The Western Cape is a wonderland of beauty and a landscape shaped by powerful natural and political forces. It's turbulent history lives through its heritage, resonating in the people, places and stories that tell the tales of the past.

In the decade of democracy following the birth of the "rainbow nation" looking back along that road makes for a fascinating adventure.

"I was not born with a hunger to be free. I was born free..."
- Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, 1994.