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GUIDE ME CAPE TOWN

BIOGRAPHY DANIEL SIDIS Hi my name is Daniel Sidis and I would like to tell you a little about myself. I was born on the 4th of April in Kisangani (formally known as Stanleyville) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. My parents come from the Island of Rhodes and are from Spanish ancestry. After a few years my family moved to Lubumbashi (formerly known as Elisabethville) where I grew up until the age of 11. This was a province known as Katanga where brutal wars and conflicts have taken place. From these events my family decided to immigrate to Cape Town in South Africa where I have lived since 1966. I hold an Italian, South African and Congolese passport and speak French, English and a smattering of an old dialect of Spanish I started working in the fashion clothing industry while being a student, to pay my way. I left South Africa and returned to the Congo in 1980 for 4 years where I worked for import and export companies linked with Belgium and France. I have travelled the Congo from the mouth of the Congo River to the North Eastern province of Kivu. I explored the mouth of the Congo River as well as the Angolan territories. Back in South Africa I started a music retail business (vinyl records hire and Hi-Fi sales) called The Record Library. In the late 80’s I switched to the textile industry getting involved in manufacturing of mainly cotton knitted fabrics. When seeing the potential in the tourism in the Cape I decided to become a tourist guide in 1996. I am an accredited guide by the department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. I am qualified for the Western Cape as the Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and Namibia. I am a member of the Cape Town Tour Guide Association. I have a certificate from the Cape Wine Academy in Stellenbosch. I am a subscriber and member of the National Geographic Society I have a diploma in production management I am a qualified and hold a diploma in Estate Agency ( Pam Golding) I am deeply interested in the beauty of the Cape, the Garden Route, the West Coast and the Malaria free zone of the Eastern Cape. On my tours, I love intertwining our amazing history with our present life. My life in Africa has led to a natural affection with our nature, sea life, plants, birds as well as our current affairs and politics in our young miraculous democracy. In many ways, I am your quintessential South Africa and in this way I am also sports crazy about football, rugby, cricket and golf. I am your ambassador for the 2010 Soccer World cup “Its Africa’s turn” Another one of my passions is the culinary delights of the Cape. I will show you cuisine from Cape Malay, African to Euro-African and some others in between as well. It’s not just The Cape Of Good Hope that you will experience - it’s the Cape Of Good Food. My philosophy is to build relationships with my guests culminating to friendship for a long time to come. I enjoy movies, theatre as well as live music concerts and art events and I am a character model for film and TV advertising. I also collect old Bakelite radios and vinyl records. Come and experience a world in one country See fan mail below FAN MAIL DANIEL SIDIS From: Edith Guilbert Subject: GuideMeCapeTown website visitor To: daniel@guidemecapetown.co.za, daniel@guidemecapetown.co.za Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 5:37 PM realname: Edith Guilbert email: edith.guilbert@videotron.ca pax: date: duration: details: Hello Daniel, Merci beaucoup pour la belle visite de la région de Cape Town, de la région des vins et du Karoo. Tu es un guide exceptionnel et gentil en plus! Le reste de notre voyage s'est très bien déroulé. Nous avons vu de bien beaux animaux et ton collègue Alexandre a été charmant. En arrivant au Québec, la neige nous attendait. J'aurais voulu t'envoyer des photos! Quel contraste! J'espère que tu vas bien et que le groupe qui nous suit est gentil avec toi. Au plaisir de te lire. Édith number: Country: Canada ________________________________________ Dear Daniel, thank you for caring for my friends they really had a good time and said that you were terrific . warm regards Jonathan Beare

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