It’s always good manners to try to respect and - when possible - embrace any local traditions in your temporary home country. But what would YOU do if you were asked to join in the NokNok Celebration with Nzeddele tribe? At the end of the summer months South Africa’s little known Nzeddele Tribe gives thanks… Continue reading When in Rome
Tag: South Africa
Selling Car Insurance in South Africa: 15 Silly Questions
Trying to get car insurance in South Africa turned into the South African Inquisition. The Insurance Guy was obsessed with my husband's driving credentials, even though the insurance was for me.
The World that Was Ours by Hilda Berstein: A Review
As an expat it's always a challenge to dig beneath the surface and figure out what makes your new country tick, to comprehend the national psyche. In South Africa, the wound left by the Apartheid years is still raw. History books can be a dry, slow route to enlightenment. For me, literature is often the… Continue reading The World that Was Ours by Hilda Berstein: A Review
South Africa: One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four
Five Potato, Six Potato, Seven Potato, More... Years ago I remember a South African friend waxing lyrical about the amazing potatoes in Nigeria. At the time I thought it was a bit odd. They were perfectly nice potatoes, but nothing to write home about, (and yet ironically here I am writing about Lagos potatoes a… Continue reading South Africa: One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four
Count your Lucky Stars
International Women's Day Yesterday was International Women’s Day. Do you know what? I nearly missed it. My Mother-in-Law happened to mention it on Skype, which got me thinking over dinner. Dinner, I might add, that Mr Incredible whipped up on the braai for us. Mr Incredible who had just returned from a business trip 1000’s… Continue reading Count your Lucky Stars
Diamonds on the Soles of My Shoes: Cullinan Diamond Mine
Well, maybe not diamonds, maybe just diamond dust. Even that is probably wishful thinking having listened to all the checks and balances in place to mine and refine every nanogram of diamond matter blasted out of the famous Cullinan Diamond mine situated just a little over an hour from Johannesburg. Looking to inject some sparkle into… Continue reading Diamonds on the Soles of My Shoes: Cullinan Diamond Mine
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