Tapping into the economic potential of the birding community A few months back an article in Tourism Update caught my eye: Avitourism may have same economic potential as gorillas – Rwanda. Even though there are over 700 bird species in Rwanda, surely these little feathered friends can’t hold the same fascination as the huge iconic […]
Read More »Perch Perch: “to sit on or near the edge”; “a temporary resting place”. An apt name for the short-term flexible office space at 37 Bath Ave Rosebank Office spaces have undergone radical transformations since the late 20th Century. Open-plan, collaborative spaces, flexibility, cutting edge design all have currency at the moment and nowhere is this […]
Read More »Guests sometimes ask ‘Why the acorn logo?’ and ‘Why did you start a B&B?’ In 1994, when I was still teaching at Wits, (I left Wits in 2005), I went to a conference held at North Western University in Chicago. There were some 20 South Africans and we were accommodated in various B&Bs within walking […]
Read More »My apologies – this is a really utilitarian post. But often international guests expect to be able to get round Joburg as they do in a European or North American city .. and that just isn’t the case! So here goes …. GETTING AROUND JOBURG Joburg is very spread out with no single city centre […]
Read More »Bags of ice to save the King Penguins A few weeks back my little grandson was watching David Attenborough’s Our Planet with his Mum. Afterwards, for a good twenty minutes, she had to calm down a heart-broken sobbing little 5 year old. She posted on the family What’s App group: He’s so sad the ice […]
Read More »Eating ‘at home’ at Liz at Lancaster One of the best things about staying at Liz at Lancaster is having access to a fully-equipped kitchenette in your unit. Often people don’t want to eat out every night and there is nothing nicer than staying “at home” (even though you aren’t “at home”) with a home-cooked […]
Read More »The best way to get to know Joburg is to hang out with an insider. In our Ask a Local series we chat to some of our favourite Joburg city people to get the lowdown on what makes Joburg unique. This week art historian, Joburg blogger and owner of Liz at Lancaster guesthouse in Craighall […]
Read More »Did you know? There are lots of ‘did you knows’ when it comes to Gerakaris Winery. Did you know that there was such a thing as garagiste wine? Did you know there are 9 garagiste wineries in Gauteng? And did you know that one of them, Gerakaris Winery, is just down the road from Liz […]
Read More »The annual cycle of art exhibitions in Jozi Once the festive season is over and January blues are behind, Jozi art galleries open their year with new exhibitions. There’s another lull over April/May holiday period followed by a burst of exhibitions in May (this May is no exception). July sees the RNB Turbine Art Fair […]
Read More »Cycling along the Braamfontein Spruit Did you know how many “firsts” the Braamfontein Spruit can claim …. At 32 Kms, the Spruit is the longest municipal park in the world (according to the James Clarke of The Star StoepTalk fame). When proclaimed as such it was done through the first metropolitan act involving all 3 […]
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