Working at a travel company, my colleagues and I spend our days booking other people’s dream holidays, and writing about exciting tourism destinations that we may never actually visit ourselves. So we know first-hand how it feels to wish you were lounging on an exotic island instead of being slumped at your desk. In order […]

With 1 September creeping up quickly, the wonderful season of Spring is just around the corner. There is nothing more beautiful than endless fields of flowers, blossoming trees, and bright sunny days. Here are a few ways you can celebrate Spring: 1.  Plant a tree With Arbour week occurring during 1 and 7 September, there […]

For those of us in South Africa, it should be common knowledge that rhinos are in grave danger of extinction, hence “The War on Rhino Poaching” phrase. Numerous organisations, governments, and even individuals are stepping up to raise awareness for the plight of these majestic mammals. This is spurring greater efforts to prevent poaching. Conservation […]

Forget about the blues. Jazz is bringing joy to the city of Jozi this month! The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, Joburg’s premier jazz event, will be held across eight venues in the city’s Newtown Precinct, from 23 – 25 August 2012. The event is going to be huge! Three purpose-built venues -the Dinaledi Stage, […]

Are you sick and tired of holding onto your hood, cursing, as you battle through the wind and rain towards your car (that, in hindsight, you parked way too far away?). There are so many frustrations that come along with the cold and wet weather – and sometimes we just need a well-deserved break! If […]

Everyone in the Southern Hemisphere is looking forward to celebrating Spring Day on 1 September, but the locals in Stellenbosch and surrounds are eagerly awaiting the first ever Slow Market Garlic Festival. Are you a lover of the garlic? Then prepare yourself for mouth watering garlic oils and sauces, garlic artisan sausage, garlic boerewors, Italian […]

The London 2012 Olympics may be over, but this is just the start for the new sporting celebrities who have stolen the hearts of their country. Team South Africa managed to bag 6 medals in total – South Africa’s best Olympic performance since its reinstatement into the games in 1992. Here are our medallists and […]

As much as we enjoy curling up beside the fire in winter, there are many times that we just get plain fed up with the weather. We have to console ourselves with not being able to go to the beach to maintain our tans, drink ice-cold cocktails or skinny-dip in the sea, and all those […]