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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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    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…

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    Guests’ Corner: Nika Grizila

    26 August 2020 - By 

    As part of the latest instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner, I chatted to book and travel blogger, Nika Grizila. Nika Grizila is a passionate book and travel blogger over at Nika Grizila. Her lovely, self-titled blog mainly focuses on books and travel. But occasionally, Nika also touches on veganism, concerts or other interesting topics. Hailing from beautiful Slovenia, Nika is a blogger, translator, traveller and lover of vegan food. She is also a keen linguist and holds a Master’s Degree in Russian and English (she specialised in translation). She is also fluent in Italian and is busy…

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    Guests’ Corner: Million Miler Mom

    16 August 2020 - By 

    As part of the latest instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner (which I am so happy to resume), I chatted to family travel blogger, Kristina of Million Miler Mom. Kristina – a family travel blogger at the lovely Million Miler Mom – first caught the travel bug during college when she studied abroad in Australia and South Africa. She spent most of her twenties travelling around the globe, exploring all seven continents – an exciting prospect for any traveller! Today, Kristina is fast approaching her Million Miler status as a traveller – something she hopes to rack up…

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    Guests’ Corner: Lana, Wallflower in Wonderland

    12 August 2020 - By 

    As part of the latest instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner (which I am so happy to resume), I chatted to travel and lifestyle blogger, Lana of Wallflower in Wonderland. Raised in Australia but now based in the UK, Lana is a passionate traveller and the face behindtravel and lifestyle blog, Wallflower in Wonderland.  Lana first caught the travel bug aged eight, when she moved to England – now, several years later, Lana has explored 24 countries… and still counting! Currently studying Global Studies, Society and Communications, Lana’s dream is to explore the globe as travel journalist and…

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    Guests’ Corner: Travel By Maya

    5 August 2020 - By 

    As part of the latest instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner (which I am so happy to resume), I chatted to travel blogger, Maya of Travel By Maya. Maya is a 20-something travel addict, blogger and planner, whose greatest passion is travelling – and sharing her wonderful, budget-friendly travels with others. Through her blog, Travel By Maya, and social feeds, Maya shares useful, exciting tips, hacks and great travel guides on how to travel more while paying less. (Because, as Maya’s blog tagline says, “Money can’t buy you happiness – but it can buy you a plane ticket!”)…

  • Guests’ Corner: Tyre Track

    16 December 2018 - By 

    As part of the next instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner, I chatted to travel bloggers, Sandra and Adam of Tyre Track. Along with their gorgeous Maine Coon and personal travel cat, Lukrecja, British-Polish husband and wife team, Adam and Sandra, travel the world together, hoping to show that traffic jams don’t need to stop you from travelling the world or getting to the open road! Their lovely blog, Tyre Track, offers a wonderful visual glimpse into the trio’s adventures, as they attempt to, quite literally, drive the world!  Best of all, their strengths are evenly split. Sandra handles…