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29 South African beaches have been awarded Blue Flag status increasing desirability and reputation as a world class tourist destination.  Blue Flag is an international benchmarking award scheme guaranteeing tourist that Blue Flag beaches are one of the best in the world.  Qualities which are rated for benchmarking are water, facilities, safety, environment, education and management.

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Fifa Wordcup 2010 on DurbanvilleINFO
Interesting Statistics On What You Should Expect During The 2010 FiFa Soccer World Cup

These statistics are based on previous Soccer World Cup statistics and were recently mentioned by Gary Bailey at an FNB dinner.  Gary Bailey has been involved in 2 previous Soccer World Cups.
  1. Schools will be closed for almost over 4 weeks during the 2010 World Cup - it was apparently legislated. What do you do with your kids?
  2. Air tickets to Cape Town (for example) will cost about R8,000 per seat as some flights have to leave same night after the games due to accommodation problems in PLZ/CPT/DBN/BLOEM. So the flights will operate 24 hours. Expect NOISE. Expect TRAFFIC around airports all hours.
  3. Fresh veggies and fruit will be scarce, if not unavailable, during this time. For the World Cup in Germany , they had to import them.

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The Blowfish Seafood Restaurant, Dolphin Beach Hotel in Blouberg

The Blowfish is one of Cape Town’s finest seafood and sushi restaurants. Their reputation for fine food, excellent service and magnificent views has been earned over almost a decade, establishing them as a firm favourite with both locals and visitors alike.

Their famous fish counter is stocked with a wide variety of fresh fish and seafood - local fish, imported fish, exotic fish, line fish, deep sea fish and game fish. Plus a variety of succulent shellfish - prawns, langoustines, lobster & oysters.

With a magnificent view of Table Mountain across the Atlantic Ocean, and mouth-watering food, you're invited to relax and enjoy your meal with with the best professionals on the culinary scene in matters seafood.

Our BLOWFISH Experience
27 November 2009

After several months of hard work to bring our brand "new look" DurbanvilleINFO portal to life, my partner and I decided that after the big day, we deserved a pat on the back by celebrating the fact that we had finally gone live and everyone involved in the effort was happy that it all went smoothly.  The big question was as always where to eat as we both are extremely fond of seafood but very critical of poor service levels and badly prepared seafood, which does come at a premium these days.

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Pic(k)nic of the Week

Cafe Nitida Durbanville - Best Picnic Spot in Cape Town North
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