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 »SWARTKRANS CRADLE OF HUMANKIND WHERE EARLY USE OF FIRE HAS BEEN FOUND Another great opportunity here in Jozi. Yesterday, two friends and I visited Swartkrans, near Sterkfontein in the Cradle of Humankind. What a wonderful day! One of South Africa’s 8 World Heritage sites, the Cradle is rich with fossil-bearing cave deposits spread over 13 different […]
Read More »TRADITIONAL BEADED CLOTHS FROM LIMPOPO PROVINCE I have had the privilege of being provided with beautifully handcrafted cloths, intricately decorated with beads and safety pins to sell to guests. Through a guest staying here at the guest house I met up again with Mbhanyele Jameson Maluleke, whom I had first met whilst I was still at […]
Read More »HISTORY OF CRAIGHALL PARK ‘Craighall Park Township, which forms the northern boundary of the Johannesburg Municipality, is one of the beauty spots of the Rand. .. The business man finds in the exhilarating air a peace and calmness, which are part of the place, a restorative to the nerves.’ Rural Escape No, this is not […]
Read More »ARTS ON MAIN Having missed the opening on the 4th July of Arts On Main, I moseyed off to visit it last week-end. Located in Main Street at the corner of Bertha St, the only giveaway from the street of this newly renovated industrial space, is the pavement upgrades. HISTORY OF THE SITE The 1911 building […]
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