Tails of a Mermaid

on July 8, 2021September 23, 2021 South Africa

South African Winelands Wedding: All The Details From Our Wedding Day

Deciding to get married during COVID times I walked down the aisle to marry Keenan in December of 2020. Looking back, it feels like a crazy decision, but we made ...

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on August 3, 2021August 5, 2021 Kenya

Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Visiting Nairobi

Nairobi is a city often overlooked by travellers en route to the lush Kenya Coast or the exciting Maasai Mara, but having lived in the city for the past 18 ...

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on June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 South Africa

Personal Uncategorized

My Post-COVID Acne Clearing Skincare Routine

I typically have easy, clear skin which I credit to years of enthusiastic skincare practices, professional treatments (like peels, Dermapen and Botox), religiously using professional products and wearing SPF50 every ...

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on February 23, 2021March 3, 2021 SOUTH AFRICA

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10 Tips for Planning Your Micro Wedding During the Pandemic, from a Wedding Planner & a Pandemic Bride

Keenan and I planned our December 2020 wedding during the 5 short weeks that the COVID situation was actually looking pretty good in South Africa. In a post-first wave haze ...

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on February 5, 2021February 19, 2021 SOUTH AFRICA

Travel Africa & Indian Ocean Wine Country Uncategorized

Staying at La Fontaine Boutique Hotel in Franschhoek

When you picture a weekend getaway to Franschhoek, you might imagine a vineyard view or mountainside cottage, but there's more to winelands accommodation than wine farms! The main street of ...

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on October 1, 2020October 12, 2020 SOUTH AFRICA

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[CLOSED] WIN: A 2 Night Stay at the Rare Earth Retreats Property of Your Choice

When it comes to luxurious travels, there are hotels, and then there are hotels. I'm talking about the properties where the staff greet you by name when you arrive. Where ...

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on August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

Travel Africa & Indian Ocean Uncategorized

Staying at The Brandy Bus in Nairobi

Although I had planned on exploring Kenya high and low this year, I've of course been spending my days exploring the inside of my apartment, just like everyone else, instead. ...

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on August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 SOUTH AFRICA

Travel Africa & Indian Ocean Uncategorized

South African Getaways: 20 Places to go during COVID19 in Gauteng, Western Cape, Limpopo and KZN

Remember back in March, when we heard South Africa was going into a 21-day lockdown and we wondered how people would possibly survive that long locked inside? How quickly we ...

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on June 3, 2020June 3, 2020

Personal Uncategorized

10 Great Gifts for People Celebrating During the Global Pandemic Lockdown

With everything that's going on the world right now, it might not feel like there's very much to celebrate. But despite the global pandemic, widespread lockdown and ongoing social injustices ...

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on June 3, 2020June 3, 2020

Food & Wine Personal Uncategorized

10 Lockdown Recipes Everyone Should Try

First it was banana bread. Then it was sourdough. Then it was dalgona coffee. Then it was the reality that mountains and mountains of dishes would be the aftermath of ...

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