran | May 20, 2019 | Blog
It was an earlyish start this morning for the 35 minute drive to Simon’s Town for breakfast before heading down to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope. Simon’s Town has been a naval base for more than 200 years and nestles on the shores of False Bay and is now a... 
by Nola Moran | May 19, 2019 | Blog
We arrived at our accommodation in Cape Town around 9pm last night and we are staying in a cottage in the DeWaterkant area which is centrally located within walking distance to the CBD, Bo-Kaap and the Waterfront. There are a lot of restaurants, bars and shopping in... 
by Nola Moran | May 19, 2019 | Blog
A few kilometres from Halcyon is the National Park of Mapungupwe which stretches along the southern banks of the Limpopo river at it’s confluence with the Shashe river and where Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa meet . This is not a large park in comparison to the... 
by Nola Moran | May 19, 2019 | Blog
We all had a sleep-in this morning as we were not leaving Fika Futi until 8:30 for the drive south to the border crossing at Pontdrift. It was very sad to say goodbye to the wonderful staff at Fika Futi and we all swore we would be back. In my case that will be...
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