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Cape Town Markets

To Market, to Market – The Oranjezicht City Farm Market

To Market, to Market – The Oranjezicht City Farm Market If you want to know where Cape Town’s beautiful and fashionable set hang out on weekend mornings, look no further than the Oranjezicht City Farm Market (or, OZCF Market as it’s known to locals). This market originated on the beautiful grounds of Leeuwenhof, and Capetonians…

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Cape Town Pools

Secret Swim Spots

Despite being a major tourist destination, Cape Town still has several places known only to its locals. And due to these closely guarded ‘secret spots,’ even at the height of the holiday season you still have a sense of ‘owning’ the city. As we know, the summer months are long and can be extremely warm….

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cape town architecture

Take the Plunge – Cape Town Architecture

Due to its unique topography and stunning geographic location, Cape Town boasts some extraordinary feats of architecture and design, and many of these are situated along its Atlantic Seaboard. From glass houses held aloft by dizzyingly tall stilts to rotating driveways and infinity pools that appear to flow directly into the Atlantic Ocean, there are…

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Property Trends on the Atlantic Seaboard

The property cycle follows a predictable pattern. Boom, followed by a Slump, followed by a Recovery. In a boom phase, people believe it won’t last and act quickly. Prices rise, property finance is easy to obtain, the time it takes to sell a property is relatively quick. In a slump phase, people only realise it…

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