The best restaurants in the south
Hout Bay The Lookout Deck This is a beautiful restaurant right on the harbour. Built to resemble an old lighthouse, this is one of the best dining experiences in Cape Town. Evenings can be spent inside or, on warm evenings, on the deck. Be prepared for beautiful views of the harbour and Chapman’s Peak. Chapman’s [...]
Tips for Winter Travel
Why visit Cape Town and its beautiful South Peninsula in the winter months? For one, that glorious climate, so often compared to Northern California, is particularly attractive from June to September. Snow on the mountains, clear skies overhead (hopefully) and refreshing sea breezes make it the ideal time to travel. Plus, with tourists tending to [...]
Breakfast at The Meeting Place Deli and Emporium
The Meeting Place Deli and Emporium in Simons Town is a popular eating venue which also offers its visitors a deli section and shop. A few weeks ago I enjoyed a delicious lunch upstairs so thought it’d be nice to try out the downstairs venue for a scrumptious public holiday breakfast. My dining companion and [...]
What’s happening around the peninsula?
From Muizenberg to Hout Bay there are always fantastic events to attend. Here are a few of them, just to help you schedule them in. Kalk Bay: Thursday 28 April – The Brass Bell will be hosting its usual comedy evening on Thursday nights. You can be sure to have some laughs as some of [...]
The Sweetest Thing Patisserie in Simons Town
The Sweetest Thing Patisserie in Simons Town is a quaint and elegantly decorated eatery right on the main road. Spill reports that the pastry chef, Doreen Alcock, won the 2008 Diners Club Award for the Most Promising Pastry Chef Newcomer in the Whole of South Africa, so you can be assured that the pastries here [...]
The SAS Assegai: a submarine museum
Earlier this month the South African Navy opened its gates to the public to celebrate its Simons Town Navy Birthday Festival. I went along with my companion on the Saturday and we decided to go below the surface into the belly of the SAS Assegai submarine. Because of the confined spaces you can only enter [...]
Simons Town Navy Birthday Festival 2011
Every year the South African Navy, based in Simon’s Town, opens its doors to the public for a weekend of gun runs, precision drills, open ships and dog shows. This year was no different and we spent a couple of hours browsing the naval base on Saturday 2 April. Entry was free and the atmosphere [...]
