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 January 2017 Newsletter from Liz at Lancaster Posted on 20 January 201727 May 2024 2016 rushed to an end like a huge high-speed train on steroids so this newsletter comes with belated good wishes… Read more The Big Five on Liz at Lancaster’s doorstep! Posted on 12 January 201727 May 2024 RAINS TRANSFORM THE PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK Before the rains Source: Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse Kudu drinking at a puddle Source:… Read more Catch the Red City Bus from Rosebank Posted on 23 December 201627 May 2024 City bus tours give best quick overview of a city  Even seasoned travellers who don’t like to be seen as… Read more ‘Visit Work Play’ Joburg Tourism’s message Posted on 14 December 201627 May 2024 Joburg Tourism and Johannesburg In Your Pocket collaborate:  art, shopping and neighbourhood experiences in johannesburg ‘Visit Work Play’ – this… Read more Every winner has a loser : William Kentridge’s ‘Triumphs and Laments’ on the banks of the Tiber in Rome Posted on 8 November 201627 May 2024 William Kentridge’s ‘Triumphs and Laments’ on the banks of the Tiber in Rome What’s not to get passionate about?  –… Read more Department of Tourism – Lilizela 2016 Awards Posted on 27 October 201627 May 2024 Lilizela Accommodation Award 2016 – Top 4 Star Guesthouse in Gauteng – Liz at Lancaster As the year races past… Read more