Tag Archives: special places
2021 – Music in review
MUSIC So ends the second year of isolation! While it might not have been fun, the old cliche is still true: the time really did fly. Honestly I can’t even remember that much at all. I think especially with all … Continue reading
Tagged comfort, covid, eurovision, memories, mercury, music, ramblings, reflection, review, south africa, south african, special places, streaming, texx and the city, year end
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Music: 2020 in review
MUSIC One of the very few positive things about 2020 was the music – some really good tracks and albums were released in spite of (and sometimes even because of) everything. On this day I note my 14th year on last.fm and … Continue reading
Tagged aces 'n' spades, comfort, eurovision, grimes, memories, mercury, music, music festival, phoebe bridgers, puscifer, ramblings, reflection, review, south africa, south african, special places, streaming, texx and the city, year end
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Spring in the Overberg: Elgin, Genadendal and surrounds
3-6 September 2013 It may still be cold and rainy in Cape Town but spring flowers and blossoms have started blooming all over the place. With its farms and mountains, the Overberg region is looking particularly lovely at this time … Continue reading
Tagged blossoms, canola, cape town, close up, daisies, dam, elgin, favourites, genadendal, getaway, grabouw, greyton, landscape, macro, nature, nights, old mac daddy, overberg, photography, plants & flowers, relaxing, river, south africa, south african, special places, spring, stars, theewaterskloof, time out, trees, winter days
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Kirstenbosch celebrates world biodiversity day & their 100th birthday
22 May & 1 July 2013 I love Kirstenbosch, it’s a really beautiful place, but sadly I don’t visit that often…but free entrance is a great incentive – this is a combined post of my last 2 visits: World Biodiversity … Continue reading
Tagged beautiful, birds, birthday, botanical garden, cape town, close up, favourites, garden, ginkgo, golden orb weaver, kirstenbosch, leaves, macro, nature, plants & flowers, south africa, special places, spider, trees, world biodiversity day
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Bikini Beach Books in Gordon’s Bay
Sunday 29 July 2012 The first and last time I visited Gordon’s Bay’s Bikini Beach Books – an old beachfront house overflowing with books – was around 2 years ago, so I figured a revisit was long overdue… EDIT: I’ve … Continue reading
Tagged beach, bikini beach books, books, cape town, family, favourites, gordon's bay, harbour, out in the country, outdoors, photography, sea, shop, south africa, special places, store, treasure, trees, weekends, winter days
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