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About

Meet Meg & Al-John

Welcome to We Live in Cape Town! Our local travel blog about living in Cape Town and traveling from the Mother City. We’re so pleased so many people are curious about South Africa and are starting to come and visit us. There’s no place like the Mother City and we really hope to inspire you with our personal travels, life in Cape Town and passion for the arts.

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We’re so glad you’re here.

Meg works as a Junior Paid Media director in a global agency, while Al-John is a Discord Manager for a Video Game company by day and Drum & Bass DJ by night.

Having blogged for 10 years previously, the pandemic gave us the opportunity to consider what we really want to do with our free time – and lives! Considering travel was banned, we were looking back at some of our best memories and realised that travelling really is the gift that keeps on giving.

Coming from a country with a weak currency, but a high quality of life, it also made our needs as South African travellers slightly different. With a strong focus on value, this dictates a lot of our travel decisions and we wanted to share some of those tips and experiences with you.

Working full time, we also appreciate how precious those 15 – 20 days of paid leave are per year and hope to share how we make the most of it with others who are also balancing their work-life ambitions.

Lastly, we’re proudly Capetonian. Meg actually split her childhood time between Namibia and Cape Town; with Al-John being a Sea Point boy through and through.

Cape Town has gained mass popularity on the international market and we’re here to share what the locals actually get up to – if you’re interested in exploring a little further out.

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Some of Our Favourite Brand Collaborations

LUX GRAND GAUBE

Collaborating with the LUX Grand Gaube in Northern Mauritius.

GONDWANA COLLECTION NAMIBIA

Visiting 5 of the Gondwana Collection location in Namibia.

NAMIBIAN WILDLIFE RESORTS

Visiting 5 of the NWR resorts in Namibia.

10 THINGS TO DO IN MAURITIUS

YouTube Video that gained over 285 000 views.

meeting the himba women of namibia

YouTube video with over 42 000 views.

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Meg started her blogging journey on her original blog Boring Cape Town Chick in 2008. This was entertainment focused as she was working as a commercial radio presenter at the time. Since then, the first iteration of We Live in Cape Town (Got the Passports) was launched in 2018 and focused specifically on travel. We Live in Cape Town was launched in 2024 and continues to focus on travel and lifestyle content for Cape Town and beyond.

Because we work full time, when we go on holiday we want to be as comfortable as possible. Make up off, corporate clothes off, obligation free. I want the focus to be entirely on the experience of what we see and not what we look like.

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Growing up in Namibia, Meg has spent a considerable amount of time in the “wild”. Al-John, being a surfer when he was younger, has also had his fair share of fresh air! These days, we love nature, but we also like to sleep in a nice comfy bed at the end of the day. This is why we created the City Slicker Guides – local guides for those who want a bit of nature without compromising on too much comfort.

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Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Screenplay

“It’s a funny thing coming home.
Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what’s changed, is you.”