Facebook happenings

One of the good things about Facebook is that everyone is a contributor.. this makes it easy to keep up to date on happenings and events as they unfold from a wide readership base.

However, whilst facebook becomes an unfolding diary, there is a need to be able to categorise news, events and places and make them readily available at a click such as on blogger.

Here's the link to the Cape Town Pride Festival Facebook group which is pretty newsy and also a way to connect with Capetonians if you are coming to visit.

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.

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.

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.

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

Greenpoint Stadium

Here's a photo of the new Greenpoint World Cup Stadium from the sea with Table Mountain in the background.

It's courtesy of our friend Juanne-Pierre who now lives in Cape Town and writes a blog on his gay experiences.

Cape Town does Durban

Hot Cape Town couple Tom (right) and Shawn (second from right) seen in Durban at Durban View Gay Guesthouse with Llewellyn (left, guesthouse co-owner) and John (second from left) from Johannesburg.

The roof-top jacuzzi and sun-deck with it's city wide views is always the place to melt-down..

3rd Beach Swimwear and Underwear

Gay boyz are always looking for the best swimwear and underwear, especially on 3rd beach in Cape Town.

So it's a pleasure to see an outlet for swimwear, underwear and lifestyle gear appropriately named 3rd Beach now open with a stunning selection on offer. . see the website for online sales and more info.

And if you're coming to Durban from Cape Town in May, don't miss the Swimwear and Underwear Show at Durban View Guesthouse on Sunday 10 May.. there will be some of the latest fashion on show.

New gay website

Cape Town's Andy Wicks (right, seen with friend Sebastian at the Loft Lounge) has just launched his new website aimed at the gay market. GayShare is an excellent site themed to Work, Live and Play gay in South Africa. It's an opportunity for gay business owners and event organisers to market themselves to the exclusively gay community in South Africa online. Well done Andy and your team for an excellent new addition to our community internet and business needs.