A longtime resident of Cape Town, South Africa, I've been providing ITN readers with suggestions for places to visit (Jan. '19, pg. 45). Here are a few places farther from town.
• If you're in Stellenbosch, a university town 45 minutes east of Cape Town, I would recommend visiting the wine estates Cavalli (phone +27 21 855 3218, cavalli
A longtime resident of Cape Town, South Africa, I've been providing ITN readers suggestions for places to visit in the city (Feb. '18, pg. 12 & March '18, pg. 15). Here are a few places at which to wine and dine in the renowned Constantia Valley, fairly close to the centre of Cape Town.
Because these restaurants are relatively close to each other, consider also tasting the wines at one estate and then moving to another for a meal.
If you are a single traveler who enjoys cruising, we're still soliciting responses to this information request from Edna R.S. Alvarez of Los Angeles, who would like "solo travelers to each share the experiences they've had in a ship's assigned-seating environment at mealtimes."
Located on Norway's southernmost tip, Europe's first underwater restaurant, Under (Lindesnes, Norway; www.under.no), began taking reservations on Oct. 10. It's scheduled to open in April 2019.
Guests will descend via a walkway 5½ meters to the sea floor and be seated in a glass-walled dining room. Lights, sounds and smells will be used in the surrounding waters to lure sea life such as fish and seals to the windows.
Edna R.S. Alvarez of Los Angeles, California, wrote, "I travel extensively as a solo and have done so for over 50 years. I enjoy it a great deal. Many friends had encouraged me to take a cruise, but, as a solo, I resisted because of the issue of closed (assigned) seating at meals. In June 2017, I finally took a short coastal cruise in Europe.
"For breakfast and lunch, when meal seating in the ship's dining room was 'open,' I had no problems joining other diners. People were welcoming and friendly.
