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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Purtassi is the Hindu fasting month that began on 17 September. During this month we usually give up meat and alcohol as an act of self discipline and to purify the mind and body – hence I am #TheSoberVegetarian. This year, we have decided to also give up junk food (pizza, pies, chips etc), desserts,…
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Hello Joburg Magazine has a really nifty mobile GoHello app – it’s a great source of information on restaurants, shopping and accommodation in your area, it even has info on the latest concerts, comedy shows and festivals that are happening in and around Joburg. What I love about this app is that you can post…
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Friends brought this over recently for a get-together at our place and I fell in love with its smooth finish and notes of dark chocolate and mulberry. It can be enjoyed perfectly by itself or with a nice lamb dish like these sticky asian lamb ribs we made! I looked online and it…
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Doppio Zero, in association with Urban Grind, has launched a new limited edition Rainforest Alliance Blend coffee and I was given the opportunity to try it out! Now, I am no coffee expert but I appreciate a good cup of coffee! I attended a demonstration by a top barista recently and admired the science and…
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I have been wanting to come here for the longest time and finally made a booking this past Saturday evening for a family birthday celebration. We really enjoyed the tapas experience, it is a great way to enjoy many dishes and each of the dishes we had at Escondido was superb! The atmosphere is warm…
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