Tag: Cape Town
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Between the mountain and the sea, I’ve finally found my comfort zone
Leaving Joburg wasn’t easy, but it was a step I had to be brave enough to take.
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Looking for the best budget-friendly holiday option? Stay home!
Here’s how to make the most of your staycation in Cape Town or Jo’burg.
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My secret life as an undercover posy-picker
It’s that blooming time of year, when flowers spring up, like old friends, to remind us of the brighter things in life
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How I learned to stop hating the money I never had
Money may not be able to buy happiness, but happiness can sometimes follow when you change the way you get on with money, and re-examine the role it plays in your everyday life.
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How the food in my hood brings me comfort & joy
Fried eggs on toast remains a regular and easy option for the fussy palates of my children in the diverse eateries of Observatory in Cape Town. Here, in this happy fuzz of small eateries, there is a stark absence of food chains.
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The secret of life is learning to find the rhythm in the routine
I’d hit my rhythm. Quality time. Morning walks are an essential part of this. They don’t always happen or even happen at the same time, but they do always produce a beating heart that seems more tuned into the life I want to live.
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The lesson I learned from Yaya, the painter who never came back
After once hearing it said that your quality of life can be measured by the communities you belong in, I have realised that I am very well, even wealthy, in the glow of my neighbourhood. We know each other.