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    A South African Local Supporting Locals: Words on Pink

    19 March 2026 - By 

    As part of my ‘A South African Local Supporting Locals’ series, here’s my introductory segment in this blog series. The goal behind this latest series is to highlight small local businesses in South Africa that I admire or wish to share with my readers. 1) What was the main inspiration behind your business? I started Words on Pink in 2026, hot on the heels of a difficult first year postpartum and unexpected retrenchment in 2025. The inspiration behind it is simple: I am a former hard-working career woman who is now essentially a stay-at-home mum to our little one. And,…

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    Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust on Travelling with Babies, Cats and Carefully Planned Itineraries

    20 September 2025 - By 

    It’s been a while since I last checked in here, so I thought it was time for a little update. A lot has changed for me over the past few years — in my life, travels, career and even in how I create content. I also know there are some new faces visiting my blog daily. 🙂 So, I’ve put together a Q&A that I hope will shed some light on what I’ve previously shared, where I’m at right now and where I’m headed going forwards, both as a blogger and writer. Whether you’ve been following this blog since day…

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    Whisky Tour and Tasting: James Sedgwick Whisky Distillery, Wellington

    18 July 2025 - By 

    As a fun birthday surprise, I booked an incredible whisky experience with the internationally hailed James Sedgewick Distillery, based in Wellington, Western Cape, for my partner, who loves good whisky. For just R350 per person (at the time of writing), he got to enjoy an intimate, exciting tour of the distillery, the only commercial whisky one of its kind on the African continent. Upon arrival at the distillery, he was greeted with an interesting whisky cocktail, before it was time for the fun tour to begin. Following his tour, he enjoyed a five whisky and pâté pairing, featuring smoked snoek-,…

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    Guests’ Corner SPECIAL: ProVeg

    26 March 2022 - By 

    As part of this instalment in Guests’ Corner, I chatted to ProVeg SA. ProVeg International is a “global food awareness organisation” on a mission to create a world wherein humans and animals enjoy a better quality of life. Their goal is to reduce animal consumption by 50% come 2040 and in so doing, help our planet.  They have branches across Europe, the States, China and South Africa.   1) Please can you tell us a bit about ProVeg as a whole? ProVeg International is a global food awareness organisation. Our mission is to reduce the global consumption of animals by 50%…

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    Expats on Their Time Abroad: Katja, Places and notes

    2 January 2022 - By 

    As part of the next instalment in my new Expat Series on Guests’ Corner, I chatted to blogger, Katja of Places and notes travel blog. Katja, Charlie and Lu (10 years) and Mila (six months), are a Slovenian-French-German family of four who love travelling. They document all their adventures on their exciting travel blog, Places and notes, which features stories from 60+ countries, as well as notes about road trips, backpacking, hiking, winter sports and so much more! As a family, they love to hit the beach, hike, camp, ski and grab a tasty bite to eat. When they travel,…

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    Expats on Their Time Abroad: Ninad Chitnis, Walk and Explore

    19 December 2021 - By 

    As part of the first instalment in my new Expat Series on Guests’ Corner, I chatted to blogger, Ninad Chitnis of Walk and Explore. Originally from Mumbai, India, Ninad is a full-time engineer and part-time blogger who now calls Switzerland home. Ninad is passionate about exploring new places and this is something he does whenever he has free time! While Ninad loves his day job and would never do anything else, his blog, Walk and Explore, helps keep him sane and motivated. On his blog, he shares an interesting mix of thought-provoking content and beautiful imagery. I have had the…

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    Guests’ Corner: Notripophobia

    30 March 2021 - By 

    As part of the latest instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner, I chatted to travel blogger, Kristin of Notripophobia. Kristin is the travel blogger behind the insightful Notripophobia, an international travel blog. On her blog, she shares some excellent travel guides and provides inspiration for all your unplanned adventures. Originally from Ohio, Kristin considers herself an extreme traveller, digital nomad, history nerd and beer lover of note! After many years in the corporate industry, Kristin decided to follow her dreams of exploring the world. To date, she has explored 127 countries and all seven continents. This makes her one…

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    Guests’ Corner: Book It Let’s Go!

    22 November 2020 - By 

    As part of the latest instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner, I chatted to travel bloggers, Steph and Lewis of Book It Let’s Go! Steph and Lewis are a down-to-earth, everyday couple who love to travel. After a few years of passionately following other blogs, they realised a travel blog was a good way to keep people up-to-date on their adventures – and so Book It Let’s Go! was born.  Their lovely blog offers insights into destinations across the globe (everywhere from Kenya to St Kitts), tips on emigration and travel planning insights to name a few topics covered. …

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    Guests’ Corner: Ticking The List

    21 September 2020 - By 

    As part of the latest instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner, I chatted to travel blogger, Ellie-M of Ticking The List. Adventurer and traveller, Ellie-M is the fun creator and author behind the elegant travel blog, Ticking The List. In 2016, wanting more from life, Ellie-M – who originally hails from Ireland – decided to move halfway across the world to the UAE… There, she started a bucket list – and she’s been checking items off it ever since! For Ellie-M, her bucket list shows her everything that she has already accomplished, while also inspiring her future goals.   Her…

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    Guests’ Corner: Wanderera

    8 September 2020 - By 

    As part of the latest instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner, I chatted to travel and lifestyle blogger, Johanes of Wanderera. At 23, Johanes left her 8-5 job to pursue a life of travel. She was eager to explore the world, discover what life is about and chase after her dreams. Following this, her inspiring travel blog, Wanderera, was born. Wanderera is a word she thought of having the same meaning as Lakwatsera (wanderer), just with an ‘a’ at the end to tagalize it and give it a bit of a feminine oomph.  Here, full-time content writer and…