Author: Desiree Haakonsen

Has the petrol price stopped you from joining the annual migration from Gauteng to the coast? To be honest, the festive season is my favourite time to be inland, because the crowds have dispersed and there are so many areas to explore closer to home. One of my favourite holidays was spent in the Magaliesberg, […]

Summer and cricket go bat in hand, so you may have already heard rumours about the newest and hottest social cricket event that is sure to bowl a few maidens over in just 9 days’ time. The Momentum Cricket Sixes is taking place on 14 December 2013 at the Claremont Cricket Club in Cape Town, […]

There’s no better way to enjoy summer than with a lazy picnic under the trees. Here are some of South Africa’s best picnic spots; some where you can bring your own food and others where you can buy a pre-packed basket. Johannesburg Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden in Roodepoort has large open lawns, great facilities, […]

Many people don’t think of Joburg as an exciting holiday destination, but having lived there for 10 years, I can tell you that Jozi has it all! It’s funky, the people are wickedly friendly, and whatever isn’t in town is on its doorstep. If you need to see it to believe it, scroll on down… […]

Cape Town is quite easily the most beautiful, exciting city in the world to live in, but even we Capetonians need to get away once in a while – even if just for a day. Luckily for us, the Winelands is on our doorstep, enticing us with her fruit of the vine and lack of […]

All-you-can-eat buffet restaurants have a lot of perks. If you’ve ever planned a large family get-together, party, or office function, you’ll know the difficulties of finding a restaurant that caters to everyone. Uncle Fred likes meat, Linda from Marketing only eats vegetables, Cousin John’s monster twins are lactose and wheat-intolerant, Best Friend Mandy is allergic […]

Dewy fingers from trying to catch clouds as we drove through the Drakensberg mountains, and the confusion as to why they didn’t feel like cotton wool. Seeing my first shooting star in a rank fishing boat, slowly slish-sloshing its way to a deserted Fijian island. Scaring my little sister with tales of big foot on […]

In a culinary heaven where macaroons grew on trees and bread was served with custom-carved butter sculptures, the restaurant and foodie community eagerly watched as South Africa’s newest Top 10 restaurants were announced, along with the Chef of the Year and a host of other awards. The Eat Out DStv Food Network Restaurant Awards took […]