by adelheid | Nov 29, 2018 | Competition Review, Reviews
So after months of targeted marketing and urging from my followers and friends I had finally succumbed to the thing that is AVBOB’s supposed poetry competition. Here is my review. In English. Because apparently that lasts a bit longer than writing in Afrikaans!...
by adelheid | Nov 19, 2018 | Afrikaans, Book Reviews, Books, Gert & Joey, Reviews, South Africa
So I had the opportunity to read Gert & Joey: nuwe lig op ‘n raaisel van dertig jaar this past month. By opportunity, of course, I mean I had planned on buying the paperback at the end of the month, but could not for pete’s sake wait that long and ended up buying...
by adelheid | Sep 9, 2018 | Adventure, Reviews, Tourism, Western Cape
As a South African who has rarely traveled anywhere, the mere thought of snow makes me giddy, so it’s no surprise that my Matroosberg in the Snow experience was something I absolutely adored. And yet, for other hopefuls out there hoping to dash around on a white and...
by adelheid | Dec 17, 2016 | Books, Gifts, Reviews, Shopping
Decembers, to me, are synonymous with rest, recovery, and immersing yourself in the depths of a good book or two. The South African festive summers simply lend themselves to hammocks, lilos and dragging old mattresses under rustling leaves of our favourite trees. And...
by adelheid | Dec 11, 2016 | Events, Live Concerts, Music, Reviews, Western Cape
So i had the privilege of an impromptu tagalong to my first Afrikaans music fest yesterday with my friend Nicola, whose bf just so happened to feel under the weather (yass guy!) – allowing me to take his place and see Karen Zoid and Francois van Coke live for the...
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