One sip at a time
There is nothing like the smell of freshly brewed coffee – freshly brewed proper coffee! If you have been following me for awhile here on the website or on my social media you would have seen that I am a coffee purist. You will find NO instant coffee in my house but you will find
At the beginning of March I did my annual trip up to Jhb to spend a week with my sister and to attend Hobby-X at the TicketPro Dome. It is always a very, very, very busy week and we try to pack in as much as possible every day. Of course on our must do
What do you do if you move to another country and battle to find a comparable coffee to the coffee that you are used to drinking daily? Well if you are Santo and Silvana Mengoli you join forces with the entrepreneurial Dewkaran family and import genuine Italian coffee. Newly launched in December 2018, WillowBrew Coffee
The end of 2018 is rapidly approaching and streams of traffic will very soon be making their way from Johannesburg to Durban for the annual summer and Christmas vacation. As I write this my sister and her family have managed to get an early start for the trek down to Durban. There are numerous places
If you follow me on social media or read the posts on my website then you should have come to the conclusion that I LOVE the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal. Number one being the coffee (so obvious) and then there is also the arts and crafts, scenery, restaurants and the many fabulous places to stay. It
I have been wanting to have professional photos taken for agessssss!!! The problems were : 1. What photographer do I approach? 2. Do I do my own hair or go to a hairdresser before the shoot? 3. Do I do my own makeup or go to a makeup artist before the shoot? 4. What
The Royal Palm Hotel is situated in the heart of Umhlanga directly across from the Gateway Theatre of Shopping and very near to Chris Saunders Park. The hotel built in 2007, is approximately 15 – 20 minutes away from King Shaka International airport which makes it an ideal place to stay for the business or
The direct translation of DumaZulu is “Thundering Zulu” and it is a very apt name for a place that celebrates African culture. International and local tourists can immerse themselves in an authentic African experience by touring the traditional Zulu village or by staying in the rondavel (a traditional circular African dwelling) huts designed to resemble
Looking to disconnect from the fast pace of life? Want to have a relaxing break in the bush and visit a game reserve? Need a brief holiday that doesn’t break the bank? Then Gooderson’s Bushlands Game Lodge is for you. Bushlands is centrally located with the Hluhluwe / Umfolozi Game Reserve approximately 30 minutes