Cape Town Stadium (formerly known as Green Point Stadium) is nearing completion … and it’s starting to look really good. So if you’re in Cape Town, be sure to go to the stadium’s visitor centre for a comprehensive insight into the building of the stadium, its history and its shining beacon of hope for the future of sport in South Africa (yes, there will be life after 2010!).

School groups are also welcome. At the 2010 Cape Town Stadium Visitor Centre, every effort has been made to share and stimulate a sense of soccer and national pride in the build-up to the FIFA ™ 2010 Soccer World Cup.

There’s lots to see and absorb - a multi-media theatre performance, historical pics of South Africa’s rich soccer past, an official 2010 Stadium architectural model and a virtual tour of the 2010 Stadium.

Visit the Green Point Stadium website for the latest pics and more details …

Note: Unfortunately, the Visitor Centre has been closed to make way for a new athletics track post 2010. However, a new Visitors Centre is planned for the near future. See Cape Town Government websute for the full story.

Please also visit the Cape Town Blog for some a-Ma-Zing pics of the stadium - by day & by night, viewed from nearby, from Table Mountain and from Signal Hill: 2010 Green Point Stadium pics

Came across this article on Travel House UK’s blog: http://tinyurl.com/nenjyp about the fate of the magnificent old girl of the seas - the Queen Elizabeth II.

This fabulous vessel was launched by Her Royal Majesty (and namesake) in September 1967 by Cunard, US cruise operators. After an illustrious career that saw her crossing the Atlantic more than 800 times, and carrying over 2 million passengers, the QE2 was the longest-serving ship in the Cunard fleet.

In 2007, Dubai World bought the QE2 from Cunard for an estimated GPB 50 million but has since been at a bit of a loss on what to do with this grand old lady.

Recent rumours are that the Dubai consortium is thinking of berthing her at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town and refurbishing her as an upmarket hotel.

I, for one, would love to see that become a reality!