The Verandah (The Beach Hotel), Port Elizabeth
Before I moved to London, I had only ever lived in one place – my hometown of Port Elizabeth. It's a funny thing, living in one place for many years. Not only do you get to bore anybody younger than...
View ArticleSalt @ The Ambassador Hotel, Cape Town
It's always a gamble trying to re-live the past. Meeting up with an ex-lover after a separation; re-tracing your steps on a journey that you enjoyed many years ago; or going back to a place that...
View ArticleThe Lookout, Plettenberg Bay
One of the pieces of wisdom that I am fond of dispensing to friends is this: I believe that the secret to a contented life lies in learning to accept and even enjoy change. It's a lesson that I...
View ArticleDeli Street Café, Port Elizabeth – breakfast heaven
Some people were born with blue eyes. Some people were born with blood type O. Some people were born with their ring finger longer than their index finger. Me? I was born with a high RC factor –...
View ArticleBeef brisket with braai (BBQ) sauce potjiekos
There is a great joke about diets that goes something like this: STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT: The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans of Britons. The French eat a lot...
View ArticleBoerewors mini sausage rolls
Have you ever had the feeling that your heart lives in two places at once? I suspect anybody whose lover or child has ever lived far away from them knows precisely what I am talking about. Part of...
View ArticleHarbour House, Kalk Bay
Photo courtesy and © Harbour House website There are many things in this world between which there are proportional relationships. Sometimes, this is a direct proportional relationship: the more you...
View ArticleJordan restaurant, Cape winelands
When I started visiting Stellenbosch and Paarl the Cape winelands for the first time as a student, eating was the furthest thing from my and my companions' minds. The main aim was to find wineries...
View ArticleGorgeous by Graham Beck – a bubbly bar in Cape Town
It had been one of those days. We had arrived in Cape Town early in the morning from London after a night of little sleep, non-functioning seat-back TVs and rather too much alcohol (refer to previous...
View ArticleBizerca Bistro, Cape Town
Cape Town is a city of many things: of great wine, great food and unparallelled natural beauty. Whereas in many other cities, you have to look pretty hard to find a restaurant that ticks all three...
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