These are challenging times for us all. Things are moving at such speed with COVID-I9. One of the things that has become apparent is that there might be households where families need to physically separate in order to protect at-risk individuals. But where to go for voluntary social distancing? Liz at Lancaster has set aside […]
Read More »Dance of the Dung Beetles by Marcus Byrne and Helen Lunn There is a lot that is special about this book – firstly it’s ‘an entomological page turner’ .. now that’s a first! Increasingly the meeting of art and science is becoming a hot topic in the academic arena and it is the highly unusual […]
Read More »Only in Africa would you zip-line 5 meters above the ground over huge Nile crocodiles! Crocodile and Reptile Park, Chartwell aka Croc City But this is just one aspect of Croc City Crocodile and Reptile Park. Started 16 years ago Anton and Marietjie Lötter as a commercial crocodile farm, the focus changed about 10 years […]
Read More »I think I’m just beginning to get smart when it comes to travel. At the end of last year I went away to the UK for just over a week. Admittedly I was staying with family, and in one place, and where English is spoken, and with access to a washing machine, and with ‘everyday […]
Read More »First 15 Brewery, 66 Carr St, Newtown On the last Saturday of 2019, I joined a Joburg Places tour with Gerald [Garner] and Charlie [Moyo]’s of their “Favourite Secret Jozi Places”. And the first place we stopped was First 15 Brewery at 66 Carr St Newtown. What an amazing space, concept and story. The […]
Read More »Joburg Heritage Unveiling of 6 Heritage Blue Plaques in Dube Soweto 2nd Feb 2019 February is Black History Month and this time last year I joined a fascinating tour with Joburg Heritage to explore Dube in Soweto and unveil some Blue Heritage Plaques. All Joburg Heritage Tours are a treat, but this one led by […]
Read More »Craighall Park has been my home for 47 years: I moved here when I married in early 1973; it’s where I have run my business from for 25 years, (I started Liz at Lancaster as a guesthouse in 1994 with one room and by 2007 had gradually expanded to 7 rooms); and it’s where my […]
Read More »Joburg Places I’ve always been amazed at Gerald Garner’s knowledge and passion for Jozi and most of all by the insightful historical connections he makes. I went on my first tour with Gerald in 2012 when he first started. So it was an immediate “Yes, please” when Landi and Wynand asked if I was interested […]
Read More »Has the festive season taken its toll on the waist-line and fitness levels? Liz at Lancaster is spoilt for choice as far as gyms, exercise studios and outdoor activities are concerned. Oh dear … I wish writing about exercise counted towards fitness levels! Full Gyms with range of activities PLANET FITNESS IN CRAIGHALL PARK WAS […]
Read More »Reality Check at the Apartheid Museum Historically fascinating, technologically innovative, sensitively curated and a totally immersive experience – this is Reality Check, a little jewel of an exhibition currently showing at the Apartheid Museum until late March 2020. Reality Check is an exhibition on Walter Sisulu which includes an animated virtual reality film based on […]
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