Maboneng and Kalk Bay make it onto list of ‘world’s coolest neighbourhoods’
Maboneng in Johannesburg and Kalk Bay in Cape Town have been named as two of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world. Forbes magazine recently included the two suburbs in its list of The 12 Coolest Neighbourhoods Around the World. Maboneng‚ a former no-go zone in the middle of Johannesburg’s city centre that has been transformed into a monument to the city’s cultural vibrancy‚ was described by the business magazine as "a lively urban area with blossoming art and culinary scenes". Kalk Bay was described as a "seaside haven" slightly out of the way of Cape Town’s normal tourism bustle.
Selected alongside Maboneng and Kalk Bay were neighbourhoods in cities such as Barcelona‚ Amsterdam‚ Washington DC‚ Seoul and Athens. All were chosen by Forbes’s travel experts because they were up-and-coming areas where "local life is really happening" and are free from the "overtourism" that encroaches on the travel experience. Western Cape minister of economic opportunities Alan Winde welcomed ...
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