Roadtrip

pics from my trip to the Westcoast Nature Reserve

Istanbul

Snapping around the Grand Bazaar

A place for discovering, people watching, haggling, eating, exploring and also shopping...

Let's go...

on the Road

where Ostriches walk

and

Flamingos stroll

(also known as the Westcoast Nature Reserve)

Spring in Potsdam

A few glimpses of my trip to Potsdam. Been trying to find the words to tell you about it, but need more time so will do it tomorrow.

More photos over at the Enchanted Garden
Enjoy your evening
xo

Off

Going on short business trip tomorrow. Not sure if I will be able to be around here much.
So keep well & see you in a short while
xo

Durban

Winter seems the time to visit Durban. The weather is mild, sunny and the Ocean warm enough for swimming. A few of my Girlfriends and I had last week decided to fly down there. It turned out to be just what the doctor ordered!

After the seemingly never ending rains in Cape Town, the sunshine in Durban was like being freed from a hundred years in prison. So long walks on the beach, swimming, lots of eating and even more laughing were on the menu.

It was the first time I went there... but certainly not the last. The rolling green hills, the tropical surroundings and the people have captured my heart.
I have to admit I didn't make too much use of the camera, which I now regret.
But I manage to take a few photos....

I was looking for monkeys the entire time there, they seemed to be in hiding, until the last day, when they finally came to say hello to me!

We got to do tons of things, actually everything I wanted to do except visiting the botanical gardens and the fish market.
So Durban keep a look out- I will be back!!

A little bit of sun and a pinch of ocean

After a brief absence from around here, I am back. Went to dip my toes in the Indian Ocean for a bit. Will read up on all your blogs and post about my lovely time away tomorrow...
Sleep well
xo

Perfect little Hideaway

Every now and then I need to run away and be alone
Pack my bag, get in the car and drive for at least an hour (preferably for days!!), just explore and get lost to the rest of the world.

My perfect little Hideaway (in the Western Cape) is at Lord Picksby

in Greyton

in the Overberg

a place to relax

enjoy the peaceful surroundings

and the picturesque village

cut off the rest of the world
(switch off phone and Internet)

take tons of photos

and sleep really well!

(which is a real treat for an insomniac ;))


(will tell you about the walks...and yes there are more photos, hope you didn't have too much of an overload!)
xo

Escape to another world

Just as I arrived at the clay cafe my cell phone bleeped. A message from Z :" What you doing?"
I told her I had just arrived at the clay cafe, asked if she wanted to join. Another bleep: " Actually, I wanted to go to Stellenbosch."
Cool I thought packed everything away and drove back to the city, my other wise relaxing drive was hastened. It wasn't exactly early.

Z fetch me at 3ish and we arrived at about quarter to four. At that point all seemed normal, except that we both are a bit mad to go this late to Stellenbosh. Most shops close around 5, and the trip was supposed to be a research trip to find cool shops where Z could get new distributors for her fabulous shoes.

Suddenly we realised how different it was, how different it felt

We sort of forgot the mission and just drifted from one to the next amazing shop

Discovering beautiful details everywhere

Roaming through the streets of this little town, even though the shops had closed

We felt like we were far far away from home

in a different world, maybe magical

and stayed until well after sun set

on our trip home we both felt like we were returning from a long holiday and agreed to do this again very soon
(but next time maybe leave a wee bit earlier)