Relax With Dax

Author: Dax

  • Dial Direct vs Outsurance

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    I’m the kind of guy that carefully evaluates things before signing up. When I bought my first car, I checked out the various insurance options. It came down to a choice between Dial Direct and Outsurance and they seem to offer very similar value adds. The Dial Direct premium was cheaper, so I went with…

  • The Wooden Shoe review

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    I remember quite a while back I mentioned The Wooden Shoe in passing, saying it didn’t look very appealing. I had someone email me and give me a hard time about that, insisting I should try it before knocking it. So when I was recently invited to dinner there, I was looking forward to seeing…

  • 2009 World Top 50 Restaurants

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    The S.Pellegrino list of top 100 restaurants in the world has been released. Last year, South Africa had one restaurant in the top 50 (Le Quartier Francais at position 50) and another in the top 100 (Jardin at position 93). This year we have fared much better with two in the top 50 and another three in…

  • I’m changing to Capitec – I’ve had enough of Standard Bank

    I’m changing to Capitec – I’ve had enough of Standard Bank

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    Bank charges are ridiculous in South Africa and it irks me that you earn no interest on your current account. Capitec is different, the fees are low and they pay interest on all your accounts. So I moved from Standard Bank after 20 years and my only regret is that I did not move to…

  • A visit to Buffalo Ridge

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    A while ago I posted about Eat In magazine and their award for Best New Product which went to Buffalo Ridge Mozzarella. I recently had the opportunity through Slow Food Cape Town, to visit the farm and learn about Mozzarella and how it is made. The farm is located in Wellington, about an hour from…

  • The Lookout Deck

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    I havn’t been to The Lookout Deck in Hout Bay in absolutely ages. General feedback had been that it was expensive and not worth it. A little while ago, we went there for lunch after a Just Add Heart outing, and I was pleasantly surprised. It was a lovely place and pretty good value too.…

  • Pigalle review

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    I don’t really want to like Pigalle, but I do. Pigalle is big (about 300 seats I think) and it feels a bit wedding. I think that has a lot to do with the jazz band which plays every night and the white curtain with silver detail behind the band. The thing that I hate the most…

  • Blog Awards Ceremony 2009

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    I didn’t think that I was going to win my category, but I decided to go to the blog awards ceremony anyway. This year was the first year that they had some good sponsors on board, it was at a decent venue (Chevelle nightclub) and there were already about 200 people on the RSVP list,…

  • Taste Festival review

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    Last year, the general consensus was that the Taste Festival was fun but too expensive. I didn’t go last year and was tending toward not going this year until I was offered comps. The prices are much the same this year, but they gave out a stack of comps. It appeared that most people appeared…

  • Daily Deli review

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    If you ask a few people what their favourite breakfast spot is, Daily Deli will most likely be mentioned. I can see what the appeal is, although a passer by might not. I’m not sure how many people pass by the Daily Deli who weren’t on their way there in the first place. It’s a…