Busan is the second largest city in South Korea (the first being Seoul). Busan is what Cape Town is to Joburg – its coastal, scenic and chilled sister. Getting from Seoul to Busan cost me a few of my ZARs using the KTX (the train system). It was about a 3 hour uneventful train ride … [Read more…]
I’m a daily deals addict. There, I said it. Instead of my inbox being filled with forwarded emails from friends & family, I’m greeted by about 7-10 daily deal emails every morning. I know, it is kind of sad, but if it wasn’t for my addiction, I would not have stumbled on a gem like … [Read more…]
So, they say that CitiClicker, Groupon, etc are great ways to try new places at discounted prices. This is how I discovered the Casuarina Wellness spa, located on the 1st floor of the Commodore Hotel at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. The special was an hour full body Swedish massage and an hour Dermatologica facial … [Read more…]
Gyeonbokgung Palace is the largest of the five palaces built by the Josean Dynasty – and it seems to be slap, bang in the middle of Seoul (I could be wrong as I was quite disorientated). I went to the palace on one of my last days in Seoul (in an effort to see some … [Read more…]
The Dogs Bollocks aka “The Yard” or “Bitches Tits”, is a very “hipster” type of restaurant (or should I say garage/ driveway) situated in Roodehek Street in Cape Town. I’ve been hearing about this place for a while now and decided to check it out this weekend. We parked very close to the Hope Street … [Read more…]
[Please note that this branch has closed down but there is a branch at Lagoon Beach in Milnerton] The husband and I were long overdue for a date night. We decided to try out Wang Thai.We had not heard of the restaurant before, but we read about it on the Hungry for Halaal blog (http://hungryforhalaal.blogspot.com) and … [Read more…]
Some time ago, when I was writing up a very long document aka my master’s dissertation. I needed a way to motivate myself to finish it. My addiction to Sorority Life (a Facebook game) was getting in the way. While trying not to smash my laptop in when my Ms Word tables didn’t want to … [Read more…]
After a 1 hr 45 min flight from Chiang Mai on Air Asia (decent flight, terrible coffee), we safely arrived in Phuket. The views flying over Phuket were beautiful – blue skies, clear blue seas and picturesque limestone “islands” all over. We felt like this would be the island holiday we had always dreamed of. … [Read more…]
The 7th Street Guesthouse is situated about 5 minutes from this buzzing street. When we pulled up to the place, I was quite surprised to see that there was no buzzer which meant my colleague had to phone the owners to be let in. The owner didn’t seem particularly friendly on the phone, as she … [Read more…]
Crystal pools is a hidden gem, located just past Gordon’s Bay, about 65km from Cape Town. We had heard of it in passing but we could not find much information about it on the web. We were amped after a recent Lion’s Head hike and thought hiking would be “our thing” for the summer (that … [Read more…]