Cape Town (South Africa)

South Africa's Western Cape: Savoring the bounty

2013-01-06 00:00:00

— One night as my sister and I walked across the rugged yet strangely delicate terrain of a place called Farm 215, the path to our cottage lighted only by the stars and a flashlight, the wine-wobbly beam suddenly illuminated several sets of legs....

Travel tips: South Africa's Western Cape

2013-01-06 00:00:00

THE BEST WAY TO CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA From LAX, connecting service (change of planes) to Cape Town is available on British, Virgin Atlantic, Lufthansa, Air France, Emirates and Turkish. Restricted round-trip fares generally fall between $979 and $1,...

Namibia: Desert, ghost town and the Skeleton Coast

2011-07-31 00:00:00

Reporting from Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia Griddle-hot deserts, time-forsaken ghost towns, prismatic canyons and endless ribbons of lonely highway: There's nothing quite like a road trip across the Southwest to get the gasoline pumping in an...

Romantic getaways

2012-02-05 00:00:00

Berlin: Put Berlin next to Paris and you have both sides of the coin: romance, which occasionally appeals, and eros, which never fails. "Berlin is sexy," said the German capital's openly gay Mayor Klaus Wowereit, and it's been that way since the...

Smaller legs of world cruises can be a deal

2012-01-22 00:00:00

The British couple — she in a long black dress, he in a traditional tux — leaned against the elevator's polished wood paneling as they headed back to their cabin after an evening performance in the main showroom. Embarrassed at my casual...

South Africa President Zuma sues over painting depicting him unzipped

2012-05-21 16:39:15

Violence persists against South Africa gays despite laws

2012-02-01 16:38:15

A South African rape, captured on video, exposes an epidemic

2012-04-18 16:38:36

Southern California and the world

2010-08-18 00:00:00

Noone can deny the educational value of travel, which is why study abroad programs have gotten so popular in colleges and universities around the country. California schools offer myriad study abroad programs that send students headlong into other...

In South Africa, ask for biltong

2010-05-23 00:00:00

I was warned that meals during my March trip to South Africa would revolve around red meat. But I didn't know it would appear in a shriveled state similar to jerky. Biltong, as it's called — from the Dutch words bil, or buttocks, and tong, or strip...

Albertina Sisulu dies at 92; veteran of South African anti-apartheid movement

2011-06-07 00:00:00

Albertina Sisulu, a veteran of the anti-apartheid movement who saw her children become leaders in a democratic South Africa, died Thursday in Johannesburg. She was 92. Her death was confirmed by African National Congress spokesman Brian Sokutu, but no...

Jumping cockroach discovered in South Africa

2011-05-26 09:20:00

Cape Town is the most glamorous city in South Africa, perhaps on the entire continent, thanks to scenes like the Victoria & Albert Waterfront. But after dark, it gets risky. As I looked for more photos after taking this 2010 sunset shot, I was approached by two different prostitutes.

2013-06-06 15:03:57

Chapman's Peak Drive, winding south from Cape Town, is a popular coastal route in South Africa. Natural beauty is a strong draws to Cape Town and the Western Cape.

2013-01-02 11:27:58

A general view of the Hout Bay harbour covered in mist is seen on May 8, 2010 from the Chapman's peak road on the outskirts of Cape Town. Chapman's peak road is the coastal link between Cape Town and the Cape of Good Hope.

2012-11-04 17:19:00