This post was originally penned in the winter of 2018. I’d just returned from a week on the French Riviera and landed back home to a miserable Cape Town so the invitation from Mossel Bay Tourism came at the perfect time. Right now we are faced with restricted international travel …
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This is a longer than usual post (there’s more imagery than copy, promise) but bear with me because on this, my 6th trip to BK, I stayed longer and really immersed myself in the city – it’s always the best way to really get the feel of a destination. I revisited some …
Last week I was in Cloud 9, literally and figuratively. Firstly because I fortunate enough to be upgraded by Ethiopian Airlines to business class – called Cloud 9 – and secondly because travelling in such space and comfort is a luxury that is possibly one of the most satisfying …
UPDATED 13 April 2020. The original version of this article first appeared in the Cape Times on April 16, two years ago (all images CT Diva unless otherwise stated). During Songkran, every drop counts, in a religious as opposed to a #50litres a day kind of way. The sacred festival, …
It’s difficult to write about a hotel that you love without sounding like someone has put you up to it. This review wasn’t planned, but having just spent three glorious days at the Anantara in Chiang Mai, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to share about one of my most …
I was recently sent a case of Zari consisting of non alcoholic bubbly and sparkling grape juice, a delightful gift and a fabulous discovery. There are often days when I’m not in the mood for anything that has alcohol in it and so this product is the business. Zari, a …
Gourmet goodness With close to 900 million people worldwide adopting a vegan lifestyle, Chefs everywhere are crafting menus to satisfy the growing demand for veggie dishes that are 100% plant based. The more people opt to exclude meat and animal products from their diets, the more the hospitality industry is …
A version of this article appeared in Skyways inflight magazine in May 2017 “The Cicada sing an endless song in the long grass, smells run along the earth and falling stars run over the sky, like tears over a cheek – Karen Blixen, Out of Africa Mpumalanga – one of …
This article first appeared in the Sunday Times SA on 7 January 2018 (pls note the OoM has since closed down and The Commissary is now in its place and Noreen is currently in Singapore) Noreen Dunzo, head bartender at Outrage of Modesty in Cape Town, is a liquid therapist. …