Vintage Day in Observatory, Cape Town. I heard about it from a friend of mind from Istanbul would you believe? On holiday here, she texted me Sunday morning asking if Lateral Paul & I wanted to join her there. A quick Google about the event and voila, we were on …
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I awoke on Monday morning with a sensory overload hangover and for that I’m blaming the Design Indaba Expo, Cape Town’s creative piece de resistance! Every year I look forward to trawling the design bedecked CTICC halls, and am never disappointed by what I discover. Obviously certain things make my …
Friday evening found me in Johannesburg at the International Ballet Gala, presented by uber ballet entrepreneur Dirk Badenhorst, at the splendid Teatro at Montecasino. The season, only 5 performances long (28-30 June), was a tribute to one of the greatest names in Classical Ballet, Alicia Alonso, & she herself was …
Harbour House Waterfront & Kalk Bay offer fabulous specials on their Winter menu, running from May to October annually. The menu changes monthly & is a steal at R150 for two courses & R170 for three, excluding drinks (have a look at the full menu on www.harourhouse.co.za). Last week I …
Zingara is what they say it is, a big experience, a spectacle, an extravaganza. From the olde world Spiegel mirror tent, to the milly waiters sporting the best selection of big- hair wigs I’ve seen in ages, to the MC, performers & audience, no-one is exempt from a dose of …
I went through to the Cape Acedemy of Performing Arts in Tokai (Cape Town) yesterday & watched some beautiful choreographies presented by the LEAP (Liberal Education for Arts Professionals) faculty led by Kristine Elliot from California. The LEAP team had worked with several dance teachers & studios in & around …
And then the sun came out, just for a bit… What an epic winter drama today…the sky went dark & the hail came down in thick sheets, bouncing on the ground & leaving streets, cars & roofs blanketed in a beautiful white layer that looked like snow….I’m so glad I …
What a divine lunch was had last week at DISH Food & Social’s HQ in Observatory, Cape Town. DISH caterers & event planners are special to me…I first met owner Andrea Foulkes when she was the chef at the Vaudeville Supper Club where I was PR in 2010/2011; then at …
Sawasdee pee Mai, happy new year! It’s Songkran, the annual Thai water festival & we caught it in Bangkok on our last day in the city. What a total blast! Not really knowing what to expect we walked down Silom Road & what followed was mad, amazing fun! Everyone was …
Design Indaba 2013- a showcase of high-end, homegrown design, craft, decor, fashion, product design, industrial design, new media, publishing, visual art, jewellery design and graphic design, all in one place, over one weekend. I can spend hours wandering around absorbing the amazing creativity & uploading madly on Instagram of course. …
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