Dec 24, 2009: Arrrr me bucko, let's shake our booty smartly
You can blame it all on Johnny Depp, who elevated pirates from the nasty, smelly criminals they really are to the glamorously appealing mainstream.Here at EsCape Times we believe Johnny can do no wrong, particularly as Captain Jack Sparrow, and we are qui...
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Dec 24, 2009: Taking the trouble to look
I had some free time and vague inklings that I should head up the mountain. The weather was wonderful, the sky blue and the breeze non-existent. The only drawback was that it had taken some time to sort out a myriad small but pressing issues in the office...
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Dec 22, 2009: This summer's belle of the ball
Here at EsCape Times, your essential daily guide to the joys of a summer holiday in Cape Town, we'd prefer not to mention the 2010 Fifa World Cup.But like Basil Fawlty and the war, it is impossible. Whether you're visiting for the first time or you live h...
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Dec 22, 2009: Hyde Park Hotel is just the business
Few hardly venture into Joburg with the intention of unwinding or recharging their batteries. Joburg is where you go to cut business deals.This edgy city is supposed to wind you up, not let you deflate like a two-day-old party balloon. It is the absence o...
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Dec 22, 2009: Fans can combine World Cup with safari
Fans at next year's World Cup will have the chance to witness not only the fierce struggle for soccer's biggest prize, but an even more intense tooth-and-claw contest for survival.Revered Liverpool manager Bill Shankly famously said football was more impo...
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Dec 17, 2009: Another world, another age
Declared a Unesco world heritage site in 1999, the Cradle of Humankind, north-west of Johannesburg has made great strides.The Sterkfontein Caves used to take centre stage, especially in the light of the discovery of "Mrs Ples" in the late 1940s....
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Dec 17, 2009: Mother City named as top destination
Cape Town has topped the list of the most popular destinations worldwide for British Airways (BA) travellers next year.The airline compiles a top 10 "longhaul league table" with the cities it considers will draw the largest number of internation...
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Dec 17, 2009: The Big Adventure: Hiking the Otter Trail
It may be a lesson in the philosophical inseparability of pain and pleasure, but the Otter Trail is also one of the most beautiful walks on EarthWHAT IS IT? South Africa’s greatest, most-loved hiking trail, and one of the world’s most scenic w...
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Dec 15, 2009: Cape Town World Cup venue complete
Cape Town stadium, which has been chosen to host a 2010 World Cup semi-final, was on Monday declared complete.The 68,000 seater stadium boosts the views of the iconic Table Mountain and the historic Robin Island, where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated.Its ...
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Dec 15, 2009: Going Grand in Paarl
Paarl occupies a strange position in the tourism hierarchy of the Western Cape. Not as picturesque as Stellenbosch, nor trendy as Franschhoek, it’s never quite had the magnetism of its winelands cousins.But as I discovered recently this reputation i...
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Dec 15, 2009: In tough times, life can still be a beach
For cash-strapped Joburgers who are keen to hit the beach this festive season despite the recession, research detailing where sun-lovers will find the most budget-friendly holidays has been done.According to the budget airline kulula.com's beach index sur...
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Dec 15, 2009: Diamond rating for luxurious safari lodge
Tuningi Safari Lodge has just been awarded a Diamond rating in the 2009 Diners Club Winelist Award.Tuningi Safari Lodge, one of six Madikwe Collection luxury lodges, is nestled in a valley in the western section of Madikwe Game Reserve.Accommodation is in...
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Dec 10, 2009: Looks like summer is here
Finally the sun is shining, temperatures are soaring and sunburn has become a real possibility for the careless outdoorsman. Summer seems to have been taking its own merry time to arrive this year but, with blue skies and warm temperatures, I was only too...
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Dec 10, 2009: Delight as history comes alive
An indemnity form you must sign to climb the Magaliesberg's slopes from the Botha's farm, Shelter Rock, offers a curious warning: "Other people (you encounter on the mountain)... may be stupid, reckless or otherwise dangerous. They may be mentally il...
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Dec 08, 2009: Fun shines brightly at Sun City
A friend and I lounged by the swimming pool at the Cabanas Hotel during the Sun City Spring Break, reminiscing about trips we'd made to Sun City over the years.It's hard to believe that this resort built by Sol Kerzner is now 30 years old. It courted its ...
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Dec 08, 2009: Served up on a platter
The Helshoogte Pass snakes towards Franschhoek through the majestic Simonsberg, at the foot of which is a little village known as Pniel. Its history dates to 1834, the year which also marked the freeing of slaves in South Africa.Once a mission station for...
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Dec 08, 2009: A Durban legend
The Royal Palm hotel on Palm Boulevard is within five minutes of Umhlanga's business districts, beaches and the Gateway Theatre of Shopping.The 94-apartment hotel offers spacious suites, apartments or penthouses, all with private balconies and outside fur...
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Dec 08, 2009: Heaven on earth
The road from Cape Town to Kleinmond is a smooth one, give or take the odd bit of construction taking place near the airport and Somerset West. Then come the highs of Sir Lowry's Pass and later Houwhoek Pass, but those are nothing to what awaits at the Ar...
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Dec 03, 2009: 'Durban could be another Rio'
Tourism expert John van Rooyen has predicted that Durban has the makings of another Rio de Janeiro, one of the world's top holiday destinations.Reacting, the city's deputy mayor, Logie Naidoo, went further and said Durban could become another Waiki-ki Bea...
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Dec 03, 2009: Durban listed as holiday paradise
Durban may no longer have Blue Flag beaches, but the city has been listed as one of the top 10 family beach holiday destinations in the world by the travel publishing heavyweight, Lonely Planet.Other cities on the list in the latest edition of Lonely Plan...
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Dec 03, 2009: Still hope for the Garden Route
Despite being in the grip of a prevailing drought, towns along the Cape's Garden Route have not given up hope of hosting the world in 2010. Sandwiched between two World Cup host cities, towns in the Southern Cape are anxiously preparing for next year's to...
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Dec 01, 2009: Floating hotels for World Cup fans
South Africa, short of accommodation for nearly half a million fans expected to flock to next year's soccer World Cup, plans to use cruise liners as floating hotels.International soccer officials have identified transport and accommodation as two areas wh...
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Dec 01, 2009: See more, pay less!
Planning to visit the Mother City this summer? Three of Cape Town's top attractions have teamed up to offer a discount card that will save you cash and keep you out of the queue.City Sightseeing Open-Top Tour, Table Mountain Cableway and Two Oceans Aquari...
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