Category: General

Over the last couple of weeks I have been entertaining a friend visiting from out of town with her 3 kids. While it doesn’t happen often, this is not the first time I’ve had to consider kids when deciding what to do. Annalize just posted a comment asking for some ideas on kid friendly places…

The November newsletter is ready and will be sent out soon. You can see it by selecting it from the ‘Newsletters’ section of the navigation bar on the right, or simply click here.

Last night  I met some friends at Alba in the Waterfront to check out Bed on Bricks. I’ve heard of them, but have never actually heard them play. I was very impressed. Despite very interesting conversation with a great group of people, I found myself spending a lot of time focused on listening to and…

I found this cool site on the web where you can upload photos and it turns them into an awesome, funky video slideshow. I made a few of them and have been very impressed with the results. It’s very easy to use and quick once you get the hang of it. Check out the one…

I did warn everyone in the September newsletter that tickets for the Michael Bublé concerts in Kirstenbosch would be selling out shortly, even though the concert is only in December. As usual, I was correct and the tickets are all gone. As one would expect, there are lots of disappointed people out there (not me,…

Domestic air travel is not my favourite way to pass time. One of the things that makes it a headache is dealing with the airports. Queues, inefficient staff, delayed flights, etc, etc, etc. Unfortunately I find myself flying fairly regulary, either for business or personal reasons. Today I am flying back to Cape Town from…

The September newsletter is ready and will be sent out soon. You can see it by selecting it from the ‘Newsletters’ section of the navigation bar on the right, or simply click here.

I have been with MTN since cell phones arrived in SA and I’ve never had any serious issues with them. I believe that there aren’t any major differences between Vodacom and MTN. What one does, the other does soon after. The only major difference has been their data strategy. Vodacom rolled out 3G while MTN…

I like this pic, I thought it would be a good start to this post. I don’t want to write about the usual crappy service in restaurants. I just want to share with you 3 experiences I had while doing some shopping in Canal Walk, I couldn’t believe the shocking service. We were browsing the shoes…

The August newsletter is ready and will be sent out soon. You can see it by selecting it from the ‘Newsletters’ section of the navigation bar on the right, or simply click here.