Hello, goeie dag, molo, aweh (yes, now you know this is about Cape Town)
My name is Julia Cassar, I’m a third year Business Science student at The University of Cape Town (UCT). I’m a born and bred Capetonian, and I’m proud of it! When I’m not stuck indoors studying I play football for UCT at the foothills of Table Mountain (no joke).
So, why have I started a blog about being a tourist in your own city? When I was a kid my family’s long December holidays were often spent overseas in exotic places like the Seychelles, Mauritius or Thailand (notice a theme?). Yes, we had amazing holidays but as exciting as it was to go somewhere new it was exciting to come home, to Cape Town.
Charles Darwin obviously felt the same way about Cape Town in 1836:
‘This is a pretty and singular town; it lies at the foot of an enormous wall, which reaches into the clouds, and makes a most imposing barrier. Cape Town is a great inn, on the great highway to the east’
Uh ha, even back then they knew Cape Town was something special!
Upon our family travels we once met a Thai lady who asked us where we were from and when we told her we’re from Cape Town she asked us why we needed a holiday in Thailand when we could just stay at home. That’s when it really hit me. There is so much we don’t actually know about and appreciate as Capetonians.
We’ve all been to the typical tourist attractions (I hope, if not, do it!) so I’m on a journey to find the underground touristy stuff, from markets to eateries to local music and more.
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I’m always open to feedback. If you have somewhere interesting you think I should visit, let me know! Please feel free to comment, like and share!
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