{"id":6342,"date":"2010-01-18T11:27:10","date_gmt":"2010-01-18T09:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=6342"},"modified":"2010-01-18T11:27:10","modified_gmt":"2010-01-18T09:27:10","slug":"sa-in-new-york-times-top-31-destination-list-for-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/sa-in-new-york-times-top-31-destination-list-for-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"SA in New York Times top 31 destination list for 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>South Africa is one of 31 destinations recommended for travel in 2010 by the New York Times<\/strong> on its\u00a0site www.nytimes.com<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 The top five destinations are Sri Lanka, Patagonia Wine Country (San Patricio del Chavar), Seoul, Mysore in India, and Copenhagen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Waiting in the wings”, according to the article, as places to go to in 2010 are countries\/cities which include Damascus, Antarctica, Leipzig, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Shanghai, Minorca, Costa Rica, Marrakesh, Bahia in Brazil, Kitzbuehl in Austria,\u00a0Norway and South Africa.<\/p>\n

South Africa made 22nd place on the list, and its selection is motivated by the Soccer World Cup taking place this year,\u00a0 and Cape Town is highlighted as the best city in the country.\u00a0 The full text\u00a0motivating the selection of South Africa on the list follows:<\/p>\n

“As host of the 2010 World Cup this summer, South Africa has gotten its game on with a flurry of new stadiums, new hotels and safari lodges.\u00a0 While soccer is being played across nine cities, much of the action off the field is taking place in <\/em>Cape Town<\/em><\/span><\/a>. Already known for its stunning beaches, mouthwatering cuisine and sophisticated night life, the city is welcoming high-end hotels, including the recently opened One & Only Cape Town and the forthcoming Taj Cape Town (<\/em>www.tajhotels.com\/capetown<\/em><\/span><\/a>). Set to open this month, the Taj will have 166 rooms, many with views of <\/em>Table Mountain<\/em><\/span><\/a>. Also scheduled to open in Cape Town this year \u00e2\u20ac\u201d but not in time for the World Cup \u00e2\u20ac\u201d is the second branch of the nascent Missoni Hotels group (the first property opened in <\/em>Edinburgh<\/em><\/span><\/a>last year, with future outposts planned for Kuwait, Brazil and <\/em>Oman<\/em><\/span><\/a>). Between matches, there’s plenty of time to go on a safari. If money is no object, check out the Ulusaba\u00a0 (<\/em>www.ulusaba.virgin.com<\/em><\/span><\/a>), a private game reserve that’s part of <\/em>Richard Branson<\/em><\/span><\/a>‘s collection of luxury vacation properties. It has opened the new Cliff Lodge, with private swimming pools and spectacular views of the bush. Prices start at 13,800 South African rand (around $1,878 at 7.35 rand to the dollar) a night for two.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The full article can be read here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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

South Africa is one of 31 destinations recommended for travel in 2010 by the New York Times on its\u00a0site www.nytimes.com.\u00a0 The top five destinations are Sri Lanka, Patagonia Wine Country (San Patricio del Chavar), Seoul, Mysore in India, and Copenhagen.\u00a0 “Waiting in the wings”, according to the article, as places to go to in 2010 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3,124,22,21],"tags":[264,3303,3310,2244,32366,32378,3301,3308,1034,3302,27,3311,3305,3304,1639,3309,3307,3332,3300,735,3315,2471,503,3297,3318,3314,3298,3299,3306,3312,32388,1040,3313,4,3316,3317,32373],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\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