Journey Jotters

Bitten by the travel bug

The last leg of our trip was the busiest, simply because we were spending it in Cape Town, the capital of South Africa. The plan was to drive from Franschhoek to Cape Town and explore the area south of CapeTown while we still had the car. But once we got down to the nitty-gritty, we …

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Yesterday I wrote here about the Le Franschhoek Hotel and Spa where we stayed while in Franschhoek. Today, I shall focus on the actual visit to the area. The Cape Winelands area comprises some of the oldest and biggest wine-producing valleys in South Africa, including Franschhoek. Stellenbosch (which is popular with tourists from Cape Town), …

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