Welcome to South Africa's gay capital

Enjoy the links to Cape Town's gay scene though this blog which in turn links to our 3 main cities - Gay Durban and Gay Johannesburg.

Hot Bod cold Atlantic

It's summer in the Cape, and if you're brave enough to brave the cold Atlantic, you may find something hot.. check out Clifton 3rd beach.. where all the hotties hang out.

Killer bods in Cape Town

While those in the north are getting cold, here in South Africa it's summer and HOT. It's time to find the boys on the beach and around the pools.. cocktails anyone?

Winter in Cape Town

It's winter in Cape Town so there's not a whole lot happening, but we had an awesome weekend there, drinking wine and enjoying the gay bars CT is famous for.. mmm

Mother City

Cape Town is known as South Africa's Mother City.. the place where beautiful people come to be seen. And you can appreciate why.

Easter break

Hey hope you guys are having as awesome an Easter break as I am. Have a great one...mmm

Cape Town on Gay Directory

Cape Town accommodation and gay bars feature in the revamped Gay Directory South Africa which is the largest gay Facebook group in South Africa. With over 4 200 members the Gay Directory is an indexed link to gay interest groups, accommodation, gay clubbing and bars and gay Facebook groups and websites. The group was created by Dave Mc Naught and has the support of the pink community as a valuable resource.

Check out the Gay Directory South Africa here.

Amsterdam in Cape Town

We spent a great few days in Cape Town, mainly to visit my son who is studying at Stellenbosch University, but also to visit some of the awesome gay venues in the city. We stayed at Amsterdam Guesthouse one of the more established men-only guesthouses, nestled at the foothills of table mountain.



Llewellyn outside Amsterdam Guesthouse in Oranjezicht




Voila coffee shop in the gay Cape Quarters Centre of Cape Town





Comfortable large rooms at Amsterdam Guesthouse




Dave fools around with the buck/moose at Amsterdam

 


Amsterdam's sparkling pool was inviting

 


The incredible view from Amsterdam to Table Mountain

 


Sunny deck above the pool

  Thanks Louwrens for looking after us so well at Amsterdam. The breakfasts were sumptuous and the Guesthouse is well located near the Kloof Nek road that takes you into the city, up Table Mountain or quickly to the other side of the peninsular to Camps Bay and Clifton Beaches.

Well recommended for a stay in Cape Town, and the Guesthouse also has a sauna and steam room next to the pool area so you can meet up with the other guys staying there.



Cape country here we come

It's great to get out of the city for a few days and this weekend we are off to Shisa Guest farm in the Tulbach area, about 120 mins drive north of Cape Town city.... for some men in the bush... ha ha.

Then we will be back for 2 nights at Amsterdam, the awesome men-only guesthouse we visited last year on the slopes of Table Mountain. Will load some more hot pics after the weekend so you can enjoy the view too.

Cape Town shines

It's been an awesome summer, great New Year and we're already into the first week of January. Have a great 2011 all and see you here in sunny Cape Town soon.. promise?

Tis the season to be jolly and gay

South Africa's gay capital welcomes all hot guys in Christmas hats this season... mmmm. Happy Christmas to all you folk.

1 Belvedere - Cape Town sophistication

In Cape Town to meet fellow gay guesthouse owners is Llewellyn (left) of Durban View Guesthouse with Rob (right) of 1 Belvedere - a sophisticated men-only guesthouse at the foothills of Table Mountain.

The grand old house is superbly furnished and is owned by Charl and Rob, Dutch guys who settled in Cape Town and are one of the oldest established gay guesthouses in the city.

It's summer in Cape Town

I know it's freezing in the northern hemisphere, so come on get your ass down south where it's all hot!!

Hot Stud in Cape Town

Nice little pouch there...

Shisa welcomed

Joe (left) from Shisa Guest Farm with Llewellyn

Lazy days around the pool in the tranquil setting

Open plan, chic decor

Welcoming Joe from Cape Town's Shisa Guest Farm, is Llewellyn (right) co-owner of the east coast gay Guesthouse Durban View on Joe's recent trip to Durban.

It is important to network amongst the gay-only guesthouses in South Africa - there are only about 10 of us and Shisa Guest Farm, about 80mins drive north of Cape Town in the Tulbach area is on a must-visit list. It is a men-only establishment and is where the Cape Town locals go to relax and play in a beautiful setting in the winelands area.

Pride Films in Cape Town

Not very well publicised but Ster Kinekor are halfway through their Pride Film Fest in South Africa with 2 movies left to screen in their Cinema Nouveau complexes around the country.

In Cape Town there will be a screening of The Kids are Alright on the 12th November whilst their other movie Eyes Wide Open screens only at 4 venues on the 12th (Rosebank and Cavendish) and 26th November (Brooklyn and V&A Waterfront Cape Town).

Last year I was appalled by the lack of publicity for the few films they were showing and adverts at the Cinema for the gay film fest apologised to straight patrons for the screening on one day of the year of films to suit the gay community. Poor show Ster Kinekor.

It's time to get wet

In South Africa, it's summer time and the beach is hot.. not to mention the beach boyz!!

Hot in Cape Town

Getting to Sandy Bay in Cape Town... the beach where you take it all off... is one of our favourites. And for those who want to venture into the bushes, there is always action.

Cape Town accommodation

Pretty erotic is the horseman statue at the Rhodes Memorial in Cape Town (above). We did a quick visit to the exclusively gay guesthouses in Cape Town and here are a few pics. Unfortunately my camera got stolen at the Beefcakes restaurant and club on Friday so some of my earlier photos of the GapLeisure website launch are lost forever.. a pity.

Most of the Guesthouses are in the Oranjezicht area which is at the foothills of Table Mountain.. so the views out and about the Guesthouses are awesome.

Here Llewellyn and I are seen at the entrance to Amsterdam Guesthouse where the manager showed us around. It seemed to be one of the busier places we visited and has a courtesy bus to fetch and carry guests. Features were a lovely sundeck and pool, as well as a sauna, jacuzzi and wet-room.

Cape Town's finalist: Mr Gay South Africa 2010

Cape Town is turning out the talent with 3 finalists in the Mr Gay South Africa 2010 pageant. Not only did last year's winner Charl van den Berg hail from Cape Town but he went on to be chosen as Mr Gay World.

In the photos from top to bottom (lol) are Andre' Lammers, Errol Stroebel and Ernest Gravett.

SMS voting for the 2010 competition has opened and all of the finalists can be seen on the Mr Gay South Africa official website here.

Summer on it's way

Cape Town had it's hottest day for the past number of months this week - summer is on it's way!

Cape Town's finalist: Mr Gay South Africa ™

Andre' Lemmers is Cape Town's finalist in the Mr Gay South Africa ™ pagent. He was chosen at the regional finals held at The Glen Hotel there recently and now goes forward with the other regional finals to the glittering pageant to be help in Pretoria later this year.

Mr Gay South Africa Sat 7 August Cape Town

It's the southern regional finals of the 2010 Mr Gay South Africa in Cape Town at The Glen Boutique Hotel Sat 7th August. If you havn't secured bookings or accommodation you can make event bookings through the organisers at the email address given below and accommodation directly through the Glen Hotel or the other fine gay guesthouses in Cape Town.

For event bookings email headed "Cape Town" to hennie@mrgaysouthafrica.co.za .

Stellenbosch Wines @ Tokara

Well worth a visit while imbibing superior wines in the Cape Stellenbosch area, is Tokara Wine Estate with both superb wines and olives. Modern decor combines with age-old tradition in wine-making - a fabulous wine estate and restaurant a stone's throw from the picturesque village of Stellenbosch.

Hot action for semi

Cape Town needs some warming up for the semi-final of the World Cup between Netherlands and Uruguay next week, so here's a hottie to get the Cape sizzling.

Germany to Cape Town for 2010 World Cup

World Cup fever has taken over South Africa and fans have even driven to Cape Town from Germany to follow their national team in Durban, then Port Elizabeth and to the final (?). And they made the journey through Europe and Africa in a bright red Fire Truck! Check their blog here.

Not to be outdone, Netherlands fans, who have now notched up 2 wins, are sporting their Cape Town 2010 orange shirts and an orange brigade has been following them around South Africa.

JC in Cape Town

There's an awesome wine farm in the Stellenbosch wine district in the Cape - JC le Roux, South Africa's first wine farm that produces only sparkling wine - both the commercial wines with co2 injected as well as the time honoured Cap Classique method, the traditional french method of making Champagne.

We took a range of their sparkling wines to Durban on the east coast of South Africa and held a little sparkling wine and nougat tasting. In the pics are Capetonians Yvan and Quinton and in the second photo Dave and Llewellyn from Durban View Guesthouse.

Hot bodz...

When on holiday in Cape Town, look out for the hotbodz...

The Boys from Cape Town

Some pics from the Indaba Tourism Show of the Cape boys (and girl) having fun this week..

Hats off to the boys from Cape Town who exhibited (ha ha, no pun) at the Indaba Tourism Show in Durban this week. The Show ended with a Pink Party at Durban View Gay Guesthouse and as you can see from the pics we all had a load of fun.

I can't remember all of the names, but will pick out some and send a link to the email addresses we collected. So if you guys are reading this and want to add a name and a link, just leave a comment or email me at durbanview@gmail.com and I will do.

So thanks Jason for organising. In the pics I see Louis, Petra, Llewellyn, Jason, 3rd pic - myself, Llewellyn and Claude, Brian and Deon, Brian and Jason at the Cape Town stand at Indaba and in the last pic friends with Jason of Tulbach. Dave