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I dont know if you use google earth but I sure do. I recently noticed that some if not most parts of South Africa has been updated. Previously the images used on Google Earth for parts of Cape Town was about 4 years old. The new ones are a bit ...

  For the first time in more than a year we walked on the harbour wall, They have been working on the wall and fixing it up a bit. Or so I though. Meantime they were building a platform next to the harbour. Gordons Bay still has one of the ...

I wish summer was here already. I am just looking at this traffic now and thinking with summer comes the traffic, but thats ok, this winter is getting way to long now. I think its time for summer. Summer time is almost here. Well autumn at least. ...

Cape suggests bringing cops up to speed Independent Online, South Africa - 8 hours ago Acting executive director of safety and security Heathcliff Thomas told the City of Cape Town on Thursday that the city's fleet paled in comparison to those ... Pimp my ride, say traffic cops ...

This is sunset beach in Green Point, Cape Town. Not much of a beach but as soon as the waves come this place is packed with surfers. I personally would not risk surfing here but I guess they know what they're doing. Strand in Helderberg still remains my favourite surfing ...

This might not look like Helderberg but it sure is. Standing in Somerset West in the Helderberg Nature Reserve I got this photo of the rocks in the middle of the two hills. Photos like these can only be taken with a 200mm lens. I have seen the 125-500 Sigma ...

If there is one thing i am tired of this winter, its winter. I think its time for summer now. Maybe in the summer time I will think different again but for now i wish it would just heat up and be summer. This photograph is Strand Beach close to ...

This is part of the roadtrip series. So driving at night is preferred even though many people say otherwise. If you are awake, drive. The road to Colesberg well that was not where we intended to go, actually we just drove, without plans, without direction hoping to find something ...

These two photographs according to me is the two best views of the sea and the two best places to watch the sunset in Helderberg, Cape Town. The first one is in the Strand almost as the view of the beach from the road ends and you get the Strand ...

The Hottentots Holland or Helderberg Mountains is where this signal station is located. Its been there for years and was probably used for SABC or radio stations. The fact that this station is here shows that this mountain has the best views and is worth a climb or walk up ...

This photograph was taken in Gordons Bay looking at the Helderberg Mountains. I still dont know if that is fog that was over the Helderberg area but when taking photos in Somerset West they came out all misty. The waves was massive at Gordons Bay and the air was ...

I have been living here most of my life but i dont know what this beach is called. Its Gordons Bay's main beach, close to all the shop and also close to Harbour Island. This beach is usually not so busy except for summer holidays when the people from all ...

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