Welcome to the weekend. We hope you had a great work week, but in order to help you forget about the one coming up we have got a few cool things that you can do in this weekend. In today’s installment of Wild Card Weekend we’re traveling to South Africa’s Cape Town for some rest and relaxation. Check it all out in this weekend’s Dollars & Sense!
Go Up Table Mountain:
Catch a cable car up Table Mountain then abseil back down. If you like following a rope 112 meters down Table Mountain, then Abseil Africa is your best bet. The less adventurous can catch the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway up… and back down. The quick ride will give you a bird’s eye view of the City Bowl. The summit can also be reached on foot through a multitude of beautiful albeit exhausting, trails. If you want a longer experience – spending up to five nights in tented camps – take the long-distance Hoerikwaggo Trail up from the Cape of Good Hope.
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Sunbathe At Beta Beach:
To avoid squealing kids, whirring jet-skis and wayward Frisbees, head to the secluded sandy shores of Beta Beach for some undisturbed rest and relaxation. It’s a convenient ten minutes’ drive from the city center & is in a very intimate setting for a beach. This postage-stamp-sized beach is flanked by big boulders, which makes it great for swimming as well as uninterrupted sun-bathing.
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Financial Tip Of The Day
Turn Off The Lights Before You Leave
If you spend one minute turning off lights before a two hour trip, that’s the equivalent of earning $50 an hour. That’s some impressive savings, particularly if you do it before longer trips. The key is to use less energy, particularly when you’re not using the device.
