September 24th is Heritage Day in South Africa. It’s a public holiday to celebrate the rich and diverse melting pot that is the Rainbow Nation. Unofficially, it’s also dubbed National Braai Day. Many families and friends certainly use the day to get together a chuck a boerewors on the braai*. The braai is serious business… Continue reading Heritage Day: South Africa’s Braai Day
Category: South Africa
Hot Wheels in South Africa
There's always something left-of-centre to see when you are out and about on South Africa's roads. The reasons I don't have an endless reel of pictures to share with you are that a) it's not advisable to wave a smart phone or camera around for all to see when stuck in traffic and b) I'm… Continue reading Hot Wheels in South Africa
48 Hours around Cape Town – Day 2
Yesterday I covered what you could do (and what we did do) around Cape Town in a single day. Today, I'm following up with an itinerary for Day 2. Day 2 - Itinerary AM: Chapmans Peak Scenic Drive and Visit Penguins at Boulder’s Beach Lunch: … Continue reading 48 Hours around Cape Town – Day 2
48 Hours around Cape Town – Day 1
48 hours around Cape Town (and I say around, rather than in, because we barely visited Cape Town proper on this particular trip) is long enough to pack in an enormous amount of fun. We managed to keep the adults AND the children happy, which is no easy task. Read on to find out how we… Continue reading 48 Hours around Cape Town – Day 1
Awesome Blossom: Marvelous South African Blooms
Spring is in the air here in Jo'burg. You can tell by the awesome blossom that is beginning to bloom. I've previously written about the phenomenal bird life in South Africa, but the annual techni-coloured flower show we are treated to is also stellar. After two years in South Africa I can reliably identify Jacaranda,… Continue reading Awesome Blossom: Marvelous South African Blooms
Roughing it at Number 1 in Johannesburg
I previously told you about some of Johannesburg’s winning ways in the post: It would be a crime NOT to tell you. Now, I’ve stumbled across some MORE positive news about this thrumming city that we currently call home. Jozi has been ranked in the top spot, the numero uno big banana of cities to visit… Continue reading Roughing it at Number 1 in Johannesburg
Travelling to or from South Africa with children?
In June 2015 South Africa introduced new regulations for travelling into and out of the country with children. The law applies to both South Africans and foreign nationals. The premise behind it is to counter child trafficking and abduction. Most people are in favour of preventing such awfulness, so the theory is commendable. However, as with… Continue reading Travelling to or from South Africa with children?
Barefoot Doctor: Look No Shoes
South African kids love to go barefoot. It’s not a symptom of poverty per se, at least not in the case of the children I have in mind. They have shoes, but often prefer not to wear them. One child in Pickle’s class last year refused to wear shoes or socks. Even on frosty mornings,… Continue reading Barefoot Doctor: Look No Shoes
Load Shedding Meals: 1. Take Away
After being lulled into a false sense of load-sheddinglessness in recent weeks, it has returned with a vengeance. Having again resorted to emergency baked beans on toast cremated on full heat setting and dished up in the dark, I decided to think seriously about the alternative methods for providing a hot meal for the family,… Continue reading Load Shedding Meals: 1. Take Away
Now we’re Cooking with Gas
Why are we cooking with gas? Well, because of loadshedding. “There is good news and bad news. The bad news is the sh*t is about to hit the fan, the good news is the fan will be off due to load shedding*”, this is more of less the content of a close to the bone… Continue reading Now we’re Cooking with Gas
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