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Life in the City of Lights with Flexi Club
Our whirlwind Parisian tour was filled with fine art, museums, scrumptious cuisine, a range of breads and never ending romance. We also made certain to visit all of the tourist hot spots: the Eiffel Tower, Centre Pompidou, Louvre Museum, Shakespeare and Co., Notre Dame Cathedral, and even the Pere Lachaise cemetery. The whole journey [...]
Continue reading...With a Cherry on Top!
30. September 2011
The little town of Ficksburg is the cherry capital of South Africa and every year, scores of locals and visitors alike journey to this little town to pay homage to a small but delicious fruit. After all, dynamite does indeed come in small packages. The town of Ficksburg is nestled between the Free [...]
Continue reading...The Whales and Tales of Hermanus
28. September 2011
The little seaside city of Hermanus is anything but sleepy as I discovered during my visit last year for the 2010 Hermanus Whale Festival, which has been billed as being the only Enviro Arts festival in South Africa at present. I was one of the more than 130 000 visitors that had poured into this [...]
Continue reading...The Flexi Club Guide to Braai-Taal
23. September 2011
South Africa has 11 official languages and 12 if you decide to include Sign Language. Each language has different variations depending on were in the country you’re from. Each language is associated with its own set of traditions and cultures. As unified a nation as we have become, one cannot deny that a single shared [...]
Continue reading...Flexi Clubs Braai Day Guidelines,Regulations and Rules
21. September 2011
Every year I somehow find my home being unofficially declared the official site for Braai Day festivities as family and friends alike descend onto my back garden. Each year someone, other than the host, supervises the occasion. Yes, it’s that time of year again and in case you have forgotten the proper Braai Day etiquette…below [...]
Continue reading...Did you know?
16. September 2011
South Africans have always known that there was something special and unique about their country and its heritage. It can only be described as an innate knowledge that you are part of a nation that has throughout the ages been intricately involved in the fate of mankind. With the country being ravaged by “Bok Fever”, [...]
Continue reading...Flexi Clubs Summer Sensations
13. September 2011
As the Summer months begin to draw nearer and nearer, Winter is quickly forgotten and its time to store your Winter woolies away and head on over to the warm sandy beaches for another sizzling Summer season. The weather is balmy, the days long and filled with endless hours of fun under the sultry [...]
Continue reading...The Visit
9. September 2011
“Yes, I’ll be in Durban this time next week. Can you believe it?”, came the excited reply from the other end of the line. Amy could hardly keep her anticipation to herself as she began giving me a detailed antennary of her flight to Durban…in case I had missed some crucial detail the first five [...]
Continue reading...Gran knows best
2. September 2011
I often find myself filled with nostalgia and a sense of innocence when I look back at my childhood. I used to wonder how it would feel to be an adult and be charged with my own well being, however, as I stare out at half-unpacked suitcase haphazardly left in the passage way and a [...]
Continue reading...Culture Shock
24. August 2011
South Africa has always been a country rich in culture and history. My trusted friend, Mister Google, tells me that we are indeed the only country in the world to have dedicated a public holiday to our heritage. After all, our land is the cradle of human civilization. I have always found it a great [...]
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4. October 2011
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