Walking Johannesburg. Exploring the expansive inner city districts The expansive inner city districts of Johannesburg, once sidestepped by tourists, are now thriving with a boost from investment and passionate locals. Ishay Govender-Ypma hits the lively streets and spends some time walking Johannesburg. For SAA Sawubona Magazine, May 2015. The Prince of Newtown Just outside the [...]
Cape Town Music Safari: Food stories and all that jazz A new take on cultural tourism - Cape Town Music Safari. Follow Ishay-Govender-Ypma as she takes a look at this new phenomenon and good food, of course. For The Times (SA), 13 Jan 2016. Hilton Schilder’s living room is so reassuringly familiar, you’d be forgiven [...]
Show Me the Way to the Next Corner Store - Cape Town, South Africa The small, independently run Cape Town Corner Stores are a dying breed, and those that still exist, do so valiantly and against the odds. Ishay Govender-Ypma shares the stories of seven local old stores, institutions to their loyal customers. For High Life, [...]
Maboneng - Neighbourhood Guide Maboneng sign What To Do And See In Maboneng Precinct. 10 Cool things to do in Maboneng, For AFK Travel, 2 November 2014. 1. Maboneng Precinct A once-neglected corner of Johannesburg’s the eastern industrial heartland, Maboneng, Sotho for “Place of Light”, or Jeppestown as it was commonly known, has [...]
I'll be spending some time exploring within our beloved land, South Africa - in Jozi, PE, Mossel Bay and Durban (place of my birth) with a group of 14 awesome travel bloggers, international and local. The #MeetSouthAfrica campaign...
