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Sea Point is located near the center of the city of Cape Town and is easily reached by bus or taxi. Sea Point is also one of the richest suburbs and most densely populated Cape Town suburb, situated between Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean a few miles west of the Cape Town CBD. Moving from Sea Point to the CBD, you will pass through the small suburb of Three Anchor Bay, then the Green Point suburb of Cape Town. The coastal part of Green Point is the area known as Mouille point where the local lighthouse located. Furthermore, Sea Point is the only high-rise area available along the coast of Cape Town and therefore a popular area for living – ideally suited for investing and owning first-or second homes or apartments. Sea Point has not always been a popular neighborhood of Cape Town, but in recent years, Sea Point has seen a lot of investments in its infrastructure and small businesses. This has led many Sea Point Restaurants opening for business. The main road has been the biggest benefactor of this, now home to some of the most popular Cape Town Italian restaurants that the city has to offer.
Mr. Chan, a Chinese restaurant on the main street of Sea Point is always busy. After opening their doors at 6 pm, the first busses will arrive with Asian tourists. I always say that if the tourists eat their home meals in a foreign country, then it must be a good restaurant. Mr. Chan has already established itself as one of the most popular Chinese restaurants in Cape Town. Popular dishes here include Orange duck, chicken with cashew nuts or Szechuan chicken which can be served with rice or noodles.
Another popular restaurant is Posticino. It offers a very relaxed setting, and is loved by locals and tourists alike. They hosted a few celebrities in recent years. Every time I visit an Italian restaurant, is just an unspoken rule to order pizza. At Posticino I like the fact that the usual pizzas which are offered at most restaurants are not on the menu. The pizzas are offered here are totally unique!
Other popular restaurants include Ocean Basket, Primi Piatti and the Taverna Grill and others – are all worth eating at!
Just outside of Sea Point is the suburb of de Waterkant which is right next to the V & A Waterfront. Here too there are many restaurants, bars and discos that open the doors at night. Wherever you decide to go, Cape Town will welcome you with open arms and make you feel as welcome as possible. In addition, the service and food in restaurants in Cape Town is of international standard, while some restaurants have even won international awards.
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When you’re under the waves, the world can seem a very different place. Without wishing to invoke to readily the words of any animated Jamaican crabs, it’s rather pleasant down there of course, but it’s also fascinating as a kind of inverted version of life above the sea. A classic example? The Maldives. Proud of its ‘desert island’ image and a successful holiday location for its ability to sell that notion. Not that you can challenge that image: the Maldives are the 176th most populous place on earth. There are more people in tiny Luxembourg. The capital, Male spills over the edges of a tiny land mass poking above the surface of the sea. Under the waves however, Maldives diving reveals an expansive submerged mountain range teeming with life. Countless species call the Maldivian reefs home, with some alluding scientific description even today.
Scuba Diving holidays are the gateway to another world for many, and the tourism industry recognises the increasing demand for these kinds of excursions. The Maldives are truly among the world’s premier scuba diving destinations. Not only are there a plethora of diving spots and the infrastructure to support them, but the array of choices will suit people of any proficiency (and some hotels allow free diving for qualified scuba divers). Throughout the world’s tropical zones you will find diving spots new and old. The Great Barrier Reef and Grenada still remain a fantastic place to dive, but new and emerging markets are being formed in places like Mozambique and Bali.
You don’t have to go to a desert island to get a great scuba experience. One of the world’s most intriguing diving spots is accessible with Red Sea Diving on the South coast of Egypt (Sinai). You’ll get all the coral life you wish for, as well as a local population of (currently infamous, but not usually dangerous) sharks. Even more intriguing from the perspective of an altered world, the Red Sea is a graveyard of ships. Many ships have run into trouble in the Red Sea, which long had strategic significance before Tourism bought yet more ships to the region. One popular reef for scuba divers is infamous among sailors: The Sha’b Abu Nuhas has claimed 7 ships (maybe even more), first by sinking them and later by incorporating their hulls into its habitat.
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