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Sensus 2011

Vote for Table Mountain

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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

• Great Pyramid of Giza
• Hanging Gardens of Babylon
• Statue of Zeus at Olympia
• Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
• Mausoleum of Maussolos at Halicarnassus
• Colossus of Rhodes
• Lighthouse of Alexandria

Read in detail on 7 wonders of the ancient world.

Seven Wonders of the Medieval World

• Stonehenge
• Colosseum
• Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
• Great Wall of China
• Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
• Hagia Sophia
• Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Boks ran out of time

Jammer Bokke

Tyd om daai Kangaroo vas te trek

Springboks flanker Schalk Burger plays down his side's superior experience ahead of the World Cup quarter-final on Sunday as his Australian counterpart Rocky Elsom says the Wallabies will need to play "a big game" to overcome South Africa.

Pool A

• NZL
• FRA
• TGA
• CAN
• JPN

Pool B

• ARG
• ENG
• SCO
• GEO
• ROM

Pool C

• AUS
• IRE
• ITA
• RUS
• USA

Pool D

• RSA
• WAL
• FJI
• SAM
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Whale of a Time

 The whale season is here
http://hermanus.com/whale-information.mv

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Blast from the Past

http://www.warinangola.com/

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Malmesbury Swartland

In the heart of the Swartland Wine Route, not even three kilometres from the closest wine farm, the historic town of Malmesbury rests in a simply gorgeous setting surrounded by mountains, wheat fields, and in winter, yellow blazes of canola and indigenous wild flowers. The largest town in the Swartland, Malmesbury is only 40 minutes’ drive from Cape Town and makes getting away for a weekend a simple matter that includes wine tasting and some superb hikes.

Malmesbury might have a rural setting, but the town has a vibrant community that plays host to the annual Swartland Food and Wine Festival during winter, where wine tasting and good food are the measure of the day. The secret to Swartland wines is the cool sea breezes from the Atlantic Ocean, and the low-yielding bush vines that do so well in the dry land vineyards surrounding Malmesbury.

The original settlers in Malmesbury were drawn here by a sulphur chloride mineral spring, renowned for its healing ability. Today there is a wonderful ‘historic walk about route’ through Malmesbury that takes in the local museum and includes the landmark Dutch Reformed Church - the fifth oldest congregation in the country.

Malmesbury is a mere 30 minutes from the coastal towns of the Cape west coast and an hour from Stellenbosch, Paarl and Wellington which - other than the attraction of the Mediterranean climate, the vineyards and the tranquillity of a rural setting so close to a major metropolis - make it an attractive proposition for any traveller.

What have they done to our Buffel?

Namaqualand Flower Route

Namaqualand Flower Route

The spring wild flowers are a phenomenon that never ceases to amaze and delight, even for those who live in what is considered South Africa's "outback" – Namaqualand. What at first glance appears to be a wilderness of semi-desert - arid, dusty plains that stretch before one, dramatic mountains in the background, with little by way of colour or animation - is suddenly transformed, as if by a painter with a manic palette, into a pageant of flowers.

The Namaqualand Flower Route lies roughly 5 hours north of Cape Town. You can already see evidence of flowers even in Cape Town, and Postberg, a small section of the West Coast National Park close to Langebaan, gets the juices flowing, but the real flower show belongs to a series of drives that centre on the towns of Garies, Springbok, Kamieskroon and Port Nolloth, way up the N7.

Voorlopige Springbok Span RWC 2011

Preliminary Rugby World Cup squad (in alphabetical order):

Player	Province	Caps	Test points	Previous RWCs
Willem Alberts	The Sharks	3	15 (3 tries)	-
Gio Aplon	DHL Western Province	13	15 (3 tries)	-
Bjorn Basson	Vodacom Blue Bulls	4	0	-
Andries Bekker	DHL Western Province	24	5 (1 try)	-
Bakkies Botha	Vodacom Blue Bulls	72	35 (7 tries)	2
BJ Botha	Ulster	25	5 (1 try)	1
Heinrich Brüssow	Toyota Free State Cheetahs	13	5 (1 try)	-
Schalk Burger	DHL Western Province	63	65 (13 tries)	2

Eclipse

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.180840495306396.48830.158547280869051

See the whole event step by step

Langebaan Western Cape

The popular town of Langebaan is just over 100 km from Cape Town on the West Coast off the R27 next to Langebaan Lagoon. The white Caribbean like beaches surrounding the crystal clear waters of the Langebaan Lagoon are one of the main attractions of Langebaan.

Langebaan has a modern Country Club and offers numerous excellent holiday facilities for the water sport enthusiasts who favour a weekend visit or holiday in Langebaan to enjoy the host of water sport and fishing opportunities this vibrant holiday resort town offers. Water sports enthusiasts can enjoy windsurfing, kite-surfing, yachting, angling and much more in the turquoise waters, which are positively balmy for the Cape.

Langebaan, Cape West Coast

Langebaan is well known as it is the ornithological capital of South Africa, has recorded the largest oyster shell deposits in the world and enjoys a moderate climate with cool air and long sunlit days. In winter it is never very cold and the long summer days are never unbearably hot.
http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionswc/langebaan.php

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Tsitsikamma National Park

• http://www.stormsriverguestlodge.co.za/index.php/activities
• Tsitsikamma National Park -  Storms River Mouth which features:
  • The stunning Storms River Mouth with it's beautiful and unique coastline. An ideal area for swimming, snorkelling and diving.
  • Eco Boat Cruises up the Storms River Gorge and in the river mouth.
  • This is also where the start of the famous 5 day Otter Trail is located. The 1st day of the Otter is an easy 3 hour hike to the Waterfall.
  • Whale and dolphin watching
• Storms River Bridge - (Paul Sauer Bridge): Single span 190m long, 125.5m above the Storms River Gorge, completed in 1954. This is the highest cantilever bridge of it's kind.

Things to Do this holiday

http://www.sa-venues.com/things-to-do/
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Western Cape / Cape Town

From the mother city’s Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch and Robben Island to a drive through the Swartberg Pass, Bird Island on the West Coast, the Cango Caves in Oudtshoorn and the countless beaches that line the coastline, there is no shortage of ...
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Cape Point Peninsula

Cape Point is a promontory at the southeast corner of the Cape Peninsula, which is a mountainous and scenic landform that runs north-south for about thirty kilometres at the extreme southwestern tip of the African continent in the Republic of South Africa. Table Mountain and the city of Cape Town are close to the northern extremity of the same peninsula. Although these two rocky and beautiful capes are very well-known, neither cape is actually the southernmost point in Africa; that is Cape Agulhas, approximately 150 kilometres (90 mi) to the east-southeast. Map showing the Cape Peninsula, illustrating the positions of the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point.
The peak above Cape Point is higher than that above the Cape of Good Hope. The rugged sandstone (Table Mountain sandstone) ridge that rises from Cape Point at sea level develops into two peaks. There is a major peak that dominates the skyline locally but there is also a smaller peak about 100 m further south. The higher peak has the old lighthouse on the top. The Flying Dutchman Funicular runs from a car park to the north up to slightly below the level of the old lighthouse and a short flight of steps leads to a viewing platform at the base of the lighthouse. From the end of the railway a second path leads to the lower peak.
The new lighthouse is at a lower elevation (closer to sea level), for two reasons: the old lighthouse could be seen 'too early' by ships rounding the point towards the east, causing them to approach too closely. Secondly, foggy conditions often prevail at the higher levels, making the older lighthouse invisible to shipping.