Amsterdam holds a very special place in my heart. I’ve been there twice already and on both occasions, I have fallen in love with this city even more. I’ve decided that every time I fly to Europe, I will be flying via Amsterdam. No harm in that? There just isn’t any other way to travel … [Read more…]
Don’t you love that connected feeling you can get to people you hardly know? That feeling of oneness, of having something in common with people despite your nationality, religion, gender or race. That common thread I speak of is cheapness. And the cheap-ass Tripadvisor community has often steered me in the right direction when it … [Read more…]
By our standards, we planned this trip in a rush. Flights were booked in January and we were off to Philippines on the 1st of March. So my usual meticulous researching and prep didn’t happen. If I did do proper research, I would have realized that two weeks is nowhere near enough to see all … [Read more…]
Finding budget friendly destinations (#randfriendlydestinations) is becoming increasingly difficult for we poor South Africans. Once you have done Thailand, you many be thinking: “what next?”. Well, why not try the Philippines? The Philippines is pretty amazing. “It’s more fun in the Philippines” is a government campaign to attract more tourists to their lovely shores. It’s … [Read more…]
I have this crazy friend (we all have at least one, right?) whose actively ticking things off her bucket list. When I saw a Groupon pop up in December to go snorkeling with seals, I promptly ignored it. Nope. Not interested. Anyway, said crazy friend (x2) said they’d like to go and I started to … [Read more…]
(See part 1 for details on the Istanbul Museum Pass and sights in Sultanahmet.) It is important to note that Hagia Sophia is closed on a Monday and Topkapi Palace is closed on a Tuesday. This worked out perfectly for us as it enabled us not to attempt to cram all the sights into 1 … [Read more…]
To be honest, we actually spent 5 nights in Istanbul. However two of the days were in the holy month of Ramadaan and we were fasting (4am to almost 10pm). Hence, we had to do most of our touring in 3 days. Getting there… We flew into Sabiha Gokcen Airport which is on the Asian … [Read more…]
I found this little gem on Zomato and decided to try it out for breakfast one morning. We went on a Saturday morning at around 10am and there was a waiting list! Yes a waiting list! Upon entering the little cafe, my eyes were overwhelmed with all the “stuff” I saw. I say “stuff” because … [Read more…]
With pirating and improvements in home entertainment, movie houses really need to pull out all the stops to get us customers into their cinemas. With my Vitality movie card (half price discount) and my love for astros mixed in popcorn (don’t knock it till you tried it), it doesn’t take much to get me to … [Read more…]
My love affair with Mexican food I love Mexican cuisine. Love, love, love it. It’s carbs, cheese and avocados. What’s not to love? Before my New Year resolution (to eat healthy!) really kicked in, I headed off to my favourite Mexican restaurant in Cape Town – Pancho’s in Observatory, to eat enough carbs so that just … [Read more…]