Loads on in Joburg From space travel, to wild-life photography, to outdoor sculpture to the workings of the human body – four blockbuster exhibitions are currently showing in Johannesburg. Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse currently has guests staying who are amazed by the current Joburg offerings – they are so pleased they are staying in such […]
Read More »Kingsmead Bookfair If you didn’t get to Franschhoek for the annual literary festival this May, and can’t make the UCT summer school, the next best thing (well nearly the next best thing) is the one day event locally in Rosebank : The Kingsmead Book Fair this Saturday 21st May. Admittedly there are no mountains, […]
Read More »Foreign Film Festival at Cinema Nouveau Rosebank Mall As the colder weather sneaks up on us, it’s an ideal time to take yourselves off to Cinema Nouveau in Rosebank, the ‘arthouse’ movie theatre. Until next Sunday 15th May there are showings of 11 foreign films as part of the European Film Festival. All, except for […]
Read More »Entrepreneurship: French speaking tourist guide Several weeks ago I blogged about the importance of the development of entrepreneurs . Here’s the story of but one. We have many French-speaking guests come to stay at Liz at Lancaster, sent to us by AFS-decouverte, a company specializing in French tours through Southern Africa (thank you Yann). Many of […]
Read More »AirBnB – a digital platform In the same way that the taxi industry has resisted the competition that Uber has introduced, so the accommodation industry is keeping a watchful eye on AirBnB which was officially launched in South Africa mid 2015. Like Uber which does not own any vehicles but uses technology (an App) […]
Read More »Liz at Lancaster wins national award at Lilizela Awards dinner last night There was huge jubilation at Liz at Lancaster after Thursday night. Zac and Liz attended the Lilizela Awards dinner on 22nd October at the Sandton Convention Centre and walked away with the national, yes …. NATIONAL, Lilizela award in the category 4 […]
Read More »Prepared meals to heat and eat ‘back home’ at Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse Tired of eating out every night when traveling? Want to come ‘home’, kick off your shoes and relax outside? You can do all when staying at Liz at Lancaster. Access to fully equipped kitchenettes in each unit allows you to enjoy meals ‘at […]
Read More »Another week-end jam packed with activities I can’t ever give a gift that I don’t personally like (although I make an exception when it comes to sport-loving sons), so my things to do in Joburg always reflect my personal tastes and interests. You won’t find any suggestions of air shows, expos at Northgate or events […]
Read More »Domestic Tourism for Joburg events Do Jozi-ites realize just how many domestic tourists come to the city to see big events? Last week Liz at Lancaster had no fewer than 4 families who drove from different parts of the country to bring their children and grandchildren to see Disney on Ice. We had very […]
Read More »Finding staff accommodation close to Liz at Lancaster One of our staff members at Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse is in desperate need of accommodation closer to work. I decided to try the FaceBook route and ask residents in Craighall Park and the neighbouring suburbs of Parkhurst and Blairgowrie if anybody had a room to let. […]
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