Calling all cactus fans. Ten minutes outside Robertson in the direction of Ashton and 170km outside Cape Town, is the Sheilam Cactus and Succulent Nursery. a prickly paradise you need to factor into any Langeberg experience. I’m a cactus collector. The hardy plants have endeared themselves to me for a …
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The Mani Hotel in Berlin, a perfect Diva getaway
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I travel extensively and it’s rare for me to find a boutique hotel that goes far beyond it’s star rating. Such is the Mani in Mitte, Berlin. 3 stars officially but closer to 5 stars in my opinion. Recommended to me by a Parisian friend in Cape Town, this is …
Wandering around Paris, I came across so many beautiful doors. All shapes and sizes, ornate and simple, some framed by with elaborate frescoes and others by street art and all with so much character. Here’s a photomontage of what I captured in the various arrondissements of the city during my …
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Le Labo, scentsory perfection… fragrant beauty without cruelty.
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When a New Yorker friend kisses you hello in Cape Town and you catch a whiff of an exquisite fragrance. That. And when you discover that the perfume is by Le Labo, that you must have it, and that it isn’t tested on animals, even better. “We are proud to …
I wrote this post in May this year. It was meant to be spring, and you know how that song goes right… “I love Paris in the Springtime….” Well we had Paris in the grey and we still found its magic. And now, Paris is gloomy again. Firstly because winter …
Since my trip to Portugal last December, I’ll admit that I’ve become a bit obsessed by street art. What I saw in Lisbon – mostly vast wall paintings by the brilliant Os Gemeos and Blu – took my breath away and little did I know that right under my nose …
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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A weekend away at Kromrivier, in the beautiful Cederberg…
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Kromrivier, in the Cederberg. A place where I’m soothed every time I visit. Last weekend Lateral Paul & I took our boys up to Kromrivier for two nights. It’s not often that all four of us manage to successfully sync our schedules these days so it was completely amazing to …
I live in a great neighbourhood in this gorgeous city of Cape Town, called Oranjezicht (orange view in Dutch). Situated beneath Table Mountain, it’s an old suburb that was built on the site of the old Oranjezicht farm, which used to stretch at least as far as the Mount Nelson Hotel and supplied …
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