Creative Cape Town Walking Tour

A morning walk through the streets of the CBD and the East City with the Creative Cape Town programme, organised by Cape Town Partnership and the CCID…. view full post

Vredehoek Quarry, Devil’s Peak

I organised a small Cape Town Flickr Meetup this morning, which took place at the Vredehoek Quarry on lower Devil’s Peak, Table Mountain. We met at 10am and spent about an hour and a half exploring in and around the quarry before heading for coffee and a brunch snack. Check out the group pool for updates as they’re … view full post

2007 South African Blog Awards finalists

The finalists for the 2007 South African Blog Awards were announced today, so head on over to the site and have your say. Ensure that you submit a valid e-mail address because you’ll be required to confirm your vote.

Thanks to whoever nominated digicam.coza for best photographic blog – I requested for it to be substituted. As it happens … view full post

Table Mountain panorama

Table Mountain panorama

Table Mountain National Park, previously known as the Cape Peninsula National Park, is a national park in Cape Town, South Africa, proclaimed on May 29, 1998 for the purpose of protecting the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation. The park is managed by

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Flickr meme

I created a new Flickr meme.

And then I created this.

You liikkkee, it verryy niicce.

And now I’m going to sleep, perchance to dream. Au revoir.

Sunrise over Cape Town

Sunrise over Cape Town

Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.

- George Eastman… view full post

Bleebip zub-zub!

Via BizCommunity, TwoFour born with a marketing furore:

South Africa’s largest Internet portal, 24.com, today announced the arrival of TwoFour, a robotic walking, talking and somewhat cheeky search engine. The innovative attention-seeking device will be catapulted in celebritydom as the central character in a marketing campaign urging local consumers to make 24.com their homepage.

TwoFour makes his debut today in

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Groot Krokodil has died

Pieter Willem Botha, an icon of apartheid South Africa, unexpectedly passed away last night. He was instated the year before I was born and was the prime minister/state president I grew up with for 10 years of my childhood in a racially segregated country.I just read through some of the 400+ comments on the Inside IOL blog … view full post

Rhymes with geese

Have you ever wondered what happened to Candicé Hillebrand? Of course you have, well wonder no more!

Because according to her MySpace profile, she changed her name to Candice and relocated to California to either (this I’m unsure about) a. pursue a career in music, or b. find work as a Paris Hilton lookalike (life in plastic, … view full post

Rocking The Daisies review

There were thorns instead of daisies, but it definately rocked! I spent this past weekend camping out at the inaugural Rocking The Daisies Haystacks music festival on the West Coast, 75km outside Cape Town.

There was everything I’ve come to expect from a well organized music fest. Great friends, crowds, food. Unpredictable weather (rain never killed anyone though … view full post