natalie

A taste of The Orient in Pretoria

by natalie SOUTH AFRICA

I am all about birthdays. But not just my own - I really enjoy celebrating and spoiling the people I love and birthdays present the perfect opportunity to do just this. ...

VIDEO: The One & Only Le Saint Géran

by natalie MAURITIUS, INDIAN OCEAN

While the rain is pouring down in Cape Town today, I'm watching this video thinking about this time a month ago, when I was soaking up the sun on beautiful ...

Personal

Renovating Our Little Sussex House

by natalie

Keenan and I have been living in our little house for about 18 months now and we still love it as much as we did the first day we moved ...

Personal

Get Your Documentary Fix

by natalie

Despite my best intentions to get out and about this winter, the truth is, it's actually just really really nice to curl up under a blanket in front of the ...

Travel

Dreaming of Bali

by natalie BALI

My little sister is getting married in Bali this September and I could not be more excited about it. She lives in Australia, but we've been chatting almost every day ...

Food & Wine

New Places To Eat In Cape Town

by natalie CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

While I have a very definite catalogue of my favourite places to eat in Cape Town, I'm always ready to try a new restaurant, bar, coffee shop, juice bar or basically ...

Travel

Mauritius vs Reunion Island

by natalie

If you live in South Africa you've probably either been to Mauritius, you know someone who has been to Mauritius or you're busy planning a trip to Mauritius right now. ...

Travel Africa & Indian Ocean

One&Only Le Saint Géran, Mauritius

by natalie MAURITIUS, INDIAN OCEAN

I never knew how much I wanted to go to Mauritius until I went to Mauritius. After years spent travelling to far-off countries and looking for heaven on distant continents, ...

Travel

Celebrating Winter 2016: Cape Town’s Luxury Winter Rates

by natalie CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

My birthday is in winter, which as a child, was a bit of a bore. It meant I could never host a pool party or have a slippery slide to ...

Food & Wine

Celebrating Winter 2016: Eating Cape Town

by natalie CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

I know they say "summer bodies are made in winter" but if you can't take the next few cold, rainy months as an opportunity to wrap yourself in a blanket ...