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4 of the best restaurants at Cape Town´s Victoria & Albert Waterfront

Daniel Case In the 1990s, part the historic docklands dating back to the founding of Cape Town in the mid-17th century was redeveloped into a 123-hectare (304-acre) mixed-use district which besides various businesses and residences is also home to more than 22 historical landmarks, some 450 shops, more than 100 entertainment attractions, 13 hotels, seven museums, a cruise terminal, and some more than 100 eateries. from fast-food to trendy fine dining from all over the world. Needless to say,…

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Kariega Game Reserve: a South African recovery story

It took us three days to drive from Cape Town along South Africa’s "Garden Route" to Kariega Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape, but it was well worth the drive. Once it was 27 farms, which have all been returned to the wild, and the reserve now covers 115 square kilometers (44½ sq. miles), owned and operated by two of those original farming families. A fictional British TV series, Wild at Heart, which ran from 2006 to 2012, told about much the same thing. The animals at Kariega were imported…

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Plenty of cool things to and do in and around the remarkable Cape of Good Hope

Michael Van den Burg This rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, about an hour and a half south of Cape Town, is a popular spot for visitors to the Mother City, especially for its beautiful scenery and compelling wildlife (it´s also part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Cape Floral Region). And here´s a look at the top attractions at the Cape of Good Hope, nearby False Bay, and on the peninsula in general: read post

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Pantsula, the Cool Dance of South Africa's Urban Youth

Literally, pantsula translates from Zulu as "to walk like a duck". It's an energetic, syncopated urban dance that originated in Johannesburg townships during a traumatic period of apartheid in the 1950s, and is today seeing a resurgence among the black youth (as well as some whites) of South Africa. To experience and understand it, we travel to the streets of Joburg's Tembisa township, where pantsula is part of day-to-day life, with many dancers showing off their skills in the middle of the…

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Elizabeth Ninomiya June 22, 2010 at 10:37pm

SAA Vacations 11-Day "Planes, Trains & Safarimobiles" Air-Inclusive Package Features Luxurious Blue Train, Cape Town and Safari.
Read more at http://tinyurl.com/26ovtow

SAA Vacations' Popular 'Planes, Trains & Safarimobiles' Package is Available for 2010 Travel

/PRNewswire/ -- South African Airways Vacations has announced the dates for its once-a-year, popular "Planes, Trains & Safarimobiles" air-inclusive v…
Patrick @ www.safarichatter.com June 22, 2010 at 10:22pm

Well done Bafana Bafana!!
myLanguage June 9, 2010 at 10:41pm

If you're traveling to South Africa, then you much check out the myLanguage Travel Companion for South Africa. It's not a travel guide but a local companion that will help you maximise your experience there when you're not having fun at the games. It has phrasebooks to translate from 15 languages to English and Afrikaans, dining and sightseeing information, and groups and match schedules.

Get more information here.

http://www.mylanguage.me/applications/mylanguage-travel-companion-f...
Julia Coney June 9, 2010 at 2:56pm

I will be covering Cape Winelands, Cape Town, and Durban for the World Cup. Media and Publicists please contact me regarding coverage. Thanks.
Patrick @ www.safarichatter.com May 12, 2010 at 1:43pm

Please feel free to download my Guide to South Africa for FREE. Just visit http://www.safarichatter.com/2009/09/02/welcome-to-safarichatter-com/ and find the link in the article. 30 Days to GO until World Cup!!!
Kitty J. Pope May 11, 2010 at 2:40am

Please visit AfricanDiasporaTourism.com, a web journal about culture and heritage tourism in places of the African Diaspora worldwide. Let me know what you think and sign up for the mailing list to stay in the loop.
Thanks,
Kitty
David Paul Appell May 9, 2010 at 10:46pm

Now on the Tripatini blog, learn about South Africa's fastest-rising pop-music diva, Simphiwe Dana -- check it out!

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David Paul Appell May 5, 2010 at 5:50pm

New query on our "Ask A Travel Expert" forum:

Shark Cage Diving in South Africa?

Please reply at http://www.tripatini.com/forum/topics/shark-cage-diving-in-south
Nayaz Noor April 23, 2010 at 3:58pm

Making my first visit to SA and was thinking of renting a car.
Is it safe to drive from JNB to Sun city?

Any advice will be appreciated
Ed Wetschler March 26, 2010 at 2:34pm

Says here that South Africa was safer for Brits last year than Spain, Germany, or (especially) Thailand. Your reaction?
http://www.eturbonews.com/15121/uk-foreign-office-south-africa-safe...