A trip to the beautiful wine lands that surround the city is at the top of every well thought out Cape Town to-do list. On Thursday, I was finally able to visit wineries in Stellenbosch and I can confirm that the famous wine lands truly live up to their reputation. The mountain backdrop behind the…
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Limpopo
Last week I had the exciting opportunity to travel outside of the Western Cape to work on a collaboration beer with a brewery in Limpopo, a province in northern South Africa. My coworkers and I took a two hour flight to Johannesburg, followed by a five hour drive to Haenertsburg, a small mountain town of…
Surfing in Muizenberg
Muizenberg is a beach-side suburb of Cape Town located about 30 minutes from the city bowl. St. James beach in Muizenberg is a popular surf and swim spot situated on the False Bay coastline and, because the Indian Ocean stays a few degrees warmer than the Atlantic, the water is slightly more pleasant in the…
Devil’s Peak
When looking at a postcard of the Cape Town skyline, the normal picture from left to right is that of Devil’s Peak, followed by Table Mountain, Lion’s Head, and then Signal Hill. On Saturday I climbed to the top of Devil’s Peak, the 1,000 meter mountain next to table mountain. In order to reach the…
Truth Coffee
June through August is winter in Cape Town, and winter is the wet season. For my first few weeks here, Cape Town was actually in the midst of a drought, which was bad, but also gave me a chance to experience a warm, sunny version of Cape Town when I arrived. Yesterday, Cape Town acted…
Cape of Good Hope
On Friday I visited Cape of Good Hope, also called Cape Point. Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope are what South Africans refer to as “same same, but different”. The two names are used interchangeably, but technically Cape Point refers to the top of a large hill where a historic light house sits, and…
Lion’s Head at Sunrise
I am not a morning person. Ever. But on Sunday I powered through and woke up before 6AM to hike up Lion’s Head, a mountain between Table Mountain and Signal Hill. Although waking up and starting a hike before dawn was rough, the view at the peak was definitely worth it. There were also two…
Exploring Cape Town’s Neighborhoods
Last Saturday I went on a cycling tour of the neighborhoods surrounding Cape Town. On our bikes we visited Woodstock, Salt River, Observatory, and District 6 to see the graffiti, art, and architecture around the city. We started out in Observatory, referred to as Obz by the locals. Obz is a trendy neighborhood with main…
Chapman’s Peak
Today I hiked Chapman’s Peak, a mountain about 10 miles South of Cape Town. The strenuous, rocky hike took about 3 hours, but it was beautiful in every direction throughout the entire climb and the peak was worth the sweat it took to see a gorgeous, panoramic view of Cape Town and Hout Bay.
Simon’s Town and Boulders Beach
Yesterday my roommate and I took a trip about 30 minutes outside of Cape Town to Simon’s Town, a small navy town in the Cape Peninsula. The town is quaint and the main road is lined with eclectic local shops and restaurants. The view of the mountains and False Bay is picturesque in every direction…