Who knew that there was such a cool wool shop in Cape Town? There it sits in a 50’s style house in Oranjezicht & it’s the only place – called Orion Wool & Crafts – that I know of where you can get your ‘scarf ingredients’ as I call them …
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It’s that time again of year again (May to October) when the Harbour House restaurants in Kalk Bay & the Waterfront add a few delicious winter specials to their menu. I took Son No. 2 for dinner last night to sample some of the fare on offer this month & …
People from Afar, this is a fave Saturday morning destination for the locals. The Biscuit Mill Neighbourgoods Market is where you will find, quite simply, the best of everything. From fresh food & flowers to bottled amazingness, sweet treats, organic this & that, French crepes, fresh fish & so on. …
I’m at that amaze coffee spot, Espressolab Microroasters in the Biscuit Mill, Salt River. People from Afar & those closer by, in case you’re out the c-bean loop, this is THE place for the BEST coffee in the Mother City. E Lab is a specialty roastery whose mission it is …
As @lateralpaul says, ‘fashion is expensive, style is free’. I saw plenty of fashion in Bangkok, high end brands draping well- heeled women, displaying the latest in international looks etc. Nothing new there & not much to excite or delight me. What did get me going, as I mentioned in …
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 …
Lumphini Park is a tranquil space in Bangkok…a huge, beautiful park spanning about 142 acres. It’s Bangkok’s version of Central Park & offers locals & tourists the same: the perfect place to go to get away from the organised chaos of the city. The park dates back to the 1920’s …