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Purchasing beaded art at Monkeybiz creates jobs in Cape Town. So does patronizing some of the MotherCity’s truly fine restaurants. Hands down my favorite continues to be Bukhara, an Indian

What continues to strike me about Cape Town – even after 14 visits – is the stunning natural beauty. There is the Atlantic Ocean with its working harbor and the

Remember, you are at the Cape of Storms. Being in Cape Town when a south-easter blows in can result in much more than your hair being mussed. It can impact

Tell a person from East Africa or West Africa, or even other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, that you are going to South Africa and they will inform you, usually in

Before traveling to South Africa on this most recent trip I had read about the electricity shortage that is affecting the country. To compensate for the shortage, the government has

Courage is the trait that I most admire in people. I’m not, by nature, a courageous person. Perhaps that’s why I admire it so much in others. I’m attracted to

Discard is a word that I don’t often use. I throw things away. I toss things out. Occasionally, I say I dispose of something. But the only time I remember

I’m back in Cape Town, South Africa – a city I had never been to eight years ago and now know better than any city other than my hometown of