Musicians are just like us. They too are travellers. Adventurers. Their sunshine and starry nights are also often seen in new towns, with new people, while drinking in the unfamiliar. Like us, it’s not uncommon for them to fall asleep in one time zone and […]
10 Things We Loved About We Are Africa 2018
Our pop-up Gastronomic Bar at We Are Africa in Cape Town each year is not merely a celebration of gastronomy, a source of not only excellent food and wine, but also genuine inspiration and community. This year, 10 things really took us by the hand and left […]
Where Chefs Go for Inspiration. And Yes, It Involves Wine.
It is not simply the food or setting or wild animals that we remember fondly about our travels. It is not merely the dance of the nightjars or the twinkle of the stars. It is, very often, and quite prominently, that first meeting with the […]
The Silent World of Anjajavy
On a morning adventure into the big blue waters around Anjajavy le Lodge, in the north of Madagascar, I discovered a few new things about life, love and myself. On that early Indian Ocean morning, lodge guide, Jonhson would pop his head out of the surface every […]
Of All the Gin Joints in All the Towns in all the World
There’s a lot to do in Cape Town. You’re going to be distracted. It’s okay, it’s part of the fun of being in a new city. You’re going to get over-excited and you’ll have to fight the urge to see and do it all. But […]