Exploring Woodstock with Skyscanner - #24HPeriscope In one of my more exhilirating Saturday mornings (no lazing in fleecy P.Js with a cuppa and Twitter) - this one past to be precise, 26 July, I got to dash around my beloved Woodstock, elected a #YuccieCity (more about that in a mo) for Skyscanner, as part of their second #24hPeriscope. [...]
Going Back There - Reflections on Home for Visi Magazine celebrating my husband's birthday with my parents in their home Ishay Govender-Ypma reflects on her childhood home, the changes that make visiting difficult and the constant pull to return. (Visi Magazine asked me to contribute a column on "home". A version of this [...]
Cape Town - a Beginner's Travel Guide A city known for its exquisite natural beauty, where two oceans meet at the very tip of Africa, this is a guide for the first time visitor to CAPE TOWN, the Mother City- for Oi Vietnam magazine. Before you plan your trip to Cape Town, delve into this beginner's [...]
20 years of democracy: By focusing on themselves as subjects, ISADY is able to portray a normalcy to township life, a sense that people are thriving in Africa, and a beauty that is inviting.
I visit Bnei Brak, an ultra conservative orthodox coommunity outside Tel Aviv, to learn more about kosher food for Fine Dining Lovers
Featured in Food&Home Entertaining with my collection of fabrics from travels
Mauritius Street Food Pickle vendor outside Waterfront, Port Louis - Reminders of a Durban Childhood (this article appeared in the Sunday Times Extra 12 Jan 2014) Ripe pineapples, dipped in chilli powder and salt, threaded on wooden skewers and sold along the Durban beachfront, remind me of my childhood [...]
Rotterdam Tasting Tour (Eating Guide) This Rotterdam eating guide was published by Eat Out erasmus bridge in background After a boat ride along the river Maas in Rotterdam, the largest and busiest port city in Europe, I make my way to join a queue in front of a nearby snack bar. For €2.50, [...]
Food Culture at Le Prince Maurice - Ultimate Mauritius #UltimateMauritius from Food and the Fabulous on Vimeo. Last month I had the wonderful pleasure of visiting Constance Le Prince Maurice hotel on the East coast of Mauritius, delighted at being back on the island so soon. I had but two days on the #UltimateMauritius campaign, but [...]
Luffa and Shrimp curry - Chinese okra This recipe forms part of a series prepared for Pick n Pay Fresh Living Magazine, October 2013 issue A vegetable, and an exfoliator! My grandmothers, like yours too, if they were a part of the same generation, practicised thrift to a fault. They had to, really, with large [...]
