The Dylan Lewis Sculpture Garden was a real treat to visit on a eerily foggy winter’s morning. The artist is world-renowned for his sculptures, some of which have been showcased at Kirstenbosch Gardens. This collection is expansive, carefully curated and makes use of the landscape and flora to dramatic effect. I was struck by the…
McGregor and Greyton
McGregor, a village outside Robertson, is a place to rest your mind and body from the over stimulation of city-life. Time seems relative here, “opening times” a misnomer, restaurants and shops open and close as they please. The sky beautiful, clear and awe-inspiring – but you have to stop to notice and take it all…
Majik Forest
Despite my prejudice towards Cape Town’s Northern Suburbs (eloquently described in my previous post), we ventured out behind die wors gordyn (the boerewors curtain) once more and were pleasantly surprised with what we found. Majik Forest in Durbanville is a tranquil green sanctuary in the midst of the current Cape drought. It has wonderful large…
Boschendal Wine Estate
An hours drive outside of Cape Town, Boschendal estate offers wine tasting, restaurants and all the usual fare one would expect from a wine farm, but it is the estate’s infamous gardens that we were keen to explore. A wonderful surprise was the fountains, water features and aqueduct. We entered the rose garden, dodging the…
Silvermine Nature Reserve
How have we only discovered this place now??? This nature reserve, on route to Noordhoek, is really beautiful and luckily not too packed with tourists. In 2016 there was a runaway fire on the reserve resulting in it being closed for rehabilitation of the vegetation. Now it is open again, it charges an small entrance fee…
Oude Molen Eco Village
Happy New Year Folks! As part of your New Year’s Resolutions, stretch yourself and go to places that make you feel uncomfortable – to expand your horizons and whatnot. Oude Molen Eco Village, set on the outskirts of Pinelands, is a former psychiatric hospital premesis which has been handed over to a group of social…
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, lauded as the first of its kind on the continent, recently opened its doors at the VnA Waterfront. The building, a converted grain silo complex, has an entrance atrium that will stop you in your tracks with its grand scale and streaming natural light reminiscent of the stain-glass windows…
Merry Christmas y’all
Hi Everyone Maya the Reindeer here, Wishing you and yours a blessed and festive Christmas. May you be filled with hope, as hopeful as I am that striking this pose I will score me some biltong. May you be filled with love, as loveable as I am. May you be filled with joy, as joyful…
Go Go Go Go-Karting
Have you watched Fast and Furious and felt inspired to drift? Have you already accumulated so many traffic fines that the sheriff of the court has a warrant out for your arrest? Do you feel the need for speed? If you answered ‘Yes’ to these questions, you should try out racing at Kenilworth Karting. It…
High Tea at the Mount Nelson
I love my tea-time, in my family ‘4 o’clock tea time’ is an institution. My mother dutifully makes cakes, scones, puddings and fried snacks to complement the strong cup of tea that is meant to tide one over until dinner. When Mummy is on sabbatical, there is no where better than the Mount Nelson Hotel…
Sunset harbour cruise
When I got my very first paycheck I treated my mother to the The Victoria and Alfred waterfront for a sunset cruise around the harbour. It was a monumental occasion that I wanted to share with my mother, I cherish this memory that the two of us share. It was a serene experience as the vessel…
Cape Town charities to support this festive season
The festive season is about giving*, the following are charities close to our heart and which we have been personally involved with over the years: SOS Children’s Village: SOS Children’s Villages across South Africa build families and communities for vulnerable, orphaned and abandoned children. While we were university students, we used to take a group of…
West Cost National Park
Every spring the West Coast National Park gets a flood of tourists on their annual flower pilgrimage. The Postberg section of the park boasts a remarkable seasonal display of indigenous flowers, which I have documented in my previous travels up the West Coast to Clanwilliam. The West Cost Fossil Park is also a good follow up…
Exciting news!
We are thrilled to share with you our article featured in the October 2017 edition of the Pinelands MUSE magazine Issue 078 – detailing our trip to Stellenberg gardens and support of St Joseph’s Home for Ill Children. A big thank you to the folks at MUSE magazine for their support.
Sri Sri Yoga at Art of Living
Having started yoga a couple of years ago, I only truly began practising it regularly this year. I have tried out different yoga studios around Cape Town but they all seemed to only focus on the “exercise” aspect of yoga. I found it especially annoying to practise yoga in a studio with music blaring in…
Hussar grill
When we have good news in the family, we headed out to our favourite celebratory place – the Hussar Grill in Rondebosch. This place has been a firm favourite amongst the locals for decades and remains so. Picture a cosy, warm, jovial British pub, complete with comfy seating and ginormous bottles of wine decorating the…
6 of the best – Cape Town Beaches
I tend to avoid Cape Town’s beaches, for most of the year they are a nothing more than a mixture of ice-cold saltwater, bone-chilling wind and abrasive sand whipping against your exposed calves. It’s painful. So what made me change my mind? Between the magical period of December and February, the wind dies down and…
Nuri Sushi Factory
Recently we had been avoiding sushi ever since Shree’s avocado allergy struck, but when we were introduced to Nuri Sushi Factory the sushi cravings returned. This restaurant, located in Cape Town CBD with franchises elsewhere, has a fast-food, take-away type of layout. The food is great, offering everything from sushi to poke bowls, vegetarian options and…
The Mess Cafe
The Mess Cafe is a lovely spot to read a book, catch up with your bestie over coffee and at the same time invest in the future of this country. You see, the baristas behind the counter happen to be ex-convicts who have changed their life emboldened with the Gospel and their newfound love of…
Eastern Food Bazaar
Located in the Cape Town City Bowl, Eastern Food Bazaar is akin to an open market, less preppy than a food truck but basically the same concept. There are different cuisines to choose from; the Chinese stall with noodles and fried rice options, the non-descript Middle-Eastern Shwarma& Falafel offering, the South Indian Dosa stall, the…
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