Travelogues Western Cape

Friday, 11/8/19: We drive from Wilderness to Mossel Bay and spend a few hours on the beach and in the nice little town center. Then we head to the southern tip of Africa, where...

We made the most of the first day, explored Victoria and Albert Waterfront, refreshed ourselves at Mitchell's, and then took an Uber and the cableway to Table Mountain.

Wednesday, 30.12.15 M. picks me up at 2:00 PM and we're at Tegel Airport in less than 15 minutes. We had planned extra time and now there's no one around - that's a good start!...

The grounds of Masizame

When I woke up in the morning, I was a little surprised to see a black woman in our kitchen. It was Monica, the cleaning lady. It is normal here for every family to have one or...

Today I continued writing in my diary/blog in the morning and finally put it online. And I had another funny encounter at the Marketplace! A man came to the Marketplace with a...

Today I slept in a bit because I didn't have to start work until 1 pm. I decided to walk into town and explore some new paths. I discovered a new beach with even fewer people....

In Johannesburg, I then found out by chance, using a very small sign, that my suitcase does not go through to George after all. So I had to check out and then check in again....

The Start After an endless journey, we finally arrive in Cape Town on September 22nd in the early morning. Quick coffee, then into the car, driving on the left, highway, loud...

September 21, 2023 Today we went to the Cango Cave, a kilometer-long stalactite cave. When most people think of a stalactite cave, they probably think of it as cold and...

Our first stop today was very close to our accommodation (de Leeuwenhof Estate) at the Afrikaans Language Monument, which was built in honor of the Afrikaans language. It sits...

On Saturday, we started with a hearty breakfast at Ashbourne House with Nadine and Tim, then we went to the Saturday market in Franschhoek. Lillian and Helena then explored the...

Today we have a trip to Cape of Good Hope on the program. We start with Cheapmans Peak Drive, a beautiful coastal road. The next stop is already the southwesternmost point of...

For the last time, we had to get up really early and get on the boat to observe the huge whales up close and a funny seal (by chance)😍. But that's not all, we(!) put on full...

This morning we left the most colonial accommodation of our trip, with the deepest door handles in the world (check out Kathi #Matze🤣) and drove about 200km towards the sea....

Before moving towards the Western Cape, I spent one last night in a private game reserve. During the animal observations, there were definitely 2 highlights with the lion family...

Since I am allowed to work a little bit, I mainly used the afternoons this week to explore more parts of the city. The absolute highlight was Bloubergstrand north of Cape Town -...

One advantage of short-time work: besides work, there is still enough time for other activities during the day. So on Wednesday, February 24th, I took an Uber to the Waterfront...

Day 20/21 - Stellenbosch Yesterday was the wedding of Wauti and Mimi. The day started early as Kosi and Reto had to go to Somerset West to pick up the flowers for the wedding....

Day 15/16 - Cape Town The previous day started packed for Wauti and Mimi. First, they had to pick up half of Switzerland at Cape Town airport, and then they had pre-wedding...

Today we actually wanted to go to the "Cape of Good Hope". So we happily set off, stopped in Simonstown for a little break, and enjoyed a kilogram (!) of grilled prawns directly...

After nearly 12 hours of flight, we landed in Cape Town this morning and were kindly picked up by our dear friend Stefan, where we will be staying for the first 5 days. We then...

Today is a wonderful sunny day and we decide to hike the Robberg Island Trail. In just under 5 hours, we walk along adventurous rocky paths along the coastal route - constantly...

With a group of other exchange students, we went to Cape Town again today.

So, this afternoon we reached our first stop Cape Town. Apart from a long walk in the neighborhoods of Green Point and Beach Point, we haven't done much yet, but as a first...

To have something to do in rainy weather, we went to Monkeyland today. There home for monkeys that are no longer welcome elsewhere, such as zoos or private households. The...

Breakfast at Stone Kitchen on a sunny table outside. Then we put on our trekking shoes again and set off on a great hike on partly MTB trails in eucalyptus forests, quite hot at...

September 23, 2023 In the morning several rainbows greeted us on our drive to the Cape of Good Hope, if that isn't a good sign. It was very stormy, but only lightly drizzling...

Today we had to pack our suitcases at Cape Diem Lodge in Cape Town. After 5 days it wasn't too difficult for us, especially since we also said goodbye to Studers yesterday (who...