According to Raquel Holton, the best place to be on New Year’s Eve is Cape Town. ‘You don’t even have to plan a party because the whole city comes alive; December and January are especially high energy because of all the fireworks displays,’ she says of the city’s festive period. Nothing gets done by halves during those months and for Raquel, who recently made Cape Town her home after living there on and off for five years, nothing could be better.
After all, it was the city’s energy that enticed her to buy an apartment in Sea Point, a lively seaside suburb, in the first place. This and the fact her new beachfront home, in the former Odeon cinema building, overlooks the promenade. It’s a to-die-for location, although the same couldn’t have been said for the apartment’s interior, which was a warren of disconnected rooms. Luckily, Raquel had experience in project managing renovations. It was a challenge, but she was ready for it.
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