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I love how old and new London sit comfortably side by side.... In this view from the Heron Tower one of London's Victorian landmarks Tower Bridge peeps out from behind modern icon The Gherkin in the last rays of the afternoon sun. Do you prefer the old or
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What better way to start the week then with a gorgeous fruit platter! This one was served at the @juneirahlh yesterday - gotta love a fruit platter that includes a scoop of raspberry sorbet 😍 Happy Monday everyone!
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You don't have to travel out of Cape Town to visit the winelands! This is a flashback to a couple of weeks ago when i was reclining on a grassy knoll at @beauconstantia surrounded by vines and beautiful views, but you are just below Constantia Neck and ha
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How i found Gus asleep this week. Seriously, could he get more adorable??
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The candy-striped Green Point Lighthouse in Cape Town's Mouille Point is an operational lighthouse on the South African coast, first lit on 12 April 1824. The lighthouse was the first solid lighthouse structure on the SA coast and the oldest operational l
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So last night, this happened.... a gorgeous plate of really excellent sushi at @sushisamba with @kikkomanuk. So interesting to try Kikkoman alongside a different brand of soy sauce - Kikkoman's slow fermentation process gives it so much more complexity. A
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If you love Spring bulbs as much as I do then you NEED to visit Keukenhof gardens in Lisse outside Amsterdam, where 7 million bulbs burst into flower each Spring. The garden is only open for 2 months and the last day this year is 21 May - so hurry if you
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At the end of last month I attended the Traverse 17 travel blogging conference held at the Ravensbourne University building in North Greenwich. Designed by Farshid Moussavi, it is a feast for the eyes with its almost reptilian cladding and porthole window
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Hooked on classics... onglet steak with frites, bearnaise sauce and roasted cherry tomatoes last weekend at Greenwich Kitchen. What's your favourite French bistro dish? Have a delicious week, everyone!
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So...guess where i was for dinner on Friday night...? 😎
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Yesterday was one of those days when London is just purely showing off its gorgeousness. It's such a privilege to work close enough to St Pauls cathedral that I can enjoy this view on my lunchtime walk! What's your favourite classic London view? Happy wee
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Lion's Head is a 669m peak that rises sharply from the Atlantic Ocean to form a dramatic backdrop to the Cape Town suburb of Sea Point. Together with its neighbour (the lower, longer Signal Hill) it was thought to resemble the head of a reclining lion, he
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Love the way the paprika-dusted calamari is served at Harbour House in Cape Town - on a spiral bed of piped avocado mousse. I visited the newest Harbour House outpost on my recent visit to Cape Town, at Constantia Nek. Such a beautiful space with glorious
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One of my favourite ways to see a city built on a river is from the water. Not only do I love the sensation of sailing serenely through the city, removed from its hustle and bustle, but i also love the unique views and cityscapes that you are treated to.
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"Are you chasing every sunset? Are you facing every fear? Are you reaching even higher? when your dreams all disappear?" Love these lines from "Satellite Moments" by Charlie Fink & Luke Treadaway. And if you are chasing sunsets in Cape Town, there can b
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Go on then.... I'll just have one little glass of Chardonnay... 😎😎😎
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How to go wine tasting like a rock star.... if you go wine tasting in the Durbanville valley wine region, be sure to stop in at @kleinroosboom boutique winery and be sure to order their fabulous cheese and charcuterie platters to accompany your tasting. A
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No visit to Cape Town would be complete without a trip to the world-famous winelands - but you don't even have to leave the city limits to find spectacular wineries. @BeauConstantia is a boutique wine farm situated at the top of Constantia Nek overlooking
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It's easy to go for an early morning run when you will have views like this! The Sea Point promenade in Cape Town is one of the best places in the city for a run, cycle, rollerblade, a stroll or even just a promenade to see and be seen. It's where the vis
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Great night catching up with @bellestarre and Julie last week!
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When in Cape Town... eat fresh seafood! I enjoyed this spread at a Cape Town institution, the Brass Bell in Kalk Bay: creamy garlic mussels, meltingly tender calamari and fresh oysters. So worth a visit - and great shops in Kalk Bay to explore afterwards!
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Hanging out in Joburg with my dear friends Catherine and Claudette last week. Good times, good times!
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Life's a beach... and what nicer beach can there be than the vast expanse of soft golden sand at Cape St Francis on South Africa's south coast where I spent the weekend with family and friends 😎😎😎 Have sunny week everyone
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"In Africa you have space...there a profound sense of space here, space and sky" --Thabo Mbeki. There is nothing quite like coming home to the place where you grew up, which is where i have been this week. Standing under these magnificent African skies,
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Salmon sashimi with a ginger ponzu dressing - lunch bliss at the Maslow Hotel in Johannesburg over the weekend.
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Home!!!! Selfie en route from Johannesburg airport with my BFF Alison. SO GOOD TO BE HOME!!😎😎😎
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Keep your feet on the ground but reach for the sky.... playing with late-afternoon shadows on beautiful Broadhaven South Beach in Pembrokeshire, SW Wales. Wishing you all a sunny weekend 😎 #letitbelegendary
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"A poor life this if, full of care, we have no time to stop and stare" (William Henry Davies) Sometimes we are so busy living life at full throttle that we forget to simply stop and stare; to observe the world and... just be. There are few places that rem
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Flashback to 2 weeks ago in SW Wales, learning to make Welshcakes with @lisaannefearn of the Pumpkin Patch cooking school. Welshcakes are griddle-baked flatbreads containing fruit (usually raisins) that have been popular since the 19th century. So simple
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Birthday well and truly celebrated with these lovely ladies!
