Vegans Barging in France 1
One of the best bits about traveling in France is enjoying French foods. Words like chef, gastronomy, cuisine, Michelin stars and café spring to mind. They take food seriously in France. Very seriously. Lunchtime, anywhere from 12.00pm to 14.30pm, is sacred....
20 Best Money Saving Travel Tips
1. Visit the local tourist information office and get brochures for the tours they have on offer. Then do them yourself for free. Walking tours are also usually cheaper than bus tours. Sure, they take a bit longer, but you get to explore a city or the countryside...
20 Top Travel Packing Tips
1. Don't pack light colours. They look grubby in no time and you don't want to be worrying about your clothes getting dirty. Pack mostly black or dark colours. They probably also get grubby but at least you can't see it. Black is also versatile. It goes from day to...
Garden Route South Africa and getting about
Garden Route steps leading to beach The Garden Route is a popular holiday and retirement destination. Coming from Cape Town, it begins around Albertinia which is a tiny and not too exciting place. Give it a miss. The first coastal town is Mossel Bay (Mussel Bay)....
Visas, vaccinations, natural approach to malaraia
Camps Bay beach First lets deal with visas. Some nationals may require visas and others not. You will need to refer to either your local embassy. Another handy site is this SA Tourism. You could also utilise an agent who deals with foreign visas and...
Airport transfer, My CiTi, Golden Arrow, bus services
My CiTi bus The My CiTi bus service is now well under way. The first route to get going was from the the airport to the city centre. At R50 for the trip, it's a bargain. We've used the bus a few times now, and I can see no reason to spend, what in comparison is a...
Top 5 must sees and sunsets
View of Ritz Plaza Hotel and Sea Point area The usual top five must-sees in Cape Town are:- 1. Table Mountain Park and cable car 2. Robben Island and V and A Waterfront 3. The Cape Peninsula and Cape Point 4. Kirstenbosh Botanical Gardens 5. The Winelands...
Crime statistics
View from Table Mountain In my last blog I was waxing about how incredibly wonderful South Africa and South Africans are. Funny thing is, the rest of the world don't see us like that. I can't count the amount of times after I was asked where I was from, people would...
20 Top Money Saving Travel Tips
There was a lady from SA, who stayed three nights in Galway She contracted an affliction, that altered her diction And now she converses in a strange Irish way. Guess who went through county Limerick in Ireland? For today's blog, I thought that I would share some of...
Eating out and tipping, vegetarians, what to do with bad service
Where to eat? I am a very fussy eater. Don't do meat. Don't do junk food. And I want good prices. But I manage to eat well and achieve all that. The three "fast" food chains I support are Simply Asia - stir fries and green curries, Osumo - fresh juices, wraps and...
