Tag Archives: Cape Town

Look at the stars…

By 6000 | 6000 | October 8, 2011

Look how they shine for you… I’m not in radio contact this weekend, so I’m pre-posting and sharing this photo from Wednesday’s Coldplay concert. Regular readers will already know that there are more here. And there will be more here tomorrow.

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The 6000 miles… Coldplay review

By 6000 | 6000 | October 6, 2011

So, after months of waiting, last night was it. Me, Mrs 6k and 53,000-odd others seeing Coldplay at the Cape Town Stadium. I’ve done several concert reviews on here before and I’ve learnt that that people like the whole package, so let me share my experiences with you. Don’t care for words, and just want [...]

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Portside: Going up!

By 6000 | 6000 | October 5, 2011

Construction of what will be Cape Town’s tallest building at 150m and 34 floors, Portside, has begun. You’ve been able to read about it here for ages, but now, thanks to the webcam of (very) local resident Wannabe Bond, you can watch it too. I have it on good authority (his) that he’s doing some [...]

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Coldplay in Cape Town: transport & event details

By 6000 | 6000 | October 3, 2011

This sort of information is always done to death on the local interwebs, but even after numerous big events there still remains a subsection of the stadium-visiting public who reckon they should be able to drive up to the stadium gates, park by the turnstiles and simply pop in – and then get pissed off and [...]

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Shark Spotter flags and what they mean

By 6000 | 6000 | September 29, 2011

After yesterday’s shark attack in Fishhoek, I listened to a woman who rang into a local radio station saying that she was confused about the flag system used on the beaches of False Bay to warn of shark activity and how she had to look at the signs each time she went to the beach. “Red [...]

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