Shopping and markets
Mall, bookshop and craft market reviews.
South African Music
The sub-divisions within the South African music industry are enormous, and commence, as with everything else in South Africa, along the basic sub-divisions of race.
Gateway: Durban’s theatre of shopping
To carry on with the shopping theme, Durban is home to one of the biggest shopping retail outlets in Africa.
Ladysmith Black Mombazo
This all male harmonic choir is South Africa's biggest musical export. Their distinctive melancholy sound pulls hard at the heart strings of South Africans everywhere.
Maynardville: Romeo and Juliet, best way to ruin a good picnic!
The annual Shakespeare production at Maynardville is a traditional calendar highlight in Cape Town. An open air setting, in a park, by a lake, with a picnic, at sunset...Sounds lovely no?
Heartworks, Kloof Street, Cape Town: Shop Review
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Bicycle Maintenance Company, Woodstock, Cape Town: Shop Review
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Papagayo, Kalk Bay, Cape Town: Shop Review
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Cavendish Square, Claremont, Cape Town: Mall Review
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Lifestyle Centre, Gardens, Cape Town: Mall Review
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Baobab Books, Long Street, Cape Town: Shop Review
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Curio Menagerie, Red Hill Road
Spotted! The most amazing curio menagerie, at the bottom of Red Hill Road , which connects Scarborough and Simon's Town ( map ; the menagerie's where the M66 meets the M65).
Cape Town's Big Six: The V&A Waterfront (2/6)
As a city, Cape Town’s known for its “Big Six” attractions - meet them all through SA Logue’s Cape Town Big Six tag!
Atlas Trading, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town: Shop Review
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Obz Books, Observatory, Cape Town: Shop Review
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Het Vlok Casteel, Riebeek Kasteel, Cape Winelands: Shop Review
Het Vlok Kasteel Church Street, Riebeek Kasteel | Map Het Vlok Casteel Specialty: Olives, olive products, wine, jams, chutney, dessert toppings, biltong and more!
Bargaining in South Africa
For experienced hagglers, negotiating the price of some small treasure in the marketplace that has caught the eye is likely to prove less satisfying , in South Africa, than in many other parts of the…
Empire Books, Muizenberg, Cape Town: Shop Review
Empire Books York Road, Muizenberg Cape Town | Map Empire Books Specialty: 2nd-hand books. Contact: Tel : +27 (0) 82 746 8390 diceros@isat.co.za SA Blog recommends a look inside?
Barts Clogs: the Ultimate Apres-Surf Footwear
Spotted! Barts Clogs! Barts Clogs There are many variations on the soft, light plastic "shandal" (that's shoe + sandal ) currently taking the world by storm, such as Waldies , Crocs - and now, in…
Scar Hair, Cape Town: Haircut Review
Scar Hair 43 Kloof Street, Gardens, Cape Town | Map Scar Hair on Kloof St. Specialty: Fab hairdos Contact: Tel : +27 (0) 21 422 5900, Fax : +27 (0) 21 422 5085 scarce01@ananzi.co.za SA Blog…
Waterfront Craft Market and Wellness Center ("Blue Shed"), Cape Town: Shopping Review
Waterfront Craft Market and Wellness Center Blue Shed Craft Market, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town Specialty: Indoor Craft Market Tel : +27 (0) 21 408 7842, Fax : +27 (0) 21 408 7845 info@waterfront.co.za…
Red Shed Craft Market, V&A Waterfront: Shopping Review
Red Shed Craft Market Victoria Warf Shopping Centre, Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa Specialty: Indoor Craft Market Tel : +27 (0) 21 408 7600, Fax : +27 (0) 21 408 7605 info@waterfront.co.za…
Curious Curio! - A Toy Cola-Can-Drumming Cyclist
Spotted! A Toy Cola-Can-Drumming Cyclist! Where? St. George's Mall, Cape Town | Map Drumming Cyclist How Much?
Shopping Hours in South Africa
Standard business hours in South Africa are: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday to Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday closed Sunday .
Annegret Ross, Waterfront, Cape Town: Shop Review
Annegret Ross Red Shed Craft Market, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town Specialty: Homemade hand bags Tel : +27 (0) 21 873 2709, Fax : +27 (0) 21 873 2709, info@annegretross.co.za , www.annegretross.co.za SA…
Curious Curio! - A Carved Rhino Head
Spotted! A Carved Rhino Head! (Terrible photo! Still learning new camera!) Where? St. George's Mall, Cape Town | Map Rhino head, St. George's Mall How Much?
Bead Merchants of Africa, Long Street: Shop Review
Bead Merchants of Africa 223 Long Street Cape Town Specialty: Beads, beadwork and beadwork classes Contact: Tel : +27 (0)21 423 4687, Fax : +27 (0)21 423 4791, info@beadm.com , www.beadafrica.com SA…
St. George's Mall, CBD: Shopping Review
St. George's Mall St. George's Mall between Strand Street and Wale Streets Cape Town CBD Specialty: Curios, souvenirs and everything else you didn't know you needed - plus lunch!
Golden Acre Shopping Centre, CBD, Cape Town: Shopping Review
Golden Acre Shopping Centre Corner of Adderley and Strand Streets, Cape Town Specialty: In-town cheap shopping Tel : +27 (0) 21 419 4190 SA Blog recommends a look inside?
Canal Walk, Century City: Shopping Review
Canal Walk Canal Walk Shopping Centre, Century Boulevard Century City Specialty: Anything and Everything Tel : +27 (0) 21 555 4433, Fax : +27 (0) 21 555 0746 visitorinfo@canalwalk.co.za…
Greenmarket Square, CBD, Cape Town: Shopping Review
Greenmarket Square Between Shortmarket and Longmarket Streets, CBD, Cape Town | Map Specialty: Clothes, music and African curios almost any day of the week (Monday-Saturday) Contact: Tel : N/A, Fax :…
V&A Waterfront, Cape Town: Shopping Review
V&A Waterfront Portswood Ridge, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Cape Town Specialty: Clothing and outfitting the rich and the famous Tel : +27 (0)21 408 7600, Fax : +27 (0)21 408 7605…
Rockchic, Hout Bay: Shop Review
What: Rockchic Where: Shop 6 Village Square, Hout Bay 7860. Tel: +27 (0) 21 791 4162 Contact: www.rockchic.co.za and www.treasureafrica.com/rockchic Insider tip: Not your mother's rock jewellery.
Definition of "Curio"
What is a curio? A curious question, that. A curio is a hand-made memento offered for sale to travellers.
Sniff That Curio!
Curbside report: tourists poking around curio stalls are advised to use the "sniff test" on items made of wood, before haggling over the purchase price. (Don't know what a curio is?