“Which station should I get off at?” she texts en route. “You’re well-versed,not like your anxious non-traveller friend.”
With more routes from Australia and the launch of new international and design-led hotels,all eyes are on Cape Town.
One of the world’s greatest national parks turns 100 this year. I’ve been visiting it for almost half its life.
An hour from Cape Town,the Franschhoek wine valley’s reputation as the country’s food capital is well earned,but it’s not the only reason you should go.
“Where can I go for a jog?” I ask naively. “You can’t jog here,” the ranger says.
I saw a colourful,poor neighbourhood from a distance and wanted to visit it. But I learnt just how thorny,divisive and nuanced the issue is.
No wildlife,but lots of real life:why you need to see South Africa’s coastal cities,and why a cruise is the best way to do it.
If travel has one superpower,it’s the ability to transform us in the most surprising of ways.
Too big,too crowded and too regulated,I thought. One hour into our first game drive and I’m eating my (safari) hat.
Spectacular scenery,diverse wildlife and an infamous cape await at the most south-western point of Africa.