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007 to the rescue of …whales, and more shoots!
Former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan has boldly appealed to President Obama to help put an end to illegal whaling, reports CBS. Brosnan paid for and appears in an “Save the Whales Now”...
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A Whale of a Heritage Route celebrates Cape Town whales and their heritage!
On Saturday 24 September, on Heritage Day, a fun family event will focus on the whales in Cape Town’s South Peninsula, and their history, importance, and the threat to their existence through A Whale...
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False Bay Coastline Route: how feasible is it for provincial tourism?
The False Bay coastal region is set to receive a massive injection of marketing energy and funding to restore some neglected tourism areas to their former glory, and to develop new areas, to make the...
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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 12/13 October
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * The N1/N2 Winelands toll road project is unlikely to be implemented, despite the Supreme Court of Appeal giving the go-ahead for e-tolling, says Robin...
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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 1 July
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * The price of petrol went up by 44 cents a liter at midnight, the increase being blamed on the weakening Rand, and increased demand for petrol in Europe and...
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Cape Town to get Tuk Tuk mini taxis by summer!
After banning Tuk Tuk taxis in Cape Town four years ago as they were not licensed, the City of Cape Town is now encouraging the owners of the three-wheel Tuk Tuk taxis to apply for the 80 licenses they...
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Baby Vegetables premium produce from earth, delivers farm to table!
On a quick trip around Muizenberg over the weekend, my friend and Muizenberg resident Don Gloy introduced me to husband-and-wife and chef team Quinette and Valie Costea, who own Baby Vegetables, a farm...
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Restaurant Review: Stargarden Boutique Café in Fish Hoek is a star!
Last Saturday I had to be in the ‘Deep South’ of Cape Town, attending a media breakfast at the new Tintswalo at Boulders in Simonstown, so decided to have lunch at Stargarden Boutique Café in Fish Hoek...
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‘SwitchBitch Book 2: My Journey of Transformation in Walking the Camino from...
It is an exciting achievement to have published the second book in my SwitchBitch trilogy, entitled ‘SwitchBitch: My journey of transformation in Walking the Camino, Sole to Soul’, following in the...
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Restaurant Review: Stargarden stays fresh, ingredients out of the Boschendal...
Yesterday was the third time that I ate at Stargarden Boutique Café, since it opened in Fish Hoek about six months ago. I had to drop my friend Ali Tanguy in the Deep South, and so it was a perfect...
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Sweet Service Award goes to City of Cape Town; Sour Service Award goes to...
The Sweet Service Award goes to the City of Cape Town, for its generous once-off donation of 2000 garbage bags to Camps Bay Clean, my litter clean-up initiative in Camps Bay, facilitated by Camps...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal Day 13 of Level 4, 10 July 2021
Saturday 10 July 2021, Day 13 of Level 4 Corona Gratitude #grateful for a wonderful day after a night of zero noise disturbance ; doing some work and then heading out to collect Emma in Pinelands, to...
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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 64 of Level 1, 3 December 2021
Friday 3 December 2021, Day 64 of Level 1 Corona Gratitude #grateful for a busy day, getting up at 6h00, to squeeze in as much client work as possible; for the fantastic news that Utopia won Africa’s...
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SA Travel Ban: a good news story of a German couple staying in Cape Town a...
German couple Wolfgang and Cornelial wanted some Cape sunshine, and booked a two week trip to Cape Town spontaneously. Their travel agent booked them three destinations: Franschhoek, Sanbona, and...
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Camps Bay hosts first African Padel Tournament, an Olympic-recognised sport!
The world’s newest and fastest growing sport Padel, and growing by the minute with 18 million players around the world, is setting the sport world on fire. Hosting the African Padel Tournament on the...
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SA Butler Academy apologises to 2019 student Lin Yang, and to refund her...
In 2019 I met Lin Yang, a Singaporean who studied at the South African Butler Academy at what it claimed to be a world class institution, given the marketing promises made on its website. She was...
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Kfm 30 Best of the Cape Awards 2023 announced
Today Kfm, the Cape’s largest radio station, announced its 30 Best of the Cape businesses in the Western Cape, having narrowed down its Top 5 Finalists in each category after its 1,2 million listeners...
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Beloved Carte Blanche presenter Derek Watts passes away.
Today Derek Watts, the well-known, respected, and loved Carte Blanche TV presenter, passed away. He was 74 years old. He was a presenter for 35 years. News 24 writes, quoting his long-standing fellow...
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Open Letter to the Camps Bay CID Steering Committee.
Yesterday I attended the first meeting of the proposed Camps Bay CID. It is to have three legs: Crime prevention, Homelessness prevention, and Environment/Cleanliness. The Steering Committee is heavily...
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