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A tribute to Robert Sithole
Renowned and beloved District Six pennywhistler, recently suffered from a series of strokes. This has temporarily curtailed his ability to earn an income as a musician. The District Six Museum and a range of Cape musicians will be hosting a benefit concert in December ...

If you are travelling to Buenos Aires you must see Casa Rosada (pink house), the presidential palace where the Perons ...

Asia
Coco Beach, Mui Ne (southern Vietnam)
Private beach, pool, individual wooden huts with all mod-cons, stunning views, great restaurant with fresh local seafood, massage, great for romantic getaways.

The lennox, paris
Art deco hotel, beautiful rooms, great deco cocktail lounge where you cab enjoy jazz music in afer a days touring in paris

Hotel del Abeillle, Tours, France
A delightful (and very reasonably priced) boutique hotel in the heart of Orleans just a few minutes' walk from the famous cathedral. Large luxurious rooms

Gothenburg, Sweden
Large hotel where you can book yourself in one of the top floor apartments which have a delightful lounging area overlooking the bay. Enjoy exquisite views, close to city center

Hotel Bazar Rotterdam, Netherlands
Central, quirky, rich dark colours, Moroccan influence, great middle eastern café at ground floor, very reasonably priced, every room different

Casas Karen Los Canos De Meca (Andalucia, Spain)
Pueblo style rustic self-contained bungalows traditional spanish grass 'choza' or huts (with kitchen/toilet/shower/washer), hammocks & patios for each. Walk to long stretches golden sandy ocean unpopulated beach, sleepy coastal town in hot sunny part of spain with no european tourists. Very reasonably priced, very friendly proprietor named Karen.

London Apartment
Beautifully decorated london apartment in the heart of west end. Available for short holiday lets. You must have a look at the pictures!

Carbis Bay Hotel, Cornwall, UK
Stunning sea views from the dining room. Hotel is on a hillside right on the beach. Good rooms and service.

Cannizaro House hotel, Wimbledon London
Beautiful jazz bar, small hotel on wonder manicured gardens. Great place for tea.

Cheviot Place, Cape Town, South Africa
Guest House in Green point, super friendly proprietors Brooke and James will pamper all your needs. Great rooms with sea view or a self catering apartment.

Salt Rock Hotel, South Africa
Wonderful sea views from the patio whilst eating an abundance of fresh oysters.

Bakuban Pilansberg, South Africa
Safari resort in the Pilansberg, Limpopo Province. 4 star - reasonably priced and Pilansberg is a great for game-viewing. It's not over the top like Sun City but is very rustic, African and comfortable. Highly recommended, great food and service with a smile too. It's also only a 2 hour drive from Joburg.

Essenwood House Durban, South Africa
A bed and breakfast in Essenwood Road Durban, very colonial and comfortable and lovely full English breakfasts with wonderful views of Durban.

Westcliff Hotel Johannesburg, South Africa
For stunning views of Johannesburg, service and food and cocktails.

Chavda Hotel, Zanzibar
The hotel is clean, chilled and has air conditioning which is a must in Zanzibar, the one Indian waiter was to die for, but alas no luck, it being a Muslim country & all.

Paje By night, Zanzibar
Very rustic and affordable more for backpacker style.

 Westcliff

Chavda Hotel

Paje By Night

San Rafael, Punta del Este, Uruguay
All inclusive beach hotel, easy access to Punta del este (town). Wonderful stretch of beach with good surf for surfing. Click on the link to see pictures.

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