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South Africa

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How to Travel Cape Town Your Own Way: A Self-Travel Guide

Pick from these elements that make Cape Town unlike anywhere else in the world to create your own unforgettable travel experience.

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The Most Family-Friendly Cape Town Day Trip: The Cape Peninsula

The scenery, food, penguins, ostriches, scones, hippies and more in this Cape Town day trip to the "Deep South" of the Cape Peninsula make if fun for the whole family.

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Cape Town For Digital Nomads: The Ups and Downs

Breaking down Cape Town's pros and cons as a digital nomad destination to understand why it's not more popular.

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Is South Africa Worth Visiting? Honest, Un-Obvious Observations

Honest, not-obvious observations and opinions about visiting South Africa to help you get a better idea of wheter to visit or not.

Cape Town Entertainer App Review: Too Good to Be True?

How much can you save with The Cape Town Entertainer app? What are the best deals? Why NOT get it? This review has the answers.

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Cape Town Travel Blog: More than Mountains, Mandela, and Penguins

This honest, fun, inside, in-depth, and unique Cape Town travel blog goes way beyond the basic Table Mountain, Mandela, and penguin stuff.

Atop a mountain after hiking in the Drakensberg

Hiking the Drakensberg: 3-Day Journal (Plus Lots of Tips)

Rebecca goes on a solo trip hiking the Drakensberg and reports back with a detailed journal of the best hikes and tons of tips.

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10 Unique and Unforgettable Wine Tastings around Cape Town and South Africa

Unique experiences, spectacular settings, and wonderful wines make these the 10 best wine tastings near Cape Town and around South Africa.

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16 Kruger Safari Tips to See More Animals and Have a Better Trip

See more animals and plan an unforgettable trip with this blog post on the Kruger safari tips we learned from our expert guide and our own ups and downs.

camps bay and clifton beach where to stay in cape town

Where to Stay in Cape Town: 7 Best Neighborhoods for 1st-Timers

Rating the best neighborhoods in Cape Town across various criteria, plus which neighborhoods to avoid and general tips on deciding where to stay.

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The 5 Things You "Must" Do In Cape Town (Plus 25 Others to Consider)

The 5 true Cape Town must-dos every visitor needs to fit into their trip, plus more things to do (and not to do) depending on your interests.

Cape Town travel tips - Marina and Kim on a rooftop in CBD with Lions Head in the background

Cape Town Travel Tips: 25 Dos and Don'ts to Know Before You Go

Unconventional Cape Town travel tips that will save you money, make you safer, and help you experience a more memorable trip.

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Garden Route Restaurants: A Foodie's 8 Favorites

The Garden Route restaurants and eating experiences that earned my seal of approval, others that didn't, and more tasty tips.

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Is the Garden Route Worth Visiting?

These pros and cons of South Africa's Garden Route will help you answer the common question, "Is the Garden Route worth visiting?"

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Garden Route Travel Guide: A Candid FAQ For 1st-Time Visitors

If you're visiting for the first time, our blog's Garden Route travel guide and FAQ gives the honest answers to your pressing questions.

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Garden Route Travel Tips: 15 Dos and Don'ts to Know Before You Go

Garden Route travel tips we learned from others and built on with our own experience that can help your own trip turn out beautifully.

Kim eating grapes at a South African wine farm. Cover of Cape Town best restaurants post.

The Best Cape Town Restaurants for a Truly Unique Taste of the Mother City

25 of the best restaurants in Cape Town to experience unique tastes and settings you can only find in the Mother City.

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