Heart-stopping vistas of Cape Town

Table Mountain is the lodestar

- Kevin Ritchie

We all hate Cape Town, because when the wind drops and the sun shines, it's perfect. It's unutterably, breathtakingly beautiful every time from every angle. It's cool, it's hip, it's happening, which is why it was a no-brainer for Nissan to host the launch of its new Nissan Magnite in the Mother City recently.

The car's loaded with tech; there's a seamless connection through Apple Play and Android with your smartphone, which you can wirelessly charge.

It's a dream for the selfie generation while the all-round cameras take the pain out of navigating and parking in the tight spaces in the city centre.

The event was designed to showcase both, so the organisers gave the invited motoring journalists and influencers the opportunity to #GoYourOwnWay. This meant being able to choose their own activity, whether Zen breathwork at the V&A Waterfront or imbibing the art works at Zeitz MOCAA. There was even an option to go zip-lining in Hout Bay.

But first it was a bit of fashion design at a quintessentially modern Cape Town establishment; the Fuata Moyo studio in Plein Street, challenging the creative spirit among the attendees to design their own bags. Some efforts were incredible in their artistry, others less, while mine was like the participation certificate you give to the slowest kid in the class who means well.