There are over 1,200 people calling themselves “social media evangelists” on LinkedIn. I don’t pretend to be one of them – but I will happily admit to this: I am a South African wine evangelist. Or rather, I am an evangelist for all things South African! I love my country, but I realise that some […]
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The Shard by night – London, April 2013
Click here for a full portionGem squash with a cheesy spicy creamed sweetcorn filling
“Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You’ll find what you need to furnish it – memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things. That way it will go with you wherever you journey.” Wise words indeed from American author Tad Williams, […]
Click here for a full portionHerdade de Comporta, land of wine and rice – Costa Alentejana part 2
I had expected to encounter piri-piri prawns and chicken in Portugal. I was prepared for some bacalhau; for donkeys on the beach; for intricately patterned ceramic tiles; for full-bodied, hot-climate red wines; for wild lavender and olive trees. But none of these were in evidence as I gazed out over a flat landscape divided […]
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Waterfall sculptures, Dubai – September 2013
Click here for a full portionBoereboontjies – South African beans with mashed potatoes
“Your cat likes to eat… what?”, said the teacher as she loomed over me, seemingly impossibly tall and alarmingly perplexed. I wasn’t aware that I’d said anything particularly unusual but I was suddenly aware that all my classmates were now also looking at me. “Umm… asparagus, Miss,” I repeated. “You know, the long white things in […]
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