3 Places to walk and hike in and around Joburg T-J de Klerk of the Wilds Walks writes about a long walk at Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve on Sunday, April 25 from 07:30: Hikers are cordially invited by Johannesburg City Parks and the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve Association to participate in a 20 kilometre walk in the Klipriviersberg […]
Read More »EATING OUT : THE CODFATHER Adi – adrian@fiftytwo.co.za compiles a weekly newsletter that focuses on a Joburg event for the week. He’s had some great write-ups. This is newsletter 6 FiftyTwo:6 This week’s pick: Codfather Village Outdoor Event Genre: Social culinary experience What: On the 27 March an all day social do will take place […]
Read More »UPDATED 12th Jan 2022 For more see more recent blog 4th Ave Parkhurst For many years now 4th Ave Parkhurst has been a desirable restaurant destination with eateries of all types in every block between 14th st and 6th St. It’s a mere 2km away so wonderful for guests staying at Liz at Lancaster […]
Read More »Indian restaurants Fordsburg and Mayfair are great places to go for really good Indian food. Fordsburg is close to the city centre with Mayfair further to the west. While they are predominantly Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani, there has been a recent increase of Eastern, Middle Eastern and North African immigrants. Don’t expect restaurants with ambience […]
Read More »Sushi has only really become popular in Joburg in the last 15 years or so and despite being so far from the sea, we do get some very good fish. While nearly all restaurants will have some fish offering on the menu, there are some which specialize in fish and sushi. Always check though that […]
Read More »Great Vegetarian spots near Liz at Lancaster Service Station, Melville Trendy place for the arty and intellectual set for brunches and light lunches; wonderful quiches and salads which get charged by weight . 011 726-1701 53 Rustenberg Road (corner 9th Street) Nestled in the heart of Greenside, the Greenside Café is a vegetarian and […]
Read More »African style food in Joburg Ethiopian food One of my favourite restaurants is Little Addis in Maboneng. Delicious platters of a selection of traditional Ethiopian dishes are served with injera (soft spongy what ‘bread’) which functions as knife, fork and spoon. 280 Fox St +27 82 683 8675; www.littleaddis.co.za Open 12.30 to 21.00 except Sunday evenings […]
Read More »Guest Reviews of Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse I have stayed in a range of hotels across the world. In fact, I work for a very prominent hotel in New York City. The service that I received at Liz at Lancaster was a breath of fresh air. Congratulations, and thank you. Alana Washington 28/12/09 I can not think […]
Read More »Joburg’s best bookshops My favourite of all is Boekehuis: Boekehuis, corner Lothbury Road and Fawley Avenue, Auckland Park, 011 482 3609, Mondays to Saturdays 9am-6pm In addition to its wide range of Afrikaans books, the discerning reader can find books which cover topics from cultural studies to history to literature, and much more besides. Boekehuis […]
Read More »Positive review of the Johannesburg Zoo Johannesburg has wild life parks on its doorstep: Pilanesberg Game Reserve a two hour drive away – has the Big Five. And although the Rhino and Lion Park is much more restricted and on a way smaller scale, it does provide an interesting introduction to Africa’s wild life species. Given this, the Johannesburg […]
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