KGALAGADI, THE BALM OF NATURE
We needed to get away from everything, far far away where only the healing of Nature surrounds you. So into the wide open spaces we...
Author : Mariëlle Renssen
BRIDGES … A MEANS OF CONNECTING
Bridges … a connector for people, traffic, neighbourhoods. They are often architecturally challenging, visually striking, or enshrouded by urban legend. (Sometimes they combine all three.)...
GRAFFITI OR MURAL ART?
The word graffiti has its origins in both Greek and Italian. Graphein is Greek for “scratch”, “carve” or “write” while graffiato in Italian means “scratched”....
MULTIPLE TECHNIQUES, SINGULAR BEAUTY
Stripes, layers, stacked textures … these striking sculptures by different artists appear to use the same techniques but in fact they’re highly divergent. For one...
THE WILD SPACES IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD
Karoo National Park is an overlooked secret. And for those on the Garden Route, how bad can a two to three-and-a-half-hour drive really be? From...
TIME MARCHES WITH THE MARCH LILIES
The sudden appearance, out of nowhere, of March lilies has stimulated a whole stream-of-consciousness train of thought. These gorgeous Amaryllis belladonna lilies are so called...
I AM HERE, SAID THE SEA
It struck me recently that we get so caught up in the maelstrom of our daily challenges – coping with life and Covid-19 – we...
OUR SHOES WILL LEAD US
What COVID-19 has done to all of us, with no discrimination whatsoever since every single one of us is feeling it, no exceptions, is create...
DOORNHOEK: HISTORIC STAY IN A NATIONAL PARK
More and more people are discovering the wondrous mountain territory of Mountain Zebra National Park near Cradock in the Eastern Cape. Its dramatic “whaleback” rock...
PARADYS (KLOOF) THROUGH THE EYES OF DYLAN LEWIS
Overwhelming. Awesome. World class. These are all words that describe South African sculptor Dylan Lewis’s sculpture garden on Mulberry Farm in Paradyskloof (a very apt...