You really can’t overstate the case for visiting Cape Town. First, there’s the in-your-face beauty of a craggy mountain range that drops precipitously into a glittering sea, its flanks carpeted in ...

John Eligon is the Johannesburg bureau chief for The New York Times. As far as beauty goes, Cape Town is nothing short of spectacular: a city built on the Atlantic Ocean, around a mountain, allowing ...

Everyone knows that person who spends weeks sniffing around travel blogs, going deep into Tripadvisor rabbit holes, collecting Google docs from friends of friends, and creating A Beautiful Mind–style ...

The best things in life are free, and Cape Town is living up to the hype by doling out freebies like Chappies bubblegum this weekend. Insufficient funds for what? The weather has a spring in its step ...

Let me say this up front: Other than Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town, South Africa, is the most spectacular setting for a city I’ve ever encountered. Set at the base of majestic Table Mountain, fronting the ...

Mother’s Day doesn’t have to mean just lunch and flowers. Cape Town offers the kind of natural beauty, creativity, and charm that can turn a simple day into something unforgettable. Whether your mom ...