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    Guests’ Corner: Bucket List Journey

    18 April 2018 - By 

    As part of the next instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner (previously a local South African travel interview section on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust), I chatted to Annette White, travel blogger and restaurateur. Not only is Annette White a travel blogger and creator of the award-winning travel and lifestyle blog, Bucket List Journey, but she is also the author of Bucket List Adventures and co-owner of Sugo Trattoria, a Michelin-recommended restaurant, which she runs with her husband, Peter. Before that, Annette and Peter were also involved with two previous, successful food endeavours: New York Subs and Twisted Vine, which, in 2007, was…

  • Guests’ Corner: ASocialNomad, Sarah Carter

    30 January 2018 - By 

    As part of the next instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner (previously a local South African travel interview section on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust), I chatted to Sarah Carter, travel blogger at ASocialNomad. Up until as recently as 2014, Sarah Carter was happily ascending the corporate ladder, working as a GM in Social Business for US-based IT company, Actiance. Then, after some twenty years in IT sales and marketing, she decided to take a plunge into the unpredictable world of travel. Together with her husband, Nigel Dockerty, she packed two 40-litre backpacks – and they set off to explore the…

  • Guests’ Corner: Tales of Travel and Trade, Mihaela

    9 January 2018 - By 

    As part of the next instalment in my international version of Guests’ Corner (previously a local South African travel interview section on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust), I chatted to Mihaela, travel blogger at Tales of Travel and Trade. With over 15 years’ worth of diverse, hospitality industry experience, Mihaela – a Romanian based in the Middle East (currently, the UAE) – is no stranger to travel… For her, travel is about the adrenaline of the unknown, the excitement of seeing new places and the joys of meeting new people, who hail from different backgrounds, races and cultures. Above all else though,…

  • Guests’ Corner: Chandré Botha, City Chronicles

    11 October 2017 - By 

    As part of the next instalment in my Guests’ Corner, a new travel interview segment on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust, I chatted to fellow SA travel blogger, Chandré Botha. Chandré of City Chronicles is a former small town girl turned performer and writer. In between work, she’s also a dedicated wife and ‘mother’ to two Boston Terrier puppies. She loves seeing as much of the world as she can – and through her blog, she hopes to inspire people to see the world or try something new, as she gives advice on topics valuable her readers. On City Chronicles, Chandre will provide…

  • Guests’ Corner: Gaynor van Rooyen, Tulips & Phoenixes

    3 October 2017 - By 

    As part of the next instalment in my Guests’ Corner, a new travel interview segment on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust, I chatted to fellow SA travel blogger, Gaynor van Rooyen. Hidden gem discoverer and passionate travel blogger of Tulips & Phoenixes, Gaynor van Rooyen is a half city dweller, half road trip explorer – and full-time supporter of local travel! She has been blogging for some three years now, but last September, Gaynor decided to focus on travel blogging… and she’s not looked back since! 1) Who or what inspired you to go into travel blogging? I’ve been blogging for three…

  • Guests’ Corner: Sara Essop, In Africa and Beyond

    26 September 2017 - By 

    As part of the next instalment in my Guests’ Corner, a new travel interview segment on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust, I chatted to fellow SA travel blogger, Sara Essop. Sara Essop is a passionate local travel blogger, influencer and writer based in Johannesburg. As a child, Sara would get lost in the pages of Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree series, exploring with her mind. This carried into adulthood, no doubt inspiring her love of travel. Her blog, In Africa and Beyond, was previously listed on Feedspot’s Top 50 Africa Travel Blogs list. This well-deserved recognition saw her placed among stellar travel writing…

  • Guests’ Corner: Verushka Ramasami, SpiceGoddess

    29 August 2017 - By 

    As part of the first instalment of my Guests’ Corner, a new travel interview segment on Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust, I chatted to fellow SA travel blogger, Verushka Ramasami. Verushka is mistress of words from Durban, South Africa’s sunny city. She is a lifestyle blogger who loves vanilla, travel, books and gadgets. Verushka’s blog, SpiceGoddess, is inspired by a book and movie called Mistress of the Spices; it’s based around an Indian spice shop in America and the beautiful woman who works there. For Verushka, it made sense to keep the Spice bit and add Goddess… hence, the blog’s name, SpiceGoddess,…

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    Travel Review: Langebaan’s Nano Brewery, Black Eagle Brewing Company

    11 August 2017 - By 

    When I was doing a careful search into the best places to stay/dine at in Langebaan, the name ‘Black Eagle Brewing Company’ kept popping up. TripAdvisor reviewers were hailing this local brewery as a real gem for great beer and eats. In some cases, others even rated it as one of the best little breweries in the Western Cape.  Now, anyone who knows me, knows that cocktails – followed by wine – are my preferred drinks of choice. Still, on a few occasions, I’ve sipped and sampled some highly rated brews, putting my (low) beer-drinking threshold to the test.  A…

  • Travel Review: Cape Town’s Oldest Daily Traditional – The Firing of the Noon Day Cannon

    7 March 2016 - By 

    On March 4th, I finally ticked yet another Cape Town adventure off my local travel wishlist. It is something I have been wanting to do for almost two years now… so I will provide a little background story behind my quest to visit the Signal Hill Noon Day Cannon. It all started in January 2014 when, driving around the CBD with my parents, we heard what sounded like a mini-explosion go off in the city in the midst of a hot, summer haze of frenetic traffic. I joked and said it must be something exploding beneath us, as the sound…