I used my last of my vouchers that I bought in September, today. It was a tour of the Durban Botanical Gardens with my own guide on a...

I managed a run, yey! Again, very big description of what I was actually doing on the promenade -run. It was more of a struggle with many...

And suddenly I am thinking about my last week. Of course, today the sun came out like it was there all along. Which of course it was...

It was peeing down on my drive from Durban north to Westville but fortunately being Saturday, the traffic seemed less intense. My old TV...

The resident cat, Victor was meowing at my door several times in the night and just after sunrise he appeared again. I managed to ignore...

I love dolphins. The first time I saw them in the wild was on the Sarie Marais boat from the Durban harbour. My sister, Joanne had come...

Living in South Africa means we spend a lot of our time being power less. Our national power supply is... well, let's say, I won't use...

After a couple of weeks of daily adventures, this morning my biggest task was going to the supermarket during loadshedding. It was a day...

It was too pleasant a morning not to go run. Plus I wanted to explore the canals again with Zureida. It's such a lovely area of...

I woke up with a start, wondering where I was and then I saw the harbour lights and I remembered. I smiled at the dull light over the...

So much excitement! My City tour was once again fabulous- showcasing rooftop gardens; museums; beautiful buildings; hotels of a bygone...

After a relaxed start to the day my friend and I visited a very local cafe for the most delightful lunch. The Birds Tea and Coffee cafe...

This morning the wind was milder and I decided to have my fabulous French toast and bacon at the 'local' after my run. I joined a table...

I ran this morning after a lull for a week. Perhaps I need to rephrase that term 'ran' though, it was more of a heavy slog. The first 3...

Around 2012, Umhlanga became a Comrades marathon accommodation destination. It was before the gigantic Pearls complex was constructed and...

It rained lightly all night but the sun broke through and deceived me into thinking it was warm. But I was still wearing my jacket and...

The beauty of keeping these chronicles is that I have a daily record of all sorts of exciting things. While gazing over a moody harbour...

Waking up to a much cooler city got me thinking about where we could go for lunch. I searched for indoor venues and came up with a few...

Today we went to a favourite street in the city, Florida road. I like the many different restaurants and coffee shops and alleyways that...

My friend booked us in at the Oyster Box hotel for high tea. Basically, this is a huge amount of dainty eats, both sweet and savoury...