Gandhi, Johannesburg and the birth of Satyagraha Posted on 28 June 201727 May 2024 Following the prisoner with garlands of flowers He must have cut a strange figure. A small man in prison clothing… Read more Johannesburg: a golfer’s paradise … 11 in 15 Posted on 22 June 201727 May 2024 How many urban metropolises have so many golf courses in such close proximity? And not many places have the stunning… Read more Old fashioned neighbourhood buzzes with new energy Posted on 20 May 201727 May 2024 Linden: a little gem Linden, a little jewel of a suburb with an interesting history, is a mere 6km from… Read more Last stop Nando’s on inner city tour Posted on 23 April 201727 May 2024 Tour of Joburg with JDA arranged by Laurice Taitz I was delighted when Laurice Taitz, the mover and shaker behind… Read more Irene Dairy Farm – ‘where cows milk themselves’ Posted on 2 April 2017 Irene Dairy Farm, a working dairy farm 45 minutes from Liz at Lancaster, has been in the Van Der Byl… Read more It might not be the Comrades but Bruce was there! Posted on 9 March 20179 May 2025 With only 3 of us ‘on duty’ over a week-end at Liz at Lancaster, instead of the usual 4, I… Read more 2016: The Year of the Fossil Posted on 24 February 201727 May 2024 MUST- SEE JOZI SITE – CRADLE OF HUMANKIND Guests who stayed at Liz at Lancaster recently visited Origins Museum and… Read more A Johannesburg Victorian jewel in the midst of high rise flatland – the Windybrow Posted on 20 February 201727 May 2024 Jozi heritage site: Windybrow A few months ago I set off to Doornfontein on the edge of Hillbrow, to join… Read more Kliptown: the forgotten stepchild of Soweto Posted on 4 February 201727 May 2024 Kliptown: Soweto’s Cinderella Candice Madondo outside Mighty Evolution Kids Nursery Preschool Liz at Lancaster 2016 I wrote last year about the… Read more Chinese New Year in Jozi Posted on 25 January 201727 May 2024 Chinese New Year  For many who don’t know the history and context of Chinese New Year it seems to be… Read more