Sundays in South Africa

The Lookout, Plettenberg Bay

January 16, 2011

      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 have found to be very hard to learn (and I'm still doing some remedial classes!!), and one that my father [...]

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Salt @ The Ambassador Hotel, Cape Town

December 12, 2010

  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 holds happy memories for you.  It could be fantastic; or you could find that the harsh reality of the [...]

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The Verandah (The Beach Hotel), Port Elizabeth

November 7, 2010

 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 you by reciting all the previous incarnations of a particular venue ("Well when I was [...]

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The Duck Pond (Welmoed winery), Stellenbosch wine route

November 1, 2010

  I remember what it was like to be a student.  All the grand plans of how life would turn out; all the late-night studying; all the emotional dramas; all the midnight poetry-writing; and all the penury.  If I think back, we were absolutely always on the lookout for ways to save money and no lengths [...]

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Gem squash central – how to find them, how to grow them, how to eat them!

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Apologies for the photo quality – the only pics I have of gem squash are from 2004, predating my proper camera (or any knowledge of aperture priority or white balance, or how to turn off the flash, evidently)! No doubt my non-South African readers are scratching their head and asking what the hell is a gem squash and [...]

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Cornuti al Mare, Plettenberg Bay

September 21, 2010

A huge thank you to all who voted for me in the 2010 SA Blog Awards – thanks to your fantastic support I am through to the final two blogs in my categories! Results will be announced this weekend and I will keep you posted. Have you ever thought of the places that matter the most [...]

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Blue Waters Café, Port Elizabeth

September 13, 2010

Please remember to vote for me in the South African Blog Awards where I am a finalist in the Best Food and Best Overseas Blog categories!  You can vote once a day till 17 September.  Thanks! I love my hometown of Port Elizabeth dearly, but one of its strong points has never been customer loyalty.  [...]

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