Nomad_Africa_Edition12
Born from a passionate desire to dispel the negative perceptions which the world has held of the African Continent, and to replace it with a positive focus, Nomad Africa magazine celebrates life on the African continent. Covering stories from all countries and all cultures, it strives to include unique tourist attractions, business development, technology and investment opportunities as well as looking at the continent's cultural heritage. Nomad Africa inspires and breeds a conscious, knowledgeable generation of visionaries among our own, and influences positive perceptions and appreciation for the true worth of Africa worldwide.
Born from a passionate desire to dispel the negative perceptions which the world has held of the African Continent, and to replace it with a positive focus, Nomad Africa magazine celebrates life on the African continent. Covering stories from all countries and all cultures, it strives to include unique tourist attractions, business development, technology and investment opportunities as well as looking at the continent's cultural heritage. Nomad Africa inspires and breeds a conscious, knowledgeable generation of visionaries among our own, and influences positive perceptions and appreciation for the true worth of Africa worldwide.
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The Von Kamptz restaurant at Camps<br />
Bay Retreat is named after Fredrick<br />
Ernst Von Kamptz, a sailor who<br />
frequented the area in the 1700s and<br />
ended up marrying Anna Koekemoer -<br />
the widow of Johan Wernich, who<br />
owned the land that we now know as<br />
Camps Bay, and subsequently left the<br />
land to his widow after his death.<br />
sipping on a gin and tonic, and, with the fast,<br />
free WiFi the hotel offers, i pull out my laptop<br />
and start documenting my time in camps Bay.<br />
i could write about the amazing view, the fantastic<br />
service i experienced at The Bay Hotel<br />
and all the other venues i visited in my short<br />
stay, or the friendly camps Bay locals i encountered<br />
on my walks on the beach or my<br />
quick stops at the local supermarket. instead,<br />
my mind sums up my experience as a whole,<br />
and i realize that i have found a home away<br />
from home.<br />
To call camps Bay the crown Jewel of cape<br />
Town almost seems like an an exaggeration.<br />
a typical metaphor that any first-time tourist<br />
would use to describe this little piece of<br />
heaven that the Mother city has to offer.<br />
While i try to refrain from making an analogy<br />
that would fit firmly in the realm of “cliché traveller<br />
reviews”, i realise that anything else<br />
would not do this seaside suburb any justice.<br />
The views, the atmosphere, the friendly people<br />
and the Sunset Strip in all its glory, could<br />
easily transport you to a kind of Wonderland;<br />
magical, majestic and downright moving.<br />
With my apologies to Mr Thurber and his<br />
original quote, i’d like to say that the beauty<br />
camps Bay has to offer not only asked for my<br />
attention, but demanded it - and i’m oh-so<br />
glad it did.<br />
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