What to do in Cape Town this weekend!

It’s downhill to the weekend from here, so if you have no plans check out these cool things to do in Cape Town.

The Franschhoek Cap Classique and Champagne festival.

 If you are champagne drinker then this bubbly festival is the perfect weekend treat for you. Tickets for the festival can be purchased via webticket.co.za and cost R200 per person. This includes a tasting glass and tasting coupons.  Gates are open from 12-5pm on Saturday and Sunday.

The Da Vinci Genius Exhibition at the V&A Waterfront.

This Friday, Saturday and Sunday you can learn about Leonardo Da Vinci, a master painter,

sculptor, mathematician, writer and anatomist. Pascal Cotte, a scientific engineer also reveals

secrets about the Mona Lisa. You can buy tickets at webtickets.co.za and they cost R140. The

museum is open every day from nine am to nine pm.

The Dave Matthews Band Concert.

The Dave Matthews Band will be touring South Africa for the first time. Their first performance will be in Cape Town this Saturday and Sunday night at Grand West arena. They will also be performing in Johannesburg at the Coca Cola Velodrome on the 3^rd of December. There are still some tickets available at bigconcerts.com or Computicket. 

 

Bubbly anyone?

Dave Matthews himself. 

Mona Lisa with her perfect smile. 

Foreigners recommend township tours!

As South Africans few of us have actually been to the townships, where the large majority of our population lives. The 2010 Fifa World Cup, made township tours popular with tourists and according to Solomon’s article Foreigners loving SA’s township tours, 'seventy-three percent of tourists felt safe on a township tour, eight percent said they felt unsafe and 19 percent were neutral. Eighty- three percent would recommend a township tour to other and 41 percent said they would be willing to spend a night in a township.’

Township tourism is said to be growing steadily, despite a bad rap about violence and crime. The South African townships were placed in a negative light, after the murder of Anni Dewani in 2010 and the recent mob justice killings, particularly in the Western Cape. Despite the perception of crime and violence, international tourists still find the township tours uplifting and recommend it highly to others.This type of tourism will hopefully continue to grow, as it offers fantastic opportunities for those looking to make a living. 

Airlines celebrate Movember!

Many men around the world are participating in Movember, in the hope to draw attention to men's health issues. However it's not only men who are supporting this cause, but airlines too. 

Last year several airlines decided to take the Mo to the sky in November and get on board to show their support.This year the tradition has continued, with various aeroplanes from British Airways, Qantas, Virgin America and Brussels Airlines, all sporting fun moustaches. 

Many of the male staff, particularly those with British Airways are also growing out their facial hair. British Airways are even offering prizes to those that donate money and  pose with the giant moustache figure in the London. To win spot prizes you must  add your photos to social media and hashtag it . Happy Movember all and remember if you are growing a moustache, even if it is just to horrify your girlfriend, make sure you are at the very least donating to the cause!

It's hard to tell whose Moustache is the winner. 

Virgin Airlines supports the cause.