This month, I’m writing you from Johannesburg where I discovered some markets that are definitely worth a visit. Surprising places, original and offbeat concepts, follow me on my urban stroll. BRYANSTON ORGANIC MARKET On Thursday, I asked the receptionist of my hotel to recommend to me a nice and pleasant place for the brunch! His […]
Only by saying its name, “Johannesburg”, ladies are suddenly keeping their handbags closer and men have a growing desire to feel their cell phone through their trouser pocket. There’s no denying, this town suffers from bad reputation. And one more time, imagination and ignorance maintain this everlasting fear and lousy image. On the other hand, […]
If when someone speaks about South Africa, you immediately think about wild animals in the middle of the African savanna or if every time someone says to you, “I’m going to South Africa for the holidays” you answer back, “Oh nice, you’re going to go on a safari!” Then take a few minutes to read […]
« Apparently we never leave South Africa in the same spirit as upon our arrival » Victor L., thirty-years old, staying in South Africa with a group of his globe-trotters friends, fascinated by distant destinations, shares with us the news sent to his family. Hi family, I arrived in South Africa a week ago and […]
Today, we have exclusively interviewed two XO Events consultants. Discover these two French girls who left their country to live halfway around the world… We met them in their office in Cape Town, South Africa, smiley, relaxed and happy to live in this region. Sophie arrived in Cape Town 10 months ago and she confides […]
What does the word “graffiti” mean to you? The deterioration of the urban space? A new form of expression for young people without hope for their future? The hip-hop culture? Or maybe, to you, it remains to be an illegal art? Let’s start again if you don’t mind? Drawing, writing or engraving on walls have […]
The legend tells that The Palace Hotel was built in honor of the king of an old civilization settled at the heart of this magnificent valley. Set up on the highest place of the plain, it is the symbol of Sun City where the extravagance was excessively pushed. You will never imagine what waits for […]
The inaugural Cape Town Fringe will be running from the 25th of September until the 5th of October 2014. The Cape Town Fringe is being produced by the Grahamstown National Arts Festival team, and has been brought to life through a partnership between the National Arts Festival, the City of Cape Town, Standard Bank, 567 […]
The world-renowned design exhibition 100% Design is coming to South Africa, in association with Dauphin HumanDesign® Group and Conde Nast House & Garden magazine. Proudly brought to you by Thebe Exhibitions and Decorex SA, the exhibition will showcase the very best residential, hospitality, office and product design that the country has to offer. South Africa […]
A blend of rhythm and influences associated with charm and elegance – this is what we call Jazz. It is an incomparable musical style that has survived the eras, while only being spread around the world, until it reached Africa in the middle of the twentieth century. Jazz and South Africa are closely linked, since […]