Charley Boorman’s toast to Cape Town: from relaxation to thrill-seeking
The Garden Route stretch of coastline is just extraordinary and people are so friendly. Plus, it’s in the same time zone, so very easy, and a great place to escape to in the winter.
The Garden Route stretch of coastline is just extraordinary and people are so friendly. Plus, it’s in the same time zone, so very easy, and a great place to escape to in the winter.
I hadn’t been down for a while. I fell in love with the continent of Africa when Ewan McGregor and I did Long Way Down, our second big TV journey together, back in 2007. But I’ve always loved Cape Town and the Garden Route.
There’s a few different places. There’s a plethora of vineyards you can go and visit, where all the Huguenots, who left France with their grapevines, came to South Africa. There’s one in particular — if you like a red — called Meerlust Winery.
