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It’s time to hit the R27 with the top-down on a gorgeous, late winter morning, and head out of town to experience the Western Cape’s annual rite of spring.

Only 30 minutes out of town, the roadside verges already start to hint at the carpets of wild daisies or veldblomme that transform the landscape into a riot of colour – a heady and joyous celebration of the end of winter.

The R27 or West Coast Road hugs the Pacific coastline and takes you to quintessential West Coast towns such as Darling, Langebaan, Paternoster and Saldanha Bay. Attractions abound. From communing with nature, to adventure, to cuisine and culture, there is something for everyone. Apart from the floral delights, highlights include whale watching at Strandfontein and St. Helena Bay, nature reserves, wine routes and beachfront restaurants that offer slow cooked, farm-style cuisine.

But while winter still makes its presence felt, it’s time to pop into Cape Town’s market precinct in the Salt River area to stock up on the first, early bounties of Spring - fresh ingredients for your soup pot. A brand new addition to Lower Main Road is the newly-renovated Old Biscuit Mill, which is home to new creative and alternative boutiques, and hosts chic organic market days on weekends. Pop in for a healthy, organic fix in the company of friends and acquaintances you’ve probably not seen in ages. The Old Biscuit Mill is definitely the place to be seen and to mingle. And further down the road in Observatory, the monthly Holistic Lifestyle Fair only gets bigger and better. Here you can enjoy a relaxing reiki massage or sample wholesome vegetarian fare, have your tarot read and collect more crystals for your collection. And if you’re in a spending mood, well you’re right in the middle of Cape Town’s furniture route. A wonderful way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon.

But if you prefer your exercise more vigorous than strolling, then enroll at the new and trendy Virgin Active gym at the recent Wembley Square retail development in Gardens. Get in shape for an active summer. After your workout be sure to stock up on freshly baked, heavenly bread at knead,on the ground floor, which will complement your soups and spring entrees par excellence. The square is also home to fashionable restaurants, spas and boutiques.

Amongst the coolest and most exhilarating sports on offer must be the relatively new sport of kitesurfing, whose devotees are to be found at Bloubergstrand along the West Coast route. Exploiting the best of the elements, land, sea and air, it is an adrenaline rush that must be experienced.

For the culturally minded, support Cape Town Opera’s production of Manon this season. On offer at the Baxter are the genre-bending, multilingual, musical adaptations of A Christmas Carol and The Magic Flute, featuring soprano Pauline Malefe, and set in local townships.
It’s hard to keep up with Cape Town’s changing skyline, but for the architecturally minded, the following buildings and spaces are bound to be a treat.

Visit Mandela Rhodes Place at the Gardens end of Adderley Street, home to luxury inner-city boutique living, drinking, dining and shopping. Fine wining and dining can be had at Riboville, which boasts Cape Town’s largest wine selection. For the worldly tastebud, Café Mao offers diverse tastes of Asia.

Amazing changes are also afoot in the city’s pink precint, De Waterkant Village. Here you will find shopping for interiors, fashion and objet d’art and frolicking in some of Cape Town’s swankiest and most stylish establishments – just the sort of fashionable lifestyle Cape Town luxury is famous the world over for. At the end of a hard day’s shopping, or to kick off a night of clubbing, meet for cocktails and sushi at Tank or sample fine wines at The Nose Wine Bar. Tantalize your tastebuds at Anatoli, Cape Town’s best Turkish restaurant. Beulah Bar is Cape Town’s only lesbian club and Bronx, that gay institution, has relaunched.

You’ll also be sure to notice the construction of the new Slave Monument – an exciting new addition to Cape Town’s built environment, at the start of the village.

Summer fever has sprung!

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