{"id":49608,"date":"2013-10-13T19:39:26","date_gmt":"2013-10-13T17:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=49608"},"modified":"2013-10-13T19:39:26","modified_gmt":"2013-10-13T17:39:26","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-1213-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-1213-october\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 12\/13 October"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WhaleTales\"<\/a>Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The N1\/N2 Winelands toll road project is unlikely to be implemented<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, despite the Supreme Court of Appeal giving the go-ahead for e-tolling, says Robin Carlisle, Western Cape Minister of Transport.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Praise for Chef Chris Erasmus of Pierneef \u00e0 La Motte<\/strong><\/span><\/a>‘s\u00a0old-world-meets-science cooking comes from America.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Will Kempinski Hotels’ announced expansion in Africa<\/strong><\/span><\/a> include South Africa, given that it has just opened two hotels in Kenya? \u00a0Five more Kempinski hotels are planned for Africa. \u00a0Hotel investments in Africa are likely to drive tourism to the continent.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Africa is the India and China of ten years ago<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and will see an increasing investment from international companies, including hotel groups such as Hilton, Starwood, and Marriott International Inc. growing their hotel presence on the continent, especially in Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, and Angola.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 A Nelson Mandela Tour<\/span><\/strong><\/a> has been developed to show tourists the icons in Cape Town relating to our former President, including the City Hall, Robben Island, the Nobel Peace Prize statues in the V&A Waterfront, Drakenstein Prison, and Parliament.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 A concert to celebrate the 325th anniversary of the arrival of the French Huguenots in Franschhoek will be held at the Endler Hall in Stellenbosch on 26 October. Booking is at Computicket. (received via e-mail).<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The Le Clos wine shop at Dubai International Airport is selling a Ch\u00e2teau Margaux<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>2009\u00a0Balthazar at\u00a0\u00a3122000, the most expensive bottle of wine ever to be available for sale!<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The City of Cape Town has provided details of the Cape Town beaches that will be covered by lifeguard services<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and the operating times: \u00a0Big Bay; Clovelly; Fish Hoek; Macassar; Maiden\u2019s Cove; Strandfontein; Milnerton; Glencairn; Muizenberg; Strand; Silwerstroom; Alpha; Clifton 4th Beach; St James; False Bay; Kogel Bay; Danger; Mnandi; Llandudno; Bikini ; Hout Bay; Camps Bay; Gordon\u2019s Bay; and Monwabisi.<\/p>\n

Lifeguards will be on the beaches between 10:00 and 18:00 from\u00a05 October \u2013 30 November on weekends only; \u00a01 December \u2013 31 December daily;<\/div>\n
1 January \u2013 2 May on non-Blue Flag beaches on weekends, public holidays, and school holidays; and\u00a01 December 2014 \u2013 31 March 2015 all Blue Flag beaches daily.<\/div>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com <\/a>Twitter: @WhaleCottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * \u00a0 The N1\/N2 Winelands toll road project is unlikely to be implemented, despite the Supreme Court of Appeal giving the go-ahead for e-tolling, says Robin Carlisle, Western Cape Minister of Transport. * \u00a0 Praise for Chef Chris Erasmus of Pierneef \u00e0 La Motte‘s\u00a0old-world-meets-science cooking comes from America. * […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[7,15,3,124,330,14,31,22,21,19,293],"tags":[2158,21626,4990,21623,21629,11950,21617,32370,21621,2152,2552,32378,1240,257,8271,21624,1193,21628,12372,21620,1644,851,6419,30,13786,3754,331,20686,697,8613,21614,2159,15769,21619,21622,11130,16323,2917,21616,21625,21498,16324,337,21613,21618,4989,1051,2112,6611,87,10960,21500,21627,21615,32376,3755,13820,14660,20592,5,32393,32373,10,365],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t