Cape Town | Mike Metelerkamp

Table Mountain

Table Mountain from the V&A Waterfront

Coca-Cola Man

The Coke Man in Cape Town

Mountain View from Vrede en Lust

This photo was taken at a wedding at Vrede en Lust in Franschhoek

How not to feed the birds

My friend trying to feed the birds at the Company Gardens.

A Look Down Long Street

This was taken from the Grand Daddy Hotel Continue reading “A Look Down Long Street” »

So Many Beautiful Things

Taken in Long Street, Cape Town. Continue reading “So Many Beautiful Things” »

Lavender at the Company Gardens

Photo taken at the Company Gardens in Cape Town.

“My Cape Town” – I Scream and the Chocolate Stix

Local band in CT, recorded and shot with absolutely no budget whatsoever. Luke Viviers and Bheki Dladla lead vocals with Tony Shine and Just Nathan on the strings. Music Video directed by Porteus Xandou.
Continue reading ““My Cape Town” – I Scream and the Chocolate Stix” »

Soccer Fever – It Is Here!

Living in Cape Town it’s impossible not to notice the constant noise of vuvuzela’s in Long Street and the cars driving by decorated with mirror socks and flags.

There is definitely a vibe in Cape Town at the moment and it’s World Cup Fever.

For information on Cape Town and the 2010 FIFA World Cup visit the Cape Town Tourism website.

Cape Town Winter Restaurant Specials

Here is the list of all the good Cape Town winter restaurant specials for 2010!
Tell your friends… there are some great deals this year!

A trip up Lions Head in Cape Town

On the weekend I joined a group of friends to climb Lions Head, which I hadn’t done for about a year and a half. Continue reading “A trip up Lions Head in Cape Town” »

Weird cloud in Cape Town City Bowl

I recently took this photo from my balcony in Cape Town when the clouds had this weird hold on the city.

Love equals Football – Chalk Graffiti

I was walking around Cape Town and spotted a bit of chalk graffiti on a building and thought it was pretty cool. I then spotted the same thing on the pavement and then saw it all over the place.
It was a clever little marketing campaign by Puma.

The use of imagery allowed for their message to be translated by almost anyone into their own language and gives the vibe that the World Cup is near.

Cape Town Stadium at Night

I recently came across some vantage points for taking photos of the new Cape Town Stadium and these came out quite nicely. Continue reading “Cape Town Stadium at Night” »

J&B Met photos – In Full Colour!

I attended the J&B Met in Cape Town last Saturday and it truly was an amazing day with great weather, huge horses and loads of colourful and beautiful women.

Whenever there’s a theme involved you see people pushing the envelope – like the girls with the skirts that were more like belts, which resulted in a mexican wave emulation when every mans head turned violently as they walked by.

All in all it was a great day chilling in the J&B Jet Lounge with friends, champagne and suits!

More J&B Met photos can be found at the Cape Town website.

Me and Gustav at the Met

Photo: Deon Gurling - via Cape Town Tourism

J&B Met – Shut up woman and get on my horse!

So it’s the 33rd annual J&B Met tomorrow at the Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town tomorrow and I’m attending a few others and heading straight for the J&B Jet Lounge Tent, where you get the following:

Vip parking
Event entrance ticket
Situated within the exclusive hospitality village
Complimentary bar 11:00 – 17:00
Lounges l plasma’s screening days races
Toilet facilities
Vip access to the official j&b met after-party to the power of 5fm
Food stalls by vida e caffé, caveau and gourmet burger

I’ve never bet on a horse before, so will see which trusty steed stands out. If I could choose any horse to bet on… it would be this one – because it’s so AMAZING!

Look out for me tomorrow and I’ll buy you a drink if you give me a high five!

This horse is amazing!

The Taj Hotel and Spa just opened in Cape Town…

Yesterday I attended a media tour of the new Taj Hotel in Cape Town’s city centre.

We were welcomed with freshly printed name cards and a delicious cocktail, giving the appearance that their check in times are pretty quick.

I was given an ID book with pages on which I had to receive a stamp to make sure that I had viewed every major room in the hotel.
We moved from room to room, each with a detailed explanation of it’s history… this was fascinating, as the building is the old reserve bank and they have managed to use many of the original doors, staircases and other items, which date back to over 100 years ago.

When entering a new room, we were greeted by the manager and offered different types of foods and cocktails – so much effort has gone into the menu for each restaurant, which offers delicious food and great wine pairings.

The rooms, spa and Presidential suite (an entire floor) are amazing – also not to badly priced.

Go check it out.

Goodbye Citi TV ad launched on YouTube for fans

Ogilvy Cape Town launched an amazing countrywide road trip last year to pay tribute to the the VW Citi Golf, which will no longer be produced.

This short TV Ad highlights the trip.

Goodbye Citi

Beaches along False Bay coastline closed following shark attack

A number of beaches along the False Bay coastline have been closed to the public until further notice, following yesterday’s shark attack at Fish Hoek beach (in the South Peninsula).

Western Cape Lifesaving spokesperson, Keith Matthews, says the search for 37- year-old Lloyd Skinner from Zimbabwe, continues today.
The man was swimming in chest deep water when he was attacked by the shark. A surf and land search commenced at first light this morning.

Matthews says it’s not clear at this stage for how long the beaches will remain closed. “It also includes St James, Muizenberg and False Bay beaches. Other emergency services are also helping with the search including NSRI.