Philip Tobias : Giant in the field of paleo-anthropology Chris Thurman enagaged in conversation with Prof Philip Tobias world-renowned paleo-anthroplogist at the Boekehuis this Saturday. In addition to his ground breaking work with hominids, Tobias has also been very influential as an anatomist, a geneticist, is an expert on medic-legal ethics and … is a keen lover of cricket! With a […]
Read More »WORLD CUP Base Camps and Group Games Grp Team Base Camps In Gauteng & Rustenburg Area In Johannesburg Group matches in Gauteng & Rustenburg (EP = Ellis Park; SC = Soccer City) Rest of group matches D Australia Klooftzicht, Cradle Rust. Dbn; Nels C Algeria Zimbali Lodge KZN Pta Pol; CT B Argentina High performance […]
Read More »TOURS OF CRADLE OF HUMANKIND From Maropeng’s February 2010 newlsetter On April 10, Maropeng and iHominin will give budding palaeontologists a rare opportunity to explore a 1.5-million-year-old fossil site. Cooper’s Cave, 1.2km from the famous Sterkfontein Caves near Johannesburg, is a relatively newly discovered fossil site, where several species of animals and a number of […]
Read More »UPDATED 12th Jan 2022 For more see more recent blog 4th Ave Parkhurst For many years now 4th Ave Parkhurst has been a desirable restaurant destination with eateries of all types in every block between 14th st and 6th St. It’s a mere 2km away so wonderful for guests staying at Liz at Lancaster […]
Read More »Indian restaurants Fordsburg and Mayfair are great places to go for really good Indian food. Fordsburg is close to the city centre with Mayfair further to the west. While they are predominantly Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani, there has been a recent increase of Eastern, Middle Eastern and North African immigrants. Don’t expect restaurants with ambience […]
Read More »All these top class restaurants are close to Liz at Lancaster (within a 8km range) DW 11-13 in the Dunkeld West shopping centre is one of only 3 Gauteng restaurants to make it into the top 20 restaurants nationwide Eating Out awards. We have regular foodie guests who come all the way from Pretoria to have […]
Read More »Sushi has only really become popular in Joburg in the last 15 years or so and despite being so far from the sea, we do get some very good fish. While nearly all restaurants will have some fish offering on the menu, there are some which specialize in fish and sushi. Always check though that […]
Read More »Great Vegetarian spots near Liz at Lancaster Service Station, Melville Trendy place for the arty and intellectual set for brunches and light lunches; wonderful quiches and salads which get charged by weight . 011 726-1701 53 Rustenberg Road (corner 9th Street) Nestled in the heart of Greenside, the Greenside Café is a vegetarian and […]
Read More »African style food in Joburg Ethiopian food One of my favourite restaurants is Little Addis in Maboneng. Delicious platters of a selection of traditional Ethiopian dishes are served with injera (soft spongy what ‘bread’) which functions as knife, fork and spoon. 280 Fox St +27 82 683 8675; www.littleaddis.co.za Open 12.30 to 21.00 except Sunday evenings […]
Read More »Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse suggestions for buying local art and craft My favourites are Art Africa for clever, creative contemporary items and Kim Sacks Gallery for contemporary porcelain and pottery and finely crafted more traditional objects : Art Africa 62 Tyrone Avenue, Parkview 011 486 2052 Mondays to Fridays 9am to 6pm Saturdays 9am-4pm Vibrant colour […]
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