Last Sunday we went for a walk along the Kings Beach Flea-market. Something we haven't had time for on a Sunday for quite a while. Although you can still pick up a few very nice things for gifts and souvenirs (and there were a few tourists and locals doing just that), it really isn't what it used to be a few years ago. Such a pity really as it's always been a very popular family pastime to go for a…
I haven't really had the opportunity to venture into the North Eastern Cape so a first visit to Matatiele in the Eastern Cape highlands near boundary with Kwa-Zulu Natal was on the cards while en route to the Drakensberg in December. Matatiele services the surrounding villages and farming community and gives a very good first impression. Even though it was a long weekend and only about a week before Christmas, the town was neat and tidy, unlike some of the…
During my weekly tourism slot on LuisterFM 90.6 last week the Lister Memorial in Summerstrand came up in the conversation. Even though the presenter had seen the stone monument before he had never knew what it was for. I just realised again that there aren't many people who did know about it and even if you had seen it you wouldn't know who Joseph Storr Lister was. So I decided to report a post I did about it in January…
Last night I got to go to a function at the Noordhoek Skiboat Club for the first time. It's hidden away on the coastline just below Marine Drive on the Wildside and consist of a nice big bar / restaurant space and an outside undercover braai area, all overlooking the coastline. Actually a very nice spot for a party with a stunning view of the ocean up to the Cape Recife lighthouse in the distance.
The first One Day International of the cricket series between South Africa and Sri Lanka took place here in Port Elizabeth today and I was there. It's been a while since I've been to an international cricket game and it was really a treat being able to go and enjoy it with Drama Princess. Other than the fact that the South African's totally dominates the day, the other thing that really caught my attention was how diverse the crowd was.…
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frEWhOLnS8c&w=500&h=400]Township tours are very popular with international tourist visiting our beautiful city but its not really something many locals go on. I've had the opportunity to explore the townships on a few occations in the past and with a variety of guides and I have to say that it is something every South African should do at least once. Especially white South Africans. One of the local guides offering township tours is Sithembiso Geoff Foster of Ezethu Tours. Sithembiso grew…
Drama Princess' school had their interhouse athletics at the Oval today and I volunteered to help out on track side. Arriving and walking onto the track immediately brought back memories of my own school athletics days. The smell of the tartan track, kids singing on the stand, cheers for the runners, chants of "hou bene hou" (hold legs hold) during the long distance events and so many other little things one seem to forget when you don't do it anymore.…
We always say that we have to look at the bigger picture and not just be narrow minded and get stuck in the same rut over and over. When you travel though you should really pry your eyes away from a bigger picture at times and look for the little things as well. Travelling up to the Drakensberg we spent two nights in Matatiele in the North Eastern Cape and went to have a look at the Matatiele Mountain Lake…
With the first ODI in the series between the Proteas and Sri Lanka taking place in Port Elizabeth this Saturday I thought it appropriate to post a photo featuring the hallowed green grass of St George's with the Duckpond Pavilion in the background. Hope the boys make the home crowd proud.
The N2 bridge running over the Swartkops River at Bluewater Bay