The country’s apartheid past still casts a lengthy shadow; you can learn more about it by touring Robben Island Museum,where freedom fighter and president Nelson Mandela was imprisoned. Afterward,wander down to the neighboring fishing community, Fish Hoek, choose any seaside restaurant, and enjoy the fresh fare.
EXPLORER VS. HOMEBODY
Sarah and Patrick, St. Louis, Missouri Sarah likes trying out new restaurants— Thai one week, Tunisian the next—and she rarely orders the same dish twice. She’s adventuresome and outgoing, makes new friends easily, and can be ounted on to go salsa dancing or to jump off a cliff into a running river. When it comes to vacationing, her list of “things to do” includes windsurfing in southern France, going on an African safari, and learning how to make Tandoori chicken—in India.
Patrick prefers hamburgers, medium rare, served with onion rings. He’s known most of his friends since kindergarten, and they still meet every Thursday to drink a few beers and throw darts. The idea of traveling abroad doesn’t cross Pat’s mind. A holiday should be relaxing, and he tenses up just picturing himself in a foreign country struggling with the language and eating bizarre food. Most years he vacations in Chicago and takes in a Cubs game.
COMPROMISE DESTINATIONS:
New Orleans, Louisiana
You won’t need a passport to go to New Orleans, but the city may as well be in a foreign country.