Travel
Cape Town: First time visit
Hi everyone! A colleague and friend of mine, Luca, visited Cape Town with his girlfriend for the first time last year. I’m going to be sharing some of his experiences on the blog over the coming weeks. Here goes! We’ve spent an amazing 11 days in South Africa back in November. First thought that comes […]
The Ultimate 9 Day Iceland Ring Road Itinerary
We’ve just returned from an amazing 9 days in Iceland. As much as I love London, the city does get a bit frenetic from time to time and I don’t realise it at the time, but I get quite wound up from the fast pace. Every now and again it’s so nice to just reconnect […]
Luxury London Weekend Getaway: Linthwaite House in the Lake District
Now that our Schengen visas have expired, we’ve been using the opportunity to explore the UK over weekends. Even when our visas were valid, we didn’t do thaaat much travel. It’s such a mission in London. All 4 of the airports are at least an hour away from home or work. Then, you need to […]
London Luxury Weekend Getaway: Eagle Brae in the Scottish Highlands
I’ve been in London just over 8 months now, and I’m still obsessed with it. I don’t know how anyone could happily live anywhere else after having a taste of London. The only thing I miss is family and close friends, but apart from that, the city is a dream. For the first 6 months, […]
Food
Eating Cape Town: Brunch at Hemelhuijs
Hello there! It’s been close to two weeks since I moved to Cape Town and I’m loving it! I somehow got really lucky in that I got a job at a company that is pretty much perfect for me, and I get to work in their Cape Town office while I wait for my UK […]
Col’cacchio has a sweet Winter deal
When I was overseas, I built up a wish list of food I had to eat while in SA. On that list: pasta at Franco’s, butter chicken at Currylicious, a chip roll from Fateema’s, and pizza from Col’cacchio. So when the latter’s PR got in touch with me and asked if I wanted to review their latest special, […]
Dim Sum Brunch at Mandarin Oriental
In Singapore, brunching is huge, especially on the weekends. People tend to show up at around 11am, and enjoy Prosecco or Bloody Marys until 2pm or 3pm. Most brunch spots offer the usual- Eggs Benedict, Pancakes… you know the deal. Recently, Mandarin Oriental in Singapore invited me over to try their Dim Sum brunch at […]
Jozi’s New Tapas Spot: Vicky Cristina’s
I know I know, Vicky Cristina’s isn’t still “new”, but there is a chance you may not have been there yet. If this is the case, go! I went during the day, and admittedly, the black and red decor does lend itself more to a nighttime ambiance. We tried a little bit of everything and […]
Singapore Restaurant Chronicles- Finally, good wine that doesn’t break the bank!
Before the MBA got started officially, I had about 2 weeks to do restaurant reviews. I really thought that I’d continue reviewing restaurants at the same pace as I did back in SA, and was super excited about discovering a new country’s food. Now that I’ve settled into a routine, it isn’t quite working out […]
Lifestyle
4 things I learnt at business school (that have nothing to do with business)
INSEAD withdrawal is real. It first hit me when I went back to South Africa immediately after graduation. Imagine having some of the brightest minds around you 24/7 – every conversation you have is engaging and stimulating (even when you’re talking about utter nonsense,) everyone is a risk taker, an achiever, a global citizen. You practice […]
10 things I love about London
I have a strange relationship with London. Most of the time, I’m giddy with excitement at the amount of things to do on any given weekend, and the old architecture, melting pot of cultures, beautiful parks and proximity to the rest of Europe. Other times, I walk out my door, it’s raining again, and I […]
South Africa to London –> how it’s done!
I’ve been wanting to write about my move to London for some time now. The reason it’s taken me this long is, well, because I’m in London. There’s so much to do and see that I find myself constantly overwhelmed at the amount of options available – finding time to blog is quite difficult. We […]
On letting go, but still holding on
As I write this post, I’m wondering if my efforts are going to be vain – do I still have a blog audience? I stopped blogging when I had reached my peak in monthly page views, and when a bunch of amazing opportunities were coming my way – press trip invitations for luxury international trips, […]
Woodlands Spa in Muldersdrift- Relaunch
Woodlands Centre for Conscious Living in Muldersdrift is one of my favourite spas- more for the location and aesthetic than anything else. I featured them in this post I wrote about my 5 favourite massages in Jozi. It’s situated on the banks of the Crocodile River (near Avianto), and the therapy rooms have glass walls […]
As seen in
London Weekend Getaway: Lake Como
May 13, 2017
Hello there! Just when I thought this blog was dying a slow death… I’ve been inspired to write again. I guess part of the reason I stopped is time – in London I seldom have 2 hours at home on a weekend to write, and also reviewing restaurants and events sort of got dull after […]