Delta Café – a gem 5 blocks from Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse Autumn is a poignant time for some with the falling leaves, russet colours and crisp morning air signaling somehow the start of the bleaker winter months to come. Plus the passing of yet another summer which, like all summers, never seemed quite long enough. […]
Read More »South Africa has excellent theatre which is so often under-recognized ‘Us South Africans’ don’t know how lucky we are with the quality of theatre and the comparative low cost of tickets for what are often world class productions. And Joburg is particularly spoilt for choice, with a range of completely different genres. There is too […]
Read More »UDATED 17 Jan 2022 26 reasons to love the area …. A great sense of neighbourhood with residents always looking out for each other. There are active street groups where useful community info is shared. B is for Fournos which means Bakery in Greek – one of the best in Jozi. Its Greek fare vies […]
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 »Sunday afternoon at Maboneng Another wonderful late summer’s day in Jozi – one of those where the temperature is balmy, the sky is blue, the place is buzzing, people are mellow, the value of friendship is more acutely felt than usual and, just maybe, Monday morning will hold off its arrival for a while. Maboneng […]
Read More »Rainbow cake a must at your next birthday celebration Well it all started with Janet, a school-friend whose birthday was last Sunday. I had promised to bring a cake and not being a fabulous baker I of course turned to the professionals. And now I realize that it all started even before this, as […]
Read More »The Peach Café at Camdeboo Farm If you want to escape Joburg while never leaving it – try the Peach Café at Camdeboo farm. Tucked away in the middle of suburbia, a mere 3km from the mayhem of Fourways Mall and the frenetic concrete highway, is a rustic small holding with sheep and geese and, […]
Read More »Liz at Lancaster’s radio guide results in US visitors tuning in to Classic FM on their return home Recently we had guests from New York stay here at Liz at Lancaster, one of whom was Molly-Vivian Huang, an accomplished concert pianist. They were visiting South Africa for a niece’s wedding up near Kruger, and I wrote […]
Read More »Illovo Junction becoming a little restaurant hub The Griffin gastro pub We had guests who stayed last here last week who had dinner at one of the Parks new drinking-eateries – the Griffin in Illovo Junction, about 4 km from Liz at Lancaster at the top of Corlett Drive. They said it was really fun […]
Read More »Parkhurst Square opens The new Parkhurst Square has opened. Designed by Sheldon Bakos of Integrale Architects, it is set to revitalize the northern end of 4th Ave. Although it is a three storey building which is a little out of keeping with the single storey converted houses along the rest of the street, the building […]
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