On December 16th, the Good Hope Gardens Nursery - an indigenous nursery near Cape Point - will be hosting the annual Fynbos and Food Fair.  As with most events of this nature in the Cape you can expect excellent local farming produce, entertainment,  delicious home made food and on this occasion, discounted indigenous plants.

One of my favourite things to do is go to the theatre - I feel very spoiled here in Cape Town because we have so many and they manage to host a number of shows throughout the year, ranging from huge professional theatre productions like Mama Mia to small little independent shows.

For those of you who don't mind working up a bit of a sweat in order to see something beautiful then I would suggest doing a Full-moon hike to the top of Klapmutskop which is on the Delvera farm near Stellenbosch and Paarl.  This trail is just under 10km in total and takes you through a Renosterveld Conservancy and a Yellowood Forrest to the top of a hill in order to watch the sun set over Table Mountain.

The thought of trawling the mall for Christmas gifts always elicits feelings of dread for me - firstly because I hate shopping and secondly because I hate being inside when I know it is a beautiful day out - however, there seems to be a solution to that problem, The Fab Ideas Christmas Gift Fair!

If you are visiting Cape Town, there are so many wonderful things to do and see, you could spend a week here and still not get to experience everything this incredible area has to offer.  Many visitors to the Cape don't have enough time here to see everything,  or they aren't sure exactly where they need to start which is why the Cape Town Big 6 was introduced.  This is a collaboration between the top 6 attractions in Cape Town in order to make it as easy as possible to get to see the main things in and around Cape Town.

If you enjoy wine and Jazz then you are in luck, on November 26th Nederburg will be hosting a classical music and jazz event at the Estate in Paarl.  This promises to be an afternoon filled with sun, family fun and of course music and wine.

It's that time of year again, the start of the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts - my favourite thing to do in Cape Town during the summer! I've written about this hidden gem a number of times before because I cannot think of anything better than taking a picnic basket to the Botanical Gardens on a Sunday afternoon to enjoy live, local music. The backdrop to the natural amphitheatre is Table Mountain, and while you make yourself comfortable on the rolling lawns of the gardens, a gem in itself, you can really get a sense of what it's like to live in this beautiful part of the world.

In the planning phase for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, there was money put aside by the City of Cape Town to develop the areas surrounding what would be the new Cape Town Stadium, this included upgrades to the Promenade as well as a golf course and an urban park where the Green Point common used to be.

Franschhoek is known for its high concentration of great restaurants, not to mention award winning wine farms and boutique-type shops which line the quaint high street, which looks like it is stuck in the 18th century.  I was in town for the evening and decided to eat at the French Connection - you are totally spoiled for choice when it comes to deciding where to go, so my decision was based purely on how far I was prepared to walk from where I was staying - which wasn't very far although this still puts a handful of restaurants onto the 'options' list.

If you are visiting South Africa and Cape Town in particular, I have no doubt that you have been blown away by the incredible natural diversity which we are blessed with.  From mountains, to oceans, rivers, animals and a floral kingdom which you won't find anywhere else on earth - Cape Town treats us to a feast for the eyes and the senses.

On Saturday, it happens to be my favourite wine festival of the year - Pinotage on Tap.  If you like red wine, especially one which has a chocolate coffee taste, then you will want to be at this festival.  Barrels of the Diemersfontein Pinotage are rolled out onto the lawns  in-front of the farm house, taps are plugged into them and wine stewards are sent out to man each barrel - which are only a few of the factors which makes this a must-be-at event.

If you have been to The Last Word in Constantia recently, or if you are planning to go, then I'm going to warn you about the new Last Word boutique, and more specifically the one-of-a-kind jewellery from Shelley & Harry...  I understand that as a woman I am naturally drawn towards items of beauty, but I had to physically force myself to stop staring at the exquisite pieces which were on display, and carry on with the meeting I was in the middle of.