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The Silo Hotel. Discover Cape Town’s most glamorous Grain Silo.

The grain silos and adjoining lift were once the tallest buildings in Africa apart from the Pyramids at Giza. Although no longer so, the price point of The Silo Hotel may still well be as the hotel positions itself as Cape Town’s most desired bed.

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Kalahari Trails Meerkat Sanctuary

Few people would consider retiring to the remote inferno of the Kalahari, most prefer a cosy McCarthy and Stone apartment within walking distance of Waitrose. But 78-year-old Professor Anne Rasa is redefining the Real Marigold Hotel concept.

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Andy Mossack enjoys French hospitality as he goes expedition cruising around South Africa with Ponant

Expedition Cruising around South Africa with Ponant

With just 122 cabins and a couple of hundred passengers, this is light years away from the ever-expanding floating behemoths that graze the high seas. It’s personal, informal and distinctly French. It’s like waking up in the south of France each morning

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Guide to Cape Town

Insider Guide to Cape Town. Bold, beautiful and thriving.

Andy Mossack explores South Africa’s Mother City in his guide to Cape Town

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Cape Town's best new restaurants

Cape Town’s best new restaurants

Andy Mossack picks out two of his personal favourites. from Cape Town’s best new restaurants

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Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront

Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront. Discover Cape Town’s favourite neighbourhood.

The Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront is a perfect oasis; near enough to the Waterfront to walk to, but far enough away to enjoy some luxury living and an unobstructed ocean view without the crowds.

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