A Joburg tour with a difference – retracing the steps of a 19th Century Cape Explorer Posted on 25 September 202324 May 2024 Who’s the guide? Who’s the explorer? Where’s the Museum? Lucille Davie    Lucille is a teacher, journalist and remarkable researcher… Read more Human Intelligence v Artificial Intelligence 1-0 Posted on 3 September 202324 May 2024 AI and ChatGPT The news has been awash lately with talk about ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI… Read more Influencers at Open Studios Jozi 2023 Posted on 2 June 202324 May 2024 Urban renewal  With the decline of inner city Joburg over the last decade plus, many unused buildings have been converted… Read more Craighall Park: Community and Connection Posted on 25 January 202324 May 2024 Creating community: Craighall Park  Guests comment continually about the how conveniently located Liz at Lancaster is and I have written… Read more The Oak Tree at Liz at Lancaster Posted on 14 January 2023 The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now In the early… Read more Hailstorm in Craighall Park Dec 2022 Posted on 3 January 202324 May 2024 Remember, remember the 5th December  Whereas the old English nursery rhyme (referring to the attempted overthrow of  the English Parliament… Read more Tripadvisor: Problems with their faulty “false positives” filter as well as their “best value” search button Posted on 28 September 202224 May 2024 Genuine positive reviews are blocked by TripAdvisor The review mentioned above was never published by Tripadvisor.  This is another example… Read more LizAtLancaster: a Bird watcher’s paradise Posted on 11 September 202224 May 2024 With the upturn in occupancy now that travel has opened up, we have been able to encourage our birds back… Read more Snippets from Liz at Lancaster Posted on 30 June 2022 Random thoughts and images …  Read more A winter’s day in the life of Lewis at Lancaster Posted on 20 June 2022 This post is for those guests for whom Lewis is the most important person at the guesthouse and we all… Read more