We humans are an amazing species. We tend to limit our desires and wishes to what can become pleasurable in the blink of an eye. There is something of the eternal teenager in our basic psychological makeup, but please don't mention this to any of my children. They will use ...

The Post World War II 'baby boomers' are now heading into retirement and many Western Cape retirement villages are in consideration as an alternative to free standing retirement houses. The retirement villages in the Cape Town area are particularly in demand and one should consider carefully why so many people are ...

One cannot choose between Cape Town retirement villages on the basis of superficial emotions, because in this phase of life there is just no time to waste on bad or mediocre decisions. You should really know yourself when stepping into retirement. If you have sidestepped your soul right through your life ...

Cape Town Retirement Villages: We just can't risk thinking about retirement in outdated ways anymore. There is a huge stream of baby boomers heading into retirement and they look different from the old timers before them! Mature adults nowadays have a much longer lifespan than their parents did and they do ...

Islands are normally associated with unrestricted freedom. If inhabited, with a lazy lifestyle far removed from society’s rules and regulations. The Robben Island map, though, details a history of deep sorrow, drenched in the coldness that the human heart can bestow on others dissimilar to their own kind. The story of ...

Since the first adventurers lay eyes on Cape Town's Table Mountain, this mountain has kept everybody mesmerized - everybody who comes near it, looks at it, climbs it or has done the trip the Table Mountain cableway. Imagine being able to spend your retirement close to picture post card views ...

Why a Sea Lodge Apartment? Would you agree that one of the world’s most sought after cities is Cape Town? And would you agree that luxury properties that offer views of the famous Table Mountain across a breathtaking stretch of the Atlantic Ocean are only for the taking by the ...

What do super sport people, film stars and affluent people have in common? They all prefer to own a luxurious apartment in Cape Town with great views of the Atlantic Ocean, preferably including Table Mountain. It has been an insider secret for a long time that if you want ...

How to choose your retirement village in South Africa? With logic and a human heart I would say! Use questions directed to your own self to lead you in the right direction: Do I have enough money to consider any retirement village in South Africa, or should I stick ...

Many people on the way to retirement in South Africa do not consider moving directly into a retirement village. They want to retain their individuality and freedom and do not want to become part of a retirement village before they reach their seventies, or even later. They acknowledge the fact that ...