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

by natalie South Africa

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 ...

Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Visiting Nairobi

by natalie Kenya

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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My Post-COVID Acne Clearing Skincare Routine

by natalie South Africa

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

by natalie SOUTH AFRICA

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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Staying at La Fontaine Boutique Hotel in Franschhoek

by natalie SOUTH AFRICA

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

by natalie SOUTH AFRICA

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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Staying at The Brandy Bus in Nairobi

by natalie

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. ...

Travel Africa & Indian Ocean Uncategorized

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

by natalie SOUTH AFRICA

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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10 Great Gifts for People Celebrating During the Global Pandemic Lockdown

by natalie

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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10 Lockdown Recipes Everyone Should Try

by natalie

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 ...