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Passionate about Pesto

18 March, 2013 by wotzupcapetown 2 Comments

In a Kingdom not so far away is a Princess who is passionate about Pesto. It all started a few years back… Princess Kathleen Quillinan had a side-line teaching career in Opera singing and Music. She had always loved cooking and started making some small home industry goodies to sell at her son’s school to make some extra cash. She had mastered the art of making damn-fine Pesto’s, and they were always sold out first. Friends and family urged her to sell her magic pesto-potion to local stores. And the rest of the story, as they say is history… The Princess has now moved to an understated castle in Muizenberg, where she and her 30 little Princess fairies make a whopping 7 Tons of Pesto a month! The 6 Pesto Princess

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Coffee & Roasteries

A Cuppa African Love

5 March, 2013 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

Coffee in South Africa is the NEW "In Thing", and the culture is brewing up a storm. Bean There Fair Trade Coffee’s, are not your average roasters:- their coffee flows with a passion for coffee and African adventure. The proof is in the pudding… They are firm believers in the Fair Trade principle which means through their love for travel they personally source exclusive coffee only from Africa: Ethiopia, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Burundi, supporting local farmers, their families and communities. “Fair trade is not an obligation but an opportunity to actively support development, growth, and social empowerment. Putting us on the map as the first roaster of Certified Fairtrade coffee in South Africa” Did you

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Lifestyle

The New MINI Paceman Sports Activity Coupé

1 March, 2013 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

MINI, the originator of the premium small car segment, once again raised the bar as it unveiled its latest model, the seventh to join the MINI family. The MINI Paceman Sports Activity Coupé was revealed to a select group of guests in a Stefan Antoni luxury villa, overlooking the exquisite shores of Clifton Beach in Cape Town. Under the banner of ‘Design with Bite’, special guests started the MINI Paceman experience at the Design Indaba expo in Cape Town. They met at the ultimate Man Space Timeslice experience. Made up of multiple cameras triggered sequentially with split second timing (in full 360 degree angles), guests got to capture and display their creative photograph stills through animation. In laymens terms -

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Health & Fitness

Personal Trainer in Cape Town: The best of the best is back in business!

28 February, 2013 by wotzupcapetown 1 Comment

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It is great to hear that Mikael Mendonca is back in the business of personal training, and is now based in the Renaissance Body Science Institute, 183 Bree Street, Cape Town. His return to the RBSI is primarily motivated by the fact that personal training still is, and always will be in his blood. By his account, he has missed being on the training floor, aiding and assisting people in obtaining their personal health and fitness goals. Mikael is a highly qualified specialist in the medical/wellness/fitness field, and his achievements on the sports field contributed greatly to his success as a Personal Trainer and lifestyle coach. His services include working on achieving specific goals for weight gain; (or weight loss as the

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About Cape Town

Road closures for the opening of parliament

13 February, 2013 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

State opening of parliament South Africa February 14th 2013

As per the annual "spectacle", Thursday's traffic flow in and around the City of Cape Town for the opening of Parliament will be severely compromised. So peeps, please plan your day around this so as to avoid getting seriously hacked off. Here's the info as per The City of Cape Town: The Opening of Parliament takes place on Thursday, 14 February 2013 at 19:00. There will be rehearsals on Monday 11 February and Tuesday 12 February 2013. Parliament has requested that various road closures be put in place to accommodate the rehearsals and the opening. The table below shows the planned road closures and the public are advised to please plan their routes accordingly. These closures are subject to change based on operational

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Concert

Public transport for Red Hot Chili Peppers concert

4 February, 2013 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

(Image per Loudwire.com) As per the City's Mayoral Committee Member for Tourism, Events and Marketing: “The City estimates that 45 000 people will attend the concert, so our best advice to concert-goers is to arrive early, make use of public transport if possible and avoid peak hour traffic,” The following arrangements have been made: No parking will be available at or near the Stadium. Concert ticket-holders are encouraged to: Use public transport to get to the MyCiTi Civic Centre bus station and catch the free event shuttle to the Stadium Park in the City Bowl and use the free event shuttle to the Stadium Park at the V&A Waterfront and walk to the Stadium No additional bus and train services have been

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Charity

Mad Swimmers

2 February, 2013 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

Jean Craven and Tim Ziehl are not your average swimmers. Like Nemo’s dad, these skilled water-lovers decided to use their aquatic abilities for good and, in 2009, set up a charity called ‘Jean and Tim Swim.’ Little did they know that this simple step (or initial plunge) would become madswimmer.com. Madswimmer is an initiative that stems from two men’s love of endurance swimming and an overwhelming desire to help others. The pair’s first charity swim in 2009 was from Europe to Africa. This journey took the swimmers across the Straits of Gibraltar and totalled a mammoth 17 km. In 2010 Jean, along with newcomers Evan Feldman and Colin Franks, swam the 12 km’s from Asia to Europe- a route that took them through sections

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Accommodation

Delicious in Franschhoek

1 February, 2013 by wotzupcapetown 1 Comment

The Delicious Hotel, in Franschhoek, which opened its doors on 1st December 2011, is set to change the face of South African hospitality. Conceptualised and designed by the all-woman team behind the world-renowned Le Quartier Français, Delicious unpacks the traditional hotel offering, giving the guest everything they need without the additional wallet-lightening add-ons. Although Delicious is new on the block, Elle UK has already voted Delicious one of their five hottest new hotels in the world for 2012, alongside a luxury fashion hotel in London, a French designer hotel in Marrakech and exciting new hotels in New Orleans and Bangkok. There are three delightfully-named room categories – The Itsy Bitsy, The Teeny Weeny and

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Alles in Afrikaans

25 January, 2013 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

We have, on numerous occasions, been asked by our readers whether we would ever consider writing articles in Afrikaans. So, we have taken up the challenge, and have decided that wherever possible, and appropriate, we will publish in Afrikaans. If this resonates, let us know - and if you want to make any literary contributions in Afrikaans - get hold of us by emailing us at contactus@whatsupcapetown.com Hier gaat ons!

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Accommodation

SCHLAAPSTAD – in BED in Cape Town

25 January, 2013 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

In bed in Cape Town – this is not a sleazy article – rather a sexy write up on the hottest spots to climb into bed in our seductive city. Although you may be a local, how often have you had a nap over in one of the awesome varieties of accommodation options we have on offer? According to safarinow.com we have 2838 establishments offering accommodation in the CBD and surrounds alone, including 5* Hotels, Guest Houses, Lodges and Youth Hostels. So why not give some of them a bash? Here’s our list of getaways you HAVE-TO-BE be caught in bed in. First off, is the most popular accommodation booking portal - booking.com. Check out what they have on offer here: Get hold of "de Waterkant Cottages" - which has a unique selection

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