Yesterday the Mr. and I felt like shoarma. This dish from the Middle-Eastern kitchen, which can also have the name ‘döner kebab’, ‘shawarma’, ‘çevirme’ (Turkish) or Gyros (Greek), is basically marinated meat (lamb, chicken, turkey or beef); roasted or…
In the category hiking, one of my all time favourite’s in Cape Town: the Skeleton Gorge. Not for the faint hearted and not for the unfit. It’s a serious hike, a ravine on Table Mountain, that starts at the…
Free tip for all the lazy housewives (like me sometimes) who like to invite people over for dinner but don’t always have the time or mood to be in the kitchen the whole day: Organise a whole dinner party…
When you are on holiday or getaway it is great to stay in a nice place. It’s not the most important, I think. But having said that, it makes your trip more comfortable and relaxt. Today I will give you 5…
It’s 2017! It’s the brand new year! I hope you are waking up slowly today, recovering from a little hangover, or the opposite: that you woke up very early and went for a new year’s run or walk already,…
On the last day of 2016 I would like to share a very special and cool day in the year with you; I went sailing with a friend, on his fast speed boat in the Atlantic around Cape Town.…
That Franschhoek is well known for her award winning restaurants and beautiful wineries is old news. Everywhere one can go out for lunch or dinner. But what if you just want to go for a drink? Where do you…
Christmas 2016 is over, I know. And this post comes a bit too late, I know. It was ready to post, but then the news came of the terrible terroristic attacks on a Christmas market near the old Church…
I love to discover new coffee shops. In Franschhoek (South Africa) my favourite is ‘Terbodore’, in Amsterdam I like to go to ‘De Koffiebranderij’ and in Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) Le Fournil is on top of the list. Coffee…
As you might know Mr. Singh is taking over Franschhoek. And that is not a negative thing, I think. The Indian business man fell in love with Franschhoek some years ago and decided to create his own playground here.…