Restaurant Review: Urbanologi, Marshaltown

Urbanologi is refreshingly different and a welcome presence in Joburg’s food scene. Immediately striking is the space – a cozy yet spacious industrial interior, a brewery, dramatic art and beautiful lighting.   Service is warm and unpretentious. The menu consists of tapas divided into fried, kushiyaki, cured, steamed and frozen  They have a great selection…

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Ceremony of Light and Peace, Nan Hua Temple

We spent a beautiful day at Nan Hua Temple’s annual Ceremony of Light and Peace today. This magnificent buddhist temple and village is about 100 km from Johannesburg in Bronkhorstspruit. The rich colours and architecture of the buildings, the calming peacefulness and smell of incense were a welcome change for our city-dulled senses. The ceremony…

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CAPE TOWN FOR EASTER

My high school friend is getting married in Camps Bay this weekend. So excited! We are leaving tomorrow to Cape Town for 4 days. Can’t wait to see all our favourite places, visit some wine farms and eat delicious food! Any suggestions of things to do/see/eat on our trip? Happy Easter!

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South Africa – my beautiful country!

From the warm Indian ocean at the Durban coastline, to the gorgeous Drakensberg mountain range and bush safaris in Mpumalanga – South Africa has it all: stunning scenery, abundant wildlife and a very colourful people. I am a Jo’burger, trawling through traffic during the week to my office desk, dodging our notorious taxi drivers at…

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